[inquest]

Well then he might have just come out and said that Social Security should be scrapped and let the private market take over. He certainly wasn't shy about saying that when it comes to welfare spending (see 52-54).

I mentioned this because many people have advocated that the government set up some kind of annuity system such as was described, thinking that they're being real conservative and constitutionalist by having that opinion. I see it a lot, and it blows my mind that nobody, even among constitutionalists, seems to have the ability to just flat-out say, Eliminate Social Security.

[King Prout]

"Well then he might have just come out and said that..."

well, that was my take on that issue in the text, but I may have read into it what I myself believe... I elaborated based on the author's concluding remarks.
I could be wrong.