Bush Unveils Social Security Panel
Bush is hopeful that the commission will recommend a partial privatization of the Federal pension system. Critics charge that the panel is more political than fiscal, despite its bipartisan membership, and that increasing individual retiree earnings is not the answer to shoring up the social security system. Bush says that partial privatization will help workers to build wealth.
See "Bush Unveils Social Security Panel", Bob Kemper, Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2001