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Concord Coalition Releases Review of Bush and Gore Proposals

July 14, 2000

The Concord Coalition released a Report Outlining Gore & Bush Social Security Reform Proposals. While highlighting the good points of each plan, the authors conclude that "neither plan even attempts to rein in the long-term cost of the program. Moreover, it is questionable whether either would result in any net new savings since neither provides new funding by raising new revenues or reducing promised benefits."

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  Nearly two-thirds of those under 30 years old don't think Social Security will be able to pay them any benefit when they stop working. Fifty-seven percent of people 30 to 49 years old agree.
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