Sustainable security

Rosemary Beutell falsely claims in her April 13 letter to the editor that Jeanne Ives wants to take Social Security benefits away from seniors. The fact is that Jeanne Ives wants to ensure that benefits will be sustainably available and also that people just coming into the system will have an option for a self-managed system in lieu of our conventional Social Security system.

It is well known that the current Social Security system is at risk. Why? The number of Social Security beneficiaries is increasing and the number of those paying Social Security taxes fails to keep up with the increase. In addition, on average, workers get a poor rate of return considering what they pay in to Social Security.

Jeanne Ives knows that to continue to provide benefits going forward, something needs to be fixed. We need someone with the guts, like Jeanne Ives, to confront this situation and get a workable solution in place. You can hear Jeanne Ive's position in her own words by going to her Facebook page.

Kristin Kocan

Warrenville