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Public Economics Quiz 8 Name: _____________________________________ I have acted with honesty and integrity in producing this work and am unaware of anyone who has not. _______________________________________ 1. List your candidates: Republican: Ben Carson Democratic: Bernie Sanders 2. What changes does the Republican candidate recommend? Be as specific as you can (not always easy). Cite your source. Ben Carson believes that the age at which social security is received should be increased. He argues that our life expectancies have increased and so the age at what you receive social security should be older. We should pay fewer years of social security to each individual, instead of them being on it for a long period of time. Carson recommends that this change be done over a long period of time. …show more content…

2015. “Potential Presidential Candidate, Dr. Ben Carson On Social Security, Glass-Steagall, And Taxes” Forbes, January 29. http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikepatton/2015/01/29/potential-presidential-candidate-dr-ben-carson-on-social-security-glass-steagall-and-taxes/ 3. What changes does the Democratic candidate recommend? Be as specific as you can (not always easy). Cite your source. Bernie Sanders wants to further expand social security. He believes that we are giving the individuals on social security too little to live on. He is suggesting that we raise the taxes and that we tax more of the incomes. He comes from the stance that people with different incomes, should pay in different amounts. Raise the limit of taxable income for higher income individuals. According to Sanders, social security should remain a public entity. On The Issue. 2015. “Bernie Sanders On Social Security.” On The Issue, October 15. http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Bernie_Sanders_Social_Security.htm 4. If you had to pick one of the two policies/changes listed above, which would you support? Justify your

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