The President has no real plan to address the fiscal challenges arising from the retirement of the baby boom generation, let alone a plan to fix Social Security.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The administration's reckless plan doesn't do one thing to ensure the long term security of social security, rather it undermines our economy. We need a budget and a fiscal policy that reflects the values and interests of America and restores fiscal discipline.
The current institutionally provided retirement plans will not cover people's needs upon retirement.
I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors.
Obama has demonstrated no desire to make tough choices. Americans demand a more efficient, effective government, but his budget calls for more taxes and more spending. It employs deceptive accounting gimmicks but does nothing to tackle long-term entitlement problems, nothing to save Medicare or fix Social Security.
We do not need mindless spending bills with no reforms attached.
The administration is manufacturing a crisis that does not exist in order to dismantle Social Security.
While Social Security faces some long-term challenges, the system is not in crisis.
The Bush Administration claims there is a Social Security crisis only to distract Americans from its serious mismanagement of the federal budget.
Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit.
Social Security has not contributed to the deficit problem.