EMPORIA, VA SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 — In response to recent proposals to reduce Social Security benefits, Dr. Wynne LeGrow, the Democratic Nominee for Congress in Virginia’s 4th District, issued the following statement:
“Our country now faces a national debt of over $13 trillion. It is clear that we must address this issue in order to maintain Social Security’s solvency. When Social Security was initiated, there were about 16 people paying into the program for each collector. Now fewer than three individuals pay in for every recipient.“Before agreeing to any changes in Social Security that would place a burden on middle-class and lower-income seniors, we need to eliminate the Bush tax cuts for individuals making over $250,000 each year and stop spending billions of dollars each month propping up corrupt governments in Iraq and Afghanistan. We cannot discuss reducing Social Security benefits or increasing the retiring age as long as these reckless Bush-era policies are allowed to continue.”
A July 2010 Gallup poll found that 60% of Americans under the age of 65 expect to never receive Social Security benefits, and 77% of Americans believe that Social Security “has major problems” or “is in a state of crisis.”
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Dr. Wynne LeGrow practiced internal medicine and nephrology in Emporia, Virginia for 29 years. Prior to that he graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and served as a physician in the United States Army. He owned his own business in Emporia before retiring in 2008. He is the Democratic Nominee for Congress in Virginia’s 4th Congressional District.
Long story short: at least we have some leaders in Virginia who want to do away with the Bush tax cuts and expensive wars before joining Alan Simpson on the (not-so-long?) road towards diluting/eliminating Social Security.
-Antonio M. Elias
Campaign Manager
LeGrow for Congress
Antonio@legrowforuscongress.com
www.LeGrowForUSCongress.com
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