Obama and Social Security

August 15, 2008

Obama Pulls Back on Social Security Plan

Key Quote: "With Senator John McCain increasingly trying to portray him as a traditional tax-and-spend liberal, Senator Barack Obama appears to be reducing the sweep of proposals he has made to increase government revenues by extending the Social Security payroll tax and raising the capital gains tax."

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October 30, 2007

What's On the Table For Obama and Social Security?

"Barack Obama has spent the past few days calling out Hillary Clinton on Social Security. What has gotten much less attention is that Obama has changed his position on what to do about the government retirement system's financial problems."

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October 29, 2007

Obama, Clinton Focus on Social Security

Democrat Barack Obama complained on Monday that presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton has failed to offer specific solutions to deal with the financial crisis threatening the Social Security program.

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