Anthony D'Costa <[email protected]> wrote:
> I thought this quote from Obama in the NYT was quite revealing given our
> recent conversations on social security.
>
> “I’ll fight with everything I’ve got to stop those who would gamble your
> Social Security on Wall Street,” Mr. Obama said on Saturday in his weekly
> national address. “Because you shouldn’t be worried that a sudden downturn
> in the stock market will put all you’ve worked so hard for — all you’ve
> earned — at risk.”
>
> What is he referring to?  Possible privatization of SS?  What will be the
> mechanisms for this outcome?

George W. Bush was pushing for partial privatization and there's still
a political push for it among the elite. As Doug points out, Andy
Stern leans that way.

-- 
Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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