TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) -- A national group was at the State Capitol Monday to stress the importance of social security.
This comes on the 81st anniversary of the program. Florida retirees and activists at the event said social security is crucial for current and future generations.
The Alliance for Retired Americans headed to Senator Marco Rubio's office with a message to "scrap the cap" on how much people can invest in social security.
The group says Rubio has been on the wrong side of legislation and hopes he will vote to not only keep but expand social security.
The organization's Florida secretary says social security affects all residents of the well-known retirement state.
"There are a lot of old people in Florida, but there are a lot of young people, too, who better be thinking about their future -- and when they are about to turn 74 as i am and hope - but not just hope, but vote like they want it to be there," said Barbara Devane with the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans.
The group brought a cake to Rubio's office to celebrate the anniversary -- in a symbolic request to cut the cake and not social security.
