{"id":1975196,"date":"2023-07-17T14:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-desantis-suggests-retirement-eligibility-could-change\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T14:17:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:17:56","slug":"social-security-update-desantis-suggests-retirement-eligibility-could-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-desantis-suggests-retirement-eligibility-could-change\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis proposes altering retirement eligibility for Social Security."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocial-security-update-desantis-suggests-retirement-eligibility-could-change%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975196&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis Supports\u200d Changes \u200bto Social\u2062 Security \u2064for Millennials<\/h2>\n<p>Republican presidential \u2062contender and \u2064Gov. \u2063Ron \u2063DeSantis\u200d (R-FL) believes in making\u200c changes\u2062 to Social Security \u2063for \u2064millennials \u2063and younger \u2062generations.\u200c However, he emphasizes\u200c the importance\u200d of \u2062protecting \u2063current seniors from\u2064 any alterations \u200cto the \u200dprogram.<\/p>\n<p>During his \u200btime\u2064 in \u2062the \u200dHouse of \u2062Representatives, DeSantis advocated \u2062for raising the retirement\u200b age \u200bto 70 \u2064and privatizing\u2062 the\u2062 program. \u200dDespite this, he assures that he \u2062will\u200d prioritize \u200cthe well-being\u2064 of seniors.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always said,\u2062 &#8216;Promise made, promise kept.&#8217;\u200b I&#8217;m a \u200cgovernor of\u200b Florida.\u200b Of course, we&#8217;re \u200cgoing to\u200c protect people&#8217;s Social \u2064Security,&#8221; the\u2062 governor said on Fox\u200b News.\u200c &#8220;My \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pacers-fan-allegedly-called-center-jusuf-nurkics-late-grandmother-a-bitch\/\" title=\"Pacers Fan Allegedly Called Center Jusuf Nurkic\u2019s Late Grandmother \u201cA Bitch\u201d\">grandmother passed<\/a> away when she was \u200d91.\u2063 That\u2064 was her \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-dune\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018Dune\u2019\">sole source<\/a> \u200cof income. And that&#8217;s true for\u2063 millions\u2062 of \u200cseniors.\u200d &#8230; So \u200bwhen\u2062 people \u200bsay \u200bthat\u200c we&#8217;re\u200b gonna\u200b somehow \u200bcut\u200d seniors, \u2062that \u200dis\u200c totally \u200cnot true.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis \u2063acknowledges \u2064the\u200c need for discussions \u200don\u2063 making changes \u2062for\u200d individuals in their 30s and 40s\u2062 to \u2064ensure the program&#8217;s \u2064viability. Experts \u2063have \u2063warned \u2062that without \u200cany \u2063adjustments, the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-aimed-at-paying-off-harry-and-meghans-mortgage-folds-over-lack-of-interest\/\" title=\"GoFundMe Aimed At Paying Off Harry And Meghan\u2019s Mortgage Folds Over Lack Of Interest\">trust fund<\/a>\u200d for Social Security will be \u200bdepleted by 2034. While\u2062 this depletion\u200d would not \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-desantis-suggests-retirement-eligibility-could-change\/\" title=\"DeSantis proposes altering retirement eligibility for Social Security.\">halt benefit payments<\/a>,\u2062 it\u200d would reduce\u200b the\u2063 amount\u200b received by\u200d recipients.<\/p>\n<p>AARP predicts that\u2064 if the trust\u200c fund is depleted, the \u200dprogram would\u200b only be able\u200d to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-files-new-election-appeal-to-arizona-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Kari Lake appeals election to AZ Supreme Court.\">pay\u200c approximately<\/a> \u200b&#8221;80% of the benefits to which \u2064retired and disabled workers are \u200dentitled.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The current\u200d retirement age in\u200b the \u2063United\u200c States is 67, but individuals can\u2063 choose to retire\u2062 early\u2063 at 62 \u2063or \u2063delay\u200c retirement \u2063until 70 \u2064to receive higher benefits.<\/p>\n<h3>Click here\u200d to\u200c read \u200dmore from The\u200c Washington\u200d Examiner<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), a Republican presidential candidate, backs Social Security modifications for millennials and younger groups. However, he emphasized the importance of safeguarding current seniors from any alterations to the program. 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