Social Security

Can we make a comparison of the Global Warming Crisis to the Social Security Crisis?

There's no crisis today. So why do anything, right? Heck, there won't be any problems until years down the road. What, me worry? Sheez. Let the kids solve both global warming and social security.

That's just not right. I think WE have to take responsibility. Both of these problems require marginal changes that have longterm effects down the road.

Bush's Social Security proposal is remarkably similar to the one President Clinton proposed, according to commentaries I'm reading this morning. It looks like he's struck a compromise between the go-go-growth Republicans and the Democrats who are concerned about making sure the "safety net" of social security continues and the funding shortfalls are covered.

Looks like a compromise deal. It's better than what we have now, and does make the marginal improvements to bolster the system down the road.