The debate at De Tocqueville Boulevard seems to be winding down. We've each said our piece, and a degree of philosophical impasse has been reached. That said, there are some areas upon which we can agree:
1. The issue is complicated. Reforming so Titanic a beast as SocSec is going to require time and energy and thought. It's not going to be a Gordian knot.
2. Many things are going to need to be done to fix the problem. Partial privatization will not do it alone.
3. There is no excuse for inaction. We need to do something about this now, while we still can.
That sounds like the beginnings of consensus, if people are willing to be fair with one another. I wonder if anyone's told Congress yet?
2 comments:
Absolutely- and I think that if both sides approach this with open minds then something can be done about it. Unfortunately, the minds in Washington are not always open.
You are right there. The need to maintain voting blocs trumps the need to approach issues. We only change things when we've exhausted the possibilities for demagoguery.
Unfortunately, no course of action is obviously wise.
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