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    Michael Hiltzik: Young people need to fight for Social Security — now more than ever

    One almost has to admire Republicans for the tenacity and determination with which they keep coming up with new ideas for hobbling Social Security. Just in the last few months, we've seen Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., propose sunsetting Social Security and Medicare every five years, along with other federal programs, to give Congress recurrent cracks at zeroing them out. Blake Masters, now the GOP ...
    by Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times Sep 30, 2022 6 minutes
    Rick Scott speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at The Rosen Shingle Creek on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Florida.

    One almost has to admire Republicans for the tenacity and determination with which they keep coming up with new ideas for hobbling Social Security.

    Just in the last few months, we've seen Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., propose sunsetting Social Security and Medicare every five years, along with other federal programs, to give Congress recurrent cracks at zeroing them out.

    Blake Masters, now the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona, has proposed privatizing Social Security. "Get the government out of it," he said in June, apparently unaware that a privatization plan crafted by President George W. Bush crashed and burned in 2005.

    Then there's Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who proposed eliminating Social Security and Medicare as permanent programs and converting them to discretionary budget items that would have to be evaluated by Congress every year.

    Johnson observed that under current rules, "if you qualify for the entitlement, you just get it no matter what the cost," as if that's a bad thing.

    Meanwhile, Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Marco Rubio of Florida have proposed a federal family leave, creating a retirement disaster for those who participate.

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