Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) mixed social and fiscal conservatism on Tuesday, claiming that legalized abortion was a prime contributor to future funding shortfalls for Social Security.
“We don’t have enough workers to support the retirees,” Santorum said in a radio interview. “Well, a third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion.”
According to Santorum, “These demographic trends are causing Social Security and Medicare to be underfunded.”
Santorum’s remarks come as Republican leaders pledged to take up entitlements in upcoming budget talks. Social Security currently has a $2.5 trillion surplus, but without changes will be unable to pay out full benefits by 2037 thanks in part to the strain placed on the system by retiring baby boomers.
