Former Democratic Congressmen Tim Penny and Charlie Stenholm are being criticized for--get ready--wanting to keep all Social Security reform options on the table. The attacks against the “privatizers,” as they are incorrectly called, come from Americans United and other Raiders of the Lost Trust Fund.
Messrs. Penny and Stenholm support choice and ownership, condemnable views among those who want to do nothing. Literally nothing. The motto among some reform opponents is “hands off of Social Security,” and they aren't talking about a laissez-faire, free market solution to the program's underfunded liabilities.
The tale according to the do-nothings is that there is no financial crisis in Social Security, and supporters of personal accounts are scary monsters.
“There is fiction in the space between/You and reality,” Tracy Chapman sings in her “Telling Stories.” She goes on:
[F]or posterity
You write the words and make believe
There is truth in the space between.
Honesty and cooperation are the best things for this debate, and we're hoping that opponents of personal accounts show some concern for posterity by offering solutions.
Posted by Ryan Lynch
Comments
Well said. Seems like it's time the other side put their elbows ON the table and decide to do the hard work necessary to fix Social Security... not just campaign endlessly.
Posted by James Hamilton on September 29th 08:13:15 AM
