Bush's Social Security Sleight of Hand

by Allan Sloan Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 at 5:40 AM
mbatko@lycos.com

On page 321 of the budget proposal, you see the privatization costs..$712 billion is the seven-year total (from 2010). There are plenty of ways to fix social security besides offering private accounts as a substitute for part of the basic benefit.

Allan Sloan is Newsweek's Wall Street editor. For his article published in The Washington Post, Feb 8, 2006, click on
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/07/AR2006020701865.html?referrer=emailarticle