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James Roosevelt
December 23, 1907 - August 13, 1991
Nationality: American
Category: Politician
Subcategory: American Politician

It is really quite amazing that all of the folks supporting privatization, from the president on down, keep invoking the name of my grandfather, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

   

Even the Congressional Budget Office and the Social Security trustees appointed by the president say that Social Security is financially sound, without any changes for the next 40 to 50 years.

   

Its success lies in the fact that it's an insurance plan, not an investment plan or a welfare plan.

   

It has to have a payroll tax that's dedicated to Social Security. The Social Security tax has been very successful over the years in raising almost all of our elderly citizens out of poverty.

   

Social Security should have a self-sustaining portion that was funded by contributions from both employers and employees. That's what we know and have known for 70 successful years.

   

Small changes done now would preserve Social Security at full benefit.

   

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