Issue Position: Protecting Our Seniors

Issue Position

Congressman Griffith is a fighter for Senior citizens. Social Security is an agreement between the US government and the American worker, a contract that says that we will pay a with-holding tax on our income and the government will pay us back our money with interest once we reach retirement age.

Social Security benefits must be protected, but the institution is in trouble. Congressman Griffith is dedicated to ensuring its long-term solvency. This means common sense reforms to the system that effect only future retirees but guarantees the longevity of the Social Security system.

Likewise, we must make sure that Medicare continues to exist for the next generation of Senior citizens. We must protect this program.

We need to be using modern technology to stop the billions of dollars that seniors are being cheated out of each year in Medicare fraud. Those who claim to provide services to the needy but who in fact are cheats are amongst the vilest of non-violent criminals. As criminals become more adept at using technology to steal, the government needs to step up efforts to catch them and punish them. We need to be using the same modeling technology to catch Medicare fraud that credit card companies are using to catch fraudulent charges.

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