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Issue Position: Social Security

Issue Position

Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net


Issue Position: Social Security

· The numbers are Code Red-in America's federal deficit, balance of trade, foreign borrowing, exchange rates, global competitiveness, infrastructure investment, health care finance, higher education budgets, and troop replacement — but NOT in Social Security.

· There is no crisis. Social Security is secure for decades to come. Projected imbalances may never materialize, and we can correct them without radical changes.

· President Bush's privatization scheme undermines Social Security, explodes the deficit, and puts comfortable retirement farther out of reach for most Americans.


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