Lawmakers Weigh In On Plan [re: Social Security]

[Petrushka]

WHEELING -- Other local legislators on Friday offered their own thoughts about the future of Social Security.

"Recently, various proposals have been suggested - by both Democrats and Republicans - about how best to reform Social Security and ensure its solvency for future generations," said U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio. "I believe that Congress must be very careful and very deliberative in studying the impact of any suggested changes."
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U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va. said the problems with Social Security are not "in need of an immediate answer" and are not an "imminent threat."
"Whatever proposal he comes up with, I think this administration is very pro-privatization," he said. "The beneficiary isn't at the top of list, but with me it is."
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U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio, also is among Democrats opposed to Bush's proposals for Social Security.
"I promise you, we are going to fight to keep it from happening," Strickland said. "Social Security is a problem that can be easily fixed. There is no crisis."
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"If we consider something as simple as rolling back the tax cut for everybody who makes over $300,000 a year, we can extend the life of Social Security for decades."

http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/story/0212202005_new2lawmakers.asp

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Note: This article was published in The Intelligencer as a sort of "companion piece" to another article, Jay Has Own Plan For Social Security, which is posted here:

http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/story/0212202005_new1jay.asp

[CindyDale]

1. Does anyone know what the plan is for the boomers?

Are they going to turn us into soylant green?

Has anyone said a word at all? I'm really getting spooked.

[burn the bush]

2. SSI-- not an imminent threat either

that may be a good slogan to use.

[Pinboy]

3. An imminent threat like Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat . . .

[koopie57]

4. social security

is not an imminent threat, but * is. Maybe we should privatize him first?

[Pinboy]

5. Outsourcing seems to be the most popular option