Pelosi and Social Security

Shortly after winning re-election, President George W. Bush claimed a mandate for an ambitious second-term agenda that would include the privatization of Social Security by allowing workers to redirect a portion of their Social Security withholding to private stocks and bonds.^[16] Pelosi strongly opposed the privatization of Social Security, and as minority leader imposed intense party discipline on her caucus, leading them to near-unanimous opposition of Bush's proposal.^[17] With a unified Democratic Party pushing against the President's plan, Social Security privatization was defeated.[18]

Now Social Security is going broke.  One thing we know about Congress is this:  They cannot stand for Americans to not depend on them. 

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