When Bush starts trotting out his plans for Social Security
point him in THIS direction...
did you catch that key phrase...? "whether the system as a whole provides basic dignity for all...?" seems to me that was a fundamental building block of this country's strength, but how it has suffered under bushco... Submit To Propeller
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The overarching problem for Chile — and the real lesson for the United States — is that private savings are not a substitute for a guaranteed core tier of old-age support. The first measure of success of a retirement system is not how much certain individuals manage to sock away, but whether the system as a whole provides basic dignity for all. By that measure, Chile’s privatized system has failed and Social Security has succeeded.
did you catch that key phrase...? "whether the system as a whole provides basic dignity for all...?" seems to me that was a fundamental building block of this country's strength, but how it has suffered under bushco... Submit To Propeller
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posted by profmarcus at
12/31/2006
