Bush did try reining in Social Security, somewhat, and got lambasted by the dems for trying it. I think Pelousy said she was not going to stand by and let Bush take credit for saving social security. How is that for bipartisanship revisited.
Bush got ripped to shreds by Republicans who told him to drop the issue.
Partial privatization of SS retirement.
A similar "Commission" to make recommendations for entitlement reform is the ONLY way that reform (read REDUCTIONS) can possibly take place. That said, I suspect that entitlements will not be placed on a firm economic basis in my lifetime....
Politicians will continue to drive every aspect of the federal budget (and national debt) to astronomical heights. Eventually, the sale of federal and state bonds will require ever increasing interest rates and the dollar will become ever worthless (a dollar in 1913 has lost 97% of its value due to inflation.) Benefits will continue to be paid, as promised, but they will purchase less with each passing year!
Well then the 2010 and 2012 RNC ads are just waiting to be made. You take what was said in 2005-06 by the dems about how social security wasn’t in trouble and then put it next to what they say now, then ask if you “trust” this person to fix it? It would’ve been easier to fix a few years back but I do not trust the dems to do anything that doesn’t benefit them somehow or takes control, so hands off.