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Mike Huckabee on Social Security
This candidate has withdrawn from the election
Supports privatizing social security through personal Social Security accounts
"The word, instead of privatization, is personalization.... It's empowering you to make your decisions for your future, because it's your money, your earnings. That's what we ought to be doing."
"He would head off a 'Social Security train wreck' by getting workers engaged in planning their own retirement with a combination of Social Security and personal accounts."
Strongly opposes raising the earnings cap on Social Security, which is currently $102,000
Wants to eliminate all federal income and payroll taxes and replace with a tax on wealth.