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THE ISSUE: SOCIAL SECURITY

Hillary Clinton

• Advocates fiscal responsibility first as road to long-term solvency • Is "not putting anything on the proverbial table" until bipartisan support of fiscal responsibility is founding principle Clinton's bio, campaign coverage

Mike Gravel

• Demands that the federal government stop dipping into Social Security Trust Fund to balance the budget • Would allow beneficiaries to identify individual Social Security funds and leave the surplus to heirs More from Gravel's website Gravel's bio, campaign coverage

Barack Obama

Rules out raising the retirement age for benefits Does not rule out any options to strengthen system Says lifting cap on level of income taxed is "probably going to be the best option" More from Obama's website Obama's bio, campaign coverage