tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post1804036346775410700..comments2023-11-12T06:43:00.060-05:00Comments on Notes on Social Security Reform: Clinton and Obama on Social Security reformAndrew G. Biggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617460431856611873noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post-74113131443906398162008-04-22T16:51:00.000-04:002008-04-22T16:51:00.000-04:00it is very discouraging that the Democrats have le...it is very discouraging that the Democrats have learned to talk garbage about Social Security.<BR/><BR/>what Social Security needs is to be left alone at least until 2030. then a one tenth of one percent increase in the tax each year until about 2050 would close the currently projected "gap."<BR/><BR/>or, if Bruce is right, we might need to start cutting the tax by that amount.<BR/><BR/>for you privatizers out there, you might want to offer an "add on" plan: leave SS alone for now, but add on a PERS like retirement account, funded with half of the next five years routine cost of living raises.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post-7014013717844907792008-04-18T21:03:00.000-04:002008-04-18T21:03:00.000-04:00Obama is taking some awfully unhelpful advice on S...Obama is taking some awfully unhelpful advice on Social Security and muddying any progressive message. Call me nutty but I tend to put it down to taking his SS cap advice from someone I have code named 'L' and his health care mandate advice from the supremely ironicaly named secret agent 'DC' <BR/><BR/>Thank God he is taking his principal economic advice from a guy whose name suggests a particularly cheesy zombie movie.<BR/><BR/>"Don't be afraid I won't let the Goulsbee suck your brains out'. Which is pretty damn ironic because I get where Prof. Austan is coming from, whereas Profs J and D from Harvard and ex alums of the Clinton WHeave me baffled.Bruce Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222670342780912788noreply@blogger.com