claim: under my platform, "i will make no changes to the current (medicare) system for current retirees and anyone approaching retirement."
author: tom cotton
evidence_1: we pledge to make government work for the people, rather than the other way ...  more than 100 million americans depend on medicare or medicaid for their ...  that is why we propose these reforms: impose no changes for persons 55 or  older. ... current retirees and those close to retirement can be assured of their  benefits.
evidence_2: projected long run program costs are not sustainable under current program  parameters. ... increasing life expectancy and the approaching retirement of more  baby ... the fact is that medicare and social security are in dire need of reform. ...  i will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure that congress does more to ...
evidence_3: membership my account ... social security needs to be updated for the 21st  century so we can keep the .... this would mean any employee earning more  than the current tax cap of ... if your income is under $118,500, you would see no  change. ... retirees' health care costs are rising while other retirement resources  ...
evidence_4: feb 16, 2016 ... my marketwatch ... but without any changes to the program, that percent might  fall. ... how the some of the current white house hopefuls plan to fix social  security. ... we'll highlight below — want to raise to raise the full retirement age;  .... rubio would make no changes to social security and medicare for ...
evidence_5: one frequently discussed change to social security is to increase the age at  which a retiree ... for all retirees, increasing the retirement age will result in a cut  in benefits. it is therefore not surprising that this proposal is very unpopular with  the ... significantly cuts benefits for anyone retiring before their new full retirement  age.