Social Security Changes Planned if Nikki Haley Wins Election

During the fifth Republican Party presidential debate of the 2024 election season on Wednesday, former Ambassador said she would raise the age at which younger Americans would become eligible for Social Security retirement benefits if she wins the presidency. Haley faced off against Florida Governor during the debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Former President —the frontrunner in the 2024 GOP race—declined host 's invitation to the debate, while the other did not meet CNN's requirements to qualify. When the topic of Social Security was brought up by the moderators, DeSantis said he was against raising the retirement age because life expectancy is declining.

Haley, on the other hand, said people in their 20s can expect to work longer. "I don't see how you can raise the retirement age when our life expectancy is collapsing in this country," DeSantis said. "That's a huge problem in and of itself." CNN's Jake Tapper asked Haley if voters in their 20s should "plan on having to work until they're 70" should she become president.

"They should plan on their retirement age being increased. Yes, we're going to change it to reflect more black life expectancy should be," Haley said without providing an exact age of what she would propose raising the age to. Under the current U.S. law, claimants born in 1960 or later must wait until they turn 67 to collect their full retirement benefits.

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