Voters should be assured that I absolutely do not support raising the retirement age for Social Security.

I'm not philosophically opposed to raising the retirement age... I accept the fact that I may have to raise my retirement age for that.

I am philosophically opposed to raising the retirement age. I misspoke and said I was not philosophically opposed.

The retirement age needs to be raised. A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized, if not all. And there probably needs to be some means testing. It's a Ponzi scheme that's not sustainable.

Social Security is more than just a retirement program. The biggest misunderstanding is that it's a program for old folks.

The debate over Social Security should not be about how much we can cut from the program in order to balance the federal budget. The debate over Social Security should not be about raising the retirement age or limiting benefits. The debate over Social Security should be about retirement security.