Daily Commentary 2000
December 23, 2000:
Third Rail Now Broken?
December 21, 2000:
Bush Reaffirms Support for Personal Accounts
December 20, 2000:
Cato's Tanner Tells Bush to "Go For the Big One"
December 19, 2000:
Bush Cites Commitment to Social Security Reform in Victory
Speech
December 18, 2000:
Martin Feldstein to Keynote Cato Social Security Conference
December 15, 2000:
Privatizing Social Security: Beyond the Theory
December 9, 2000:
New Faces in Congress Could Affect Social Security Reform
December 8, 2000:
Cato Privatization Conference Planning Proceeds
December 7, 2000:
Top Pollster Sees "A Clear Message From Voters on Social
Security"
November 23, 2000:
New Surplus Projections Could Mean Easier Route to Privatization
November 22, 2000:
Study Shows Something Two Sides Can Agree On
November 21, 2000:
Argentina Abandons Partial Privatization; To Go All
the Way
November 18, 2000:
Cato Plans Privatization Conference in Event of Bush
Win
November 15, 2000:
Election Lessons For Social Security
November 14, 2000:
Pro-Privatization Candidates Fare Well
November 8, 2000:
One Election Lesson
November 6, 2000:
Voters Deserve The Truth On Social Security
November 4, 2000:
Gore’s Social Security Plan Doesn’t Add Up . . .
November 2, 2000:
Bush’s Social Security Plan Adds Up
November 1, 2000:
Young Americans Favor Personal Accounts
October 31, 2000:
Even Florida Supports Personal Accounts
October 30, 2000:
As Election Nears, Gore Demagogues on Social Security
October 27, 2000:
Gore Shouts "Stop" at Social Security Reform
October 25, 2000:
Gore "Motherhood Penalty" Plan Shows Weakness of Politicized
Pension System
October 23, 2000:
Publications of Interest
October 20, 2000:
Domenici Vows to Block Railroad Retirement Bill
October 19, 2000:
Ad Campaign Extended
October 18, 2000:
GOP Ads Court Blacks on Social Security
October 17, 2000:
Zogby Poll: Majority Favor Bush Plan for Social Security
October 13, 2000:
Concord Coalition's Five Questions for Candidates
October 12, 2000:
Cato Paper: Social Security Crisis Not So Phony
October 11, 2000:
Cato Survey of Congressional Candidates
October 10, 2000:
Pro-Privatization Ad Blitz
October 9, 2000:
Transcript of Lieberman-Cheney Exchange on Social Security
From Thursday's Vice Presidential Debate.
October 5, 2000:
Good News On Longevity Is Bad News for Social Security
October 4, 2000:
Transcript of Bush/Gore Debate Exchange on Social Security
October 3, 2000:
Survey Shows Muslims Support Personal Accounts
October 2, 2000:
Pew Research Poll Shows Support For Personal Accounts
September 29, 2000:
Social Security Key Issue For Latinos
September 28, 2000:
Bush, Cheney Return to Social Security
September 27, 2000:
Peterson Hits Social Security Myths
September 26, 2000:
Races to Watch
September 25, 2000:
Experts Say Long-Term Stock Investment Still A Good
Idea
September 23, 2000:
Moody's: Government Likely to "Default" on Social Security
Promises
September 21, 2000:
Nader Denies Social Security Crisis
September 20, 2000:
Gore Distorts Social Security Reform Again
September 18, 2000:
Memo to George W. Bush: Social Security is a Winning
Issue
September 15, 2000:
Cato Advertising Run Extended
September 14, 2000:
International Roundup
September 13, 2000:
Opponents of Accounts Attack on Transition Costs
September 12, 2000:
Polls: Bush Falls Behind, But Personal Accounts Hold
Up
September 11, 2000:
Railroad Investment Scheme Passes House
September 8, 2000:
Publications of Interest
September 6, 2000:
Piñera Brings Chilean Reform to Russia
September 5, 2000:
Cato Begins Pro-Privatization Ad Campaign
August 31, 2000:
SSA Study Outlines Potential Problems for Gore Personal
Accounts Plan
August 30, 2000:
Venezuela Renews Drive For Personal Accounts; Romania
to Vote on Reform Plan
August 29, 2000:
Savings Matter Most for Retirement Income, Risk and
Chance Events Less Important
August 28, 2000:
Blinder, Aaron Attack Personal Accounts
August 25, 2000:
Publications of Interest
August 23, 2000:
Lock Boxes Too Easy to Pick
August 22, 2000:
Convention Delegates Liberal, Yet Quarter Still Favor
Privatization
August 21, 2000:
Gore Pledges to Save Social Security Without Privatization
August 18, 2000:
Social Security and Poverty
August 17, 2000:
Gore, Lieberman Differ On Retirement Age
August 16, 2000:
Democratic Platform on Social Security
August 14, 2000:
Bush Advisor Vows Social Security Action Within Six
Months of Election
August 12, 2000:
Bush Pledges Personal Accounts for Social Security
August 9, 2000:
Publications of Interest
August 8, 2000:
Lieberman Supports Personal Retirement Accounts
August 3, 2000:
Poll: Bush-Gore Even in Handling of Social Security
August 2, 2000:
