{"id":13707,"date":"2010-04-02T08:09:12","date_gmt":"2010-04-02T08:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/libertarian-wayne-root-to-larry-king-yes-abolish-social-security\/"},"modified":"2010-04-02T08:09:12","modified_gmt":"2010-04-02T08:09:12","slug":"libertarian-wayne-root-to-larry-king-yes-abolish-social-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/libertarian\/libertarian-wayne-root-to-larry-king-yes-abolish-social-security.php","title":{"rendered":"Libertarian Wayne Root to Larry King: Yes, Abolish Social Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a> Republicans who defend SS risk losing votes to Libertarian, Tea Party<\/strong><\/p>

From Eric Dondero:<\/p>

While mainline Republicans are defending Medicare and Social Security, a growing number of disaffected Tea Party Patriots and Libertarians are saying \"hold on a minute!\" We actually do want to abolish the program, or at the very least privatize it through a gradualist approach. <\/p>

The Libertarian Party, which originated the Tea Party protests in 2008, has long advocated abolishment of Social Security. <\/p>

From the LP Platform<\/a>:<\/p>

Retirement planning is the responsibility of the individual, not the government. We favor replacing the current government-sponsored Social Security system with a private voluntary system. The proper source of help for the poor is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals.<\/p><\/blockquote>

On Monday night, 2008 Libertarian Vice-Presidential candidate, and potential 2012 LP Presidential standardbearer Wayne Root appeared on Larry King. He was joined by local St. Louis Tea Party leader Dana Loesch, who has increasingly become a media spokesman for the nationwide Tea Party movement.<\/p>

Partial transcript from YouTube video<\/a>:<\/p>

KING: We had to pay Social Security. That was a socialist concept. Republicans voted against it at the time.<\/p>

LOESCH: Oh, I agree. Yeah. <\/p>

KING: Would anyone turn away Social Security now? Would you do away with it?<\/p>

LOESCH: I would, yeah. <\/p>

KING: Would you do away with it?<\/p>

LOESCH: Yes. <\/p>

KING: Would you do away with it Wayne?<\/p>

ROOT: Well, I'd certainly like to. At best I'd do away with it, cause I could find better ways to save and invest my own $15,000 a year... If you put it up for a vote today a majority would want to keep it, but they'd certainly want to privatize a small portion of it... I think I can do better with my $15,000 a year, and I'd like it to be mine. It's mine.<\/p><\/blockquote>

Mainline Republicans who continue to defend failed government entitlement programs risk losing votes to Libertarian Party candidates in 2010. A loss of 3 to 4% in a close Congressional race for instance, to a Libertarian candidate who is advocating privatization, could prove disastrous to many GOP campaigns.<\/p>

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