National Review: Social Security Privatization a Winning Issue

January 8, 2002

National Review, one of the nation’s leading conservative voices, has urged Republicans to embrace Social Security privatization as a winning campaign issue. Praising the final report of the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security, the magazine notes that many Republican congressmen have been slow to embrace the commission’s work. However, the magazine editorializes:

They are making a mistake. Democrats are going to tag Republicans as enemies of Social Security and the elderly no matter what. Instead of responding defensively, they should rally the majority of voters who support private investment accounts. They know that it’s better to own wealth than to rely on politicians’ promises—especially at a time of economic uncertainty. Investors have gotten through a bare market without panicking. Republicans should follow their example.

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