John Adler personally understands the important role that Social Security plays for seniors and widows.  As a child, John and his mother relied on Social Security when his father died.

This is why John strongly opposes privatizing Social Security and Medicare. As seen with the severe drop in the stock market in 2008, seniors and workers simply cannot risk gambling Social Security funds on an unpredictable stock market. 

John Adler believes that we must act swiftly to address the challenges facing the Social Security system and ensure its preservation for generations to come.   He opposes efforts that will take benefits away from retirees or individuals nearing retirement.  In addition, John does not believe that the government can or should fix the problem all on its own. He encourages all younger Americans to begin focusing on their own retirement savings. John Adler believes that the federal government should provide greater incentives for employers and employees to invest in their future.

When Seniors did not receive a Social Security COLA in 2010, John Adler introduced legislation to provide some relief for seniors.  He thinks the Social Security Administration's formula is flawed and that Congress failed our seniors by not providing a COLA when health care and property taxes are constantly rising.

Finally, John does not support cutting Medicare benefits.  He has also voted numerous times for measures that would increase the number of high quality doctors that participate in the Medicare program.  He understands that we need to find ways to make the system more solvent without hurting current beneficiaries.