I almost screamed in delight when I read just the headline below. And the article makes it even better. I mean, I am a HUGE Hillary partisan and I couldn't have written it any better. I am with her 100%. Privatization would do nothing but put the complexities of planning for an individual's retirement firmly into the the hands of that individual. It's a big, cumbersome, burdensome federal system, it's not for people to decide on,; it's supposed to be fair, everybody gets what they need. And I'm with Press Secretary Pickler (Jeez, I can't wait to say that for real!) in her handling of the "fiscal responsibility." I mean, everybody who pays attention already knows that means a little tax raise. Heck, whoever the president is, she's gonna have to raise taxes on the rich to make up for W's tax cuts for the rich. It's inevitable, and smart people know it. A 78% tax rate is okay as long as it's fair and pays for the social safety net so that no child slips through the cracks of this almost-great nation.
Associated Press
Clinton Promises to Save Social Security
By NEDRA PICKLER 09.04.07, 6:10 PM
WASHINGTON -
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton promised retirees that if elected president she will not cut Social Security benefits, raise the retirement age or privatize the taxpayer-funded system.
The New York senator told the AARP's legislative conference that she would bring a "renewed national commitment to Social Security" to the White House.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton promised retirees that if elected president she will not cut Social Security benefits, raise the retirement age or privatize the taxpayer-funded system.
The New York senator told the AARP's legislative conference that she would bring a "renewed national commitment to Social Security" to the White House.
"When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything." Clinton said instead she will protect the program through fiscal responsibility and criticized President Bush's leadership on the issue.
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