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Seniors gathered across the state today to celebrate 73 years of Social Security and to bash a presidential candidate who supports changing the program. On this day in 1935, Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. Today 6 out of every 10 seniors rely on Social Security for at least half of their income. Members of the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans held a birthday party outside of the Tallahassee Social Security office. Alliance Secretary Barbara DeVane said John McCain�s support of partially privatizing the financial aid program could hurt seniors.

�We�re here today to say cut the cake, not our social security benefits. Do not privatize social security. And we think John McCain�s statement about Social Security being disgraceful. We think that is disgraceful,� said DeVane.

The Alliance for Retired Americans launched a television ad campaign about McCain�s position on Social Security.