The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees is playing dirty (again) in NV-3:

The Dina Titus campaign has also misrepresented Heck’s position on the issue. A mid-August press release said Heck “has joined Washington Republicans in their renewed call for the privatization of the guaranteed benefit” and Titus spokesman Matt Lydon said Heck’s “risky privatization plan” would “line the pockets of Wall Street.”

The claims are not only transparent fear-mongering, they are also flat-out false. In a May interview with Nevada News & Views, Heck said people should be allowed to voluntarily withdraw money and invest it as long as they are willing to assume the risk:

Since this would be voluntary, any individual who would exercise this option must understand that they are assuming the risk associated with private investment. The employer contribution should continue to go to the Social Security program and the benefit upon retirement calculated based on those contributions.

In a campaign statement made in mid-August, Joe Heck said he has “always been an advocate for preserving and protecting our national commitment to America’s seniors.”