Public opposition to stripping away Social Security and Medicare benefits is high, even as policymakers grapple with long-term funding for these entitlement programs. Just 6% of adults favor reducing the size of Social Security benefits while 79% oppose.
Raising the age of Social Security eligibility by three years to 70 is also unpopular, as is raising the age of Medicare eligibility by two years to 67 and increasing the cost of premiums paid by those enrolled in Medicare.
A majority of the public supports increasing taxes on households earning more than $400,000 to pay for Medicare. CONTINUED
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
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