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Have supported the payroll tax in the past. a number of republican candidates support the payroll tax cut. why are you so dead-set against it? >> because both the democratic and republican bills will cost social security $250 billion. the program is not a welfare program. its a retirement security program. paid by contributions. and we shouldnt cut contributions. one of the lessons of europe is that you cant run a retirement security program without contributions. right now, 10,000 americans qua...

Of the ten senators who reject the plan, they dont like messing with money that is supposed to go to social security. republican mark kirk of illinois. >> i think 60 days from now, more and more americans will realize this is a gimmick. that its pushing social security further in the red. that seniors should remind their legislators that they are not on a welfare program. its a retirement security program and should run off contribution of the workers. it shouldnt depend on the financial strengt...