In fact, we may soon reach the point where it is politically dangerous to be perceived as standing in the way of reform. For one thing, while many seniors will vote for a candidate who talks about changing Social Security, the generation gap is alive and well on this issue. Most working Americans think that relying on the government for promised Social Security benefits is riskier than letting workers invest for their own retirement. Retired Americans take the opposite view. Most retired Americans think that Social Security is still a good deal for today's workers.
Most workers disagree.
At the moment, younger Americans agree with seniors that benefits promised to current retirees and those about to retire should be fully protected under any reform proposal. There is no political support for any reform that threatens benefits already promised to seniors by the federal government. The Cato Institute Project on Social Security Privatizaton E-mail the Webmaster 1000 Massachusetts Ave.