…The latest Pew Research/National Journal Congressional Connection poll, sponsored by SHRM, conducted September 9-12 among 1,001 adults, finds that 58% favor a proposal that would allow workers under age 55 to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in personal retirement accounts that would rise and fall with the markets; 28% oppose this proposal. Majorities across all age groups – except for those 65 and older – favor this proposal…
Shows that there is a willingness to look at new ideas in this matter – though, of course, it is hard to get to action as Democrats will just lie like a rug about what is happening. Democrats don’t want to give up their lie about Social Security…it provides a nicely dependent class of voters who can be relied on to vote Democrat.
But the GOP does have an opening here. By moving carefully and firmly towards test programs and other baby-steps, we can prepare the public mind for, first, partial privatization and, eventually, full privatization. Ultimately, it is the only way to solve our debt crisis and to save a social security which has become demographically unsustainable.
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