Full Version: Social Security
QUOTE(Jaime @ Oct 24 2002, 05:13 PM)
I'm curious if anyone knows anything about the history of retirement in America. It seems to me the number of young retirees grows larger every year (or maybe my concept of young is changing 
). Has it always been this way?
). Has it always been this way?I also would love to know the stats on this. My personal experience says yes. We have many friends who have taken early retirement as have we.
I know the article I referenced was frustrating. It was to me too, but I couldn't find much more with the limited time I have. (being retired is hard work :-) )
I think we all agree that the program needs an overhaul. What do we do now?
Mt:
I was really asking a serious question about what you considered rich. In fact, what does anyone else consider rich?
The SS issue is so important and a subject in which I am very interested.
The Campaign for America's Future "an admittedly huge foe of subjecting even a tiny bit of SS funds to the whims of Wall Street" has kept tabs on the 2002 congressional election campaigns and the public stands that candidates from both parties took on SS.
According to CAF, the conservative politicians with long and specific records of support for privatization suddenly decided to denounce the whole idea in their re-election campaigns. A special Republican campaign committee task force instructed candidates there was no way to win votes with the Bush Social Security plan.
Their game plan: abandon the word 'privatization'.
When asked about SS offer vague language about their stands or outright say they were opposed to privatization.
Now what worries CAF (and people about to retire) is that the Republican leaders will think that Nov. 5 gave them a mandate to change the system.
"The privatizers got no mandate from this election says the CAF. Will that stop them? Don't count on it. The GOP did what it had to win - misled voters. Now it will do what it must to please its political patrons."
MT
According to CAF, the conservative politicians with long and specific records of support for privatization suddenly decided to denounce the whole idea in their re-election campaigns. A special Republican campaign committee task force instructed candidates there was no way to win votes with the Bush Social Security plan.
Their game plan: abandon the word 'privatization'.
When asked about SS offer vague language about their stands or outright say they were opposed to privatization.
Now what worries CAF (and people about to retire) is that the Republican leaders will think that Nov. 5 gave them a mandate to change the system.
"The privatizers got no mandate from this election says the CAF. Will that stop them? Don't count on it. The GOP did what it had to win - misled voters. Now it will do what it must to please its political patrons."
MT
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