The Constitution grants no authority to the federal government
to administrate a Social Security system. The Constitution Party
advocates phasing out the entire Social Security program, while
continuing to meet the obligations already incurred under the system.
Until the current Social Security system can be responsibly phased out,
we propose that:
- The Social Security tax not be a “rainy day” fund which
politicians can pirate, or from which they can borrow to cover their
errors and pay for their excesses.- Individuals who have contributed to Social Security be
allowed to withdraw those funds and transfer them into an IRA or
similar investments under the control of the individual contributor.- Any sort of merger between the U.S. Social Security System
and that of any foreign country be banned, so the distribution of
benefits will not go to persons who have not qualified for payments
under American law as legal residents.- Earning limitations on persons aged 62 and over be removed,
so that they may earn any amount of additional income without placing
their benefits at risk.- Those provisions of the Social Security system which
penalize those born during the “notch years” between 1917 and 1926 be
repealed, and that such persons be placed on the same benefit schedules
as all other beneficiaries.We support the right of individuals to choose between private
retirement and pension programs, either at their place of employment or
independently.
The Constitution Party Platform can viewed in it’s entirety here.