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Alaska Senate Candidate Miller: Unemployment Benefits Not 'Constitutionally Authorized'
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| News Date | Monday, July 19, 2010 07:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Tea Party-backed Senate candidate Joe Miller today added his voice to those who are critical of Democrats' efforts to expand unemployment insurance, and went even further than most candidates in saying that federally backed compensation to the unemployed isn't "constitutionally authorized."
“The unemployment compensation benefits have gotten -- first of all, it's not constitutionally authorized,” Miller, R-Alaska, said on ABC/Washington Post’s “Top Line.” “I think that’s the first thing that's gotta be looked at, so I do not favor their extension.”
He also said he wants to “transition out” of Social Security over time – but said it’s important not to impact benefits for senior citizens who are already receiving funds through the system.
“I think it's absolutely critical that the government keep its contract with the seniors that are currently dependent on Social Security,” Miller said. “The first, I think, bit of order that we've got to get in place is financial solvency. But yeah -- ultimately, we've got to transition out of the Social Security arrangement and go into more of a privatization. |
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