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Originally posted by sgtclub
This is the common refrain these days - If Bush is going to do X, he should do it here first. We saw it with Iraq ("Are we going to invade every country with human rights violations") and we are now seeing it with SS.
I agree with most of BRC's posts (surprise surprise) - the DEMs won't come up with a plan to save SS because they absolutely do not want Bush/GOP to get credit for "fixing" it. So instead they equate fixing SS with PRAs, meaning that if you are against PRAs you must be against SS reform. It's a smart PR campaign.
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Quick! Someone identify changes Bush is going to make other than Private Savings Accounts!
Bush has framed the discussion in PSAs because he doesn't want to talk about cutting benefits. Indeed, the one thing he has said on benefit cuts is that he won't cut them on anyone over 55. That means he is against means testing, by the way.
A number of Dems have been saying for years either than there should be a separate revenue base, not just the SS tax, or that the cap should be lifted and the rate lowered. These have been voices in the wilderness, but they've been there. I've posted in the past that a tax on employment was a fundamental problem, since it puts us at a competitive disadvantage overseas.
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