NCPA Ad Asks Candidates to State Solutions for Social Security Shortfalls

October 16, 2003

The National Center for Policy Analysis launched a television advertisement Wednesday designed to educate Iowa residents about the Social Security crisis. The ad is the latest in NCPAs efforts in Iowa to explain comparative benefits of different reform options and to urge presidential candidates to commit to a solution as they focus on topics impacting seniors in Des Moines. NCPA is a nonpartisan nonprofit policy education organization with extensive research on the problems facing Social Security.

NCPA's senior policy analyst Matt Moore said: "With all the talk about the need for fiscal responsibility, the $25 trillion debt facing Social Security has been largely ignored. With this ad we hope to educate people about the problem and possible solutions. Iowans have a unique and important opportunity to personally interact with our nation's leaders and thus help shape the debate. If the people of Iowa don't raise this critical issue, then it likely won't get raised at all."

The script of the ad, which may be viewed online at www.TeamNCPA.org, follows:

"Over the next 15 years, 77 million baby boomers will stop paying into Social Security and will begin collecting benefits from it, creating a shortfall of 25 trillion dollars!

"Team NCPA is making sure our nation's leaders address this crisis. As candidates visit Iowa, let's make sure we ask them how they'll save Social Security without cutting benefits or raising taxes.

"Team NCPA has a plan ... do the candidates? Learn more at TeamNCPA.org."

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