re: #621 keithgabryelski

I don’t think there is anyone that doesn’t know Social Security needs reforming.

We probably have differences in the way is should be reformed. For instance, I wouldn’t use a reform of Social Security to privatize it in the ways that have been suggested by the George W. Bush administration but an increase in age seems reasonable.

But, no, I wasn’t as passionate about Social Security reform because it was pretty obvious nothing would come of it because, by the time he got around to it, President George W. Bush had lost the nation’s trust and so there really wasn’t anything to talk about.

I would have been passionate if it looked serious.

I don’t see it exactly that way.

I seem to remember he brought it up quite early in his admin, but when he really tried to make a push the Dems made very similar arguements to what the Reps are making today about health care reform - the expense.

And they were against SS reform because of the expense when times were good.

I see similarities in the reactions.