Joe Wilson: “Throughout the Second District of South Carolina, people are eager to discuss how to improve our Social Security System.…”

“Throughout the Second District of South Carolina, people are eager to discuss how to improve our Social Security System. After conducting over 20 town hall meetings with constituents of all ages about this issue, I am more convinced than ever we need to strengthen Social Security. At the University of South Carolina and Claflin University, college students who are already paying into the system said they want the option of personal retirement accounts, which they can currently calculate at www.heritage.org. While senior citizens on Hilton Head Island understand that their benefits are secure, they are concerned their children and grandchildren will not receive the money they contribute. And baby boomers of Bluffton wish they had been offered the opportunity to participate in personal retirement accounts years ago. Their opinions and suggestions reemphasize the urgent need for Congress to strengthen Social Security now, protecting persons over 55 in the system and providing retirement accounts for younger workers. In conclusion, God protect Ukraine, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September 11.”