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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. it's a retirement security program. paid by contributions. and we shouldn't cut contributions. one of the lessons of europe is that you can't run a retirement security program without contributions. right now, 10,000 americans qualify for social security each day with the retirement of the baby boom. social security is alread...

Of the ten senators who reject the plan, they don't 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 it's pushing social security further in the red. that seniors should remind their legislators that they are not on a welfare program. it's a retirement security program and should run off contribution of the workers. it shouldn't depend on the financial strength on downgraded government debt. >> should it be signed in law? should it be signed in law. 50 d...