Reply #3: My two cents

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1) yes. *'s privatization proposal is to line the pockets of wall street

2)Lift the wage base. Simple and relatively painless although it effects the rich so don't hold your breath waiting for rethugs to support it.

A couple more simple points;

a)Hands off the SS surplus! Pass a law. Leave it alone.

b) Create a new class of gov't securities the SSA would invest our SS surplus into. Similar to the G fund of the Thrift Savings Plan for feds. Constant return of 4 -6 % and little or no risk.