Budget Committee Holds Hearing on Challenges of an Aging
Society
August 1, 2000:
Cheney's Record Shows Willingness to Take Hard Steps
on Social Security
July 28, 2000:
House Votes to Repeal '93 Tax Increase on Social Security
Benefits
July 27, 2000:
GOP Pushes End to 1993 Hike in Taxes on Social Security
Benefits
July 26, 2000:
House Votes for Greater Disclosure of Payroll Taxes
July 25, 2000:
Railroad Fund Legislation Bad Precedent for Social Security
July 24, 2000:
Fact Slays Theory: Social Security Seers Ignore Past
And Distort Future
July 22, 2000:
Social Security an Issue in Senate Races
July 20, 2000:
Republicans to Dedicate Convention Time to Social Security
July 17, 2000:
Shaw to Introduce Privacy Legislation
July 14, 2000:
Concord Coalition Releases Review of Bush and Gore Proposals
July 12, 2000:
Grams Running Hard on Social Security
July 11, 2000:
Russia to Propose Private Pension System
July 10, 2000:
Gore Retirement Accounts Could Prove More Expensive
July 7, 2000:
SSA Examines Administration Proposal
July 6, 2000:
Government Investment in Stock Market Remains Part of
Gore Plan
July 5, 2000:
New Investor Class Says Personal Accounts are "Foolish"
June 30, 2000:
Hungary Turns "Pension Loser" into a Growing Asset
June 29, 2000:
New CRS Study Rebuts Privatization Critics
June 28, 2000:
The Biggest Obstacle to Understanding Social Security
June 27, 2000:
New CRS Study Rebuts Privatization Critics
June 26, 2000:
Battleground Poll Shows Bush Ahead on Social Security
June 24, 2000:
Gore's Social Personal Accounts Create the "Illusion
of Reform without the Substance"
June 22, 2000:
Replacing Social Security with a Genuine Trust Fund
June 17, 2000:
Republicans Running Spanish-Language Social Security
Ads
June 16, 2000:
A Bogus Report Against Personal Accounts
June 14, 2000:
Does Gore Understand Personal Accounts
June 13, 2000:
The Great Social Security Debate of 2000
June 12, 2000:
Gore to Unveil New Proposals on Social Security, USA
Accounts
June 9, 2000:
Promises of the Past Don't Bode Well for the Future
June 7, 2000:
New Poll Shows Americans Want More Control Over Social
Security
June 5, 2000:
Personal Accounts on the "Mainstream Express"
June 3, 2000:
Social Security Falsehoods
June 1, 2000:
Index Fund "Price War" Shows Low Costs of Investing
May 31, 2000:
Moynihan Promotes Personal Accounts
May 30, 2000:
Lazio Supports Personal Retirement Accounts
May 25, 2000:
New Cato Study: Saving Social Security Is Not Enough
May 24, 2000:
Even AARP Having Trouble Opposing Personal Accounts
May 23, 2000:
Another Risky Scheme? Hardly.
May 19, 2000:
Gore Plan Under Fire
May 18, 2000:
Chicago Tribune Declares Social Security 'Issue No.
1'
May 17, 2000:
Bush Speaks to Reform
May 15, 2000:
Bush to Address Social Security Monday
May 12, 2000:
Social Security Poll-tics
May 11, 2000:
Gore Responds on Social Security
May 10, 2000:
Bush Preparation Continues on Social Security Reform
May 9, 2000:
Kerrey, Moynihan, McCain Propose Reform Commission
May 8, 2000:
Louisiana Official Fights to Keep Public Employees Out
of Social Security
May 5, 2000:
Moynihan/Kerrey Support Bush on Social Security
May 2, 2000:
Bush Showing Confidence on Social Security Reform
May 1, 2000:
Putin Committed to Russian Pension Reform, with Cato
Help
April 27, 2000:
Europe Shows What Lies Ahead for Social Security
April 26, 2000:
Bush Poised to Grab "Third Rail"
April 25, 2000:
Concord Coalition on Trust Fund Insolvency
April 21, 2000:
Out of Step
April 20, 2000:
Privatization of Social Security Would Secure Workers'
Retirement Benefits
April 19, 2000:
Anti-Privatization Coalition Urges Pledge Against Personal
Accounts
April 14, 2000:
Polls Again Favor Personal Accounts
April 11, 2000:
Zogby Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Privatization
April 10, 2000:
Gore, Women and Social Security: He Still Doesn't Get
It
April 6, 2000:
Social Security "Very Important" to Voters; Bush, Gore
Tied
April 4, 2000:
American Workers Fall Behind
April 3, 2000:
Social Security Proposals from Women's Group Come up
Short
March 31, 2000:
Trustees' Report No Reason to Delay Social Security
Reform
March 28, 2000:
Greenspan Testifies on Social Security Reform
March 27, 2000:
Bush and Gore Spar over Social Security
March 24, 2000:
Pros and Cons of the Earnings Test Repeal
March 23, 2000:
Earnings Test Repeal Doesn't Address the Real Problem
March 22, 2000:
World Bank Study: Government Mismanages Pension Funds
March 20, 2000:
Bush Cites Social Security as Main Area of Agreement
with McCain
March 17, 2000:
Principles for Reform
March 15, 2000:
Bipartisan Buck-Passing
March 14, 2000:
CBO Criticizes Clinton Social Security Plan
March 9, 2000:
Kerrey to Attach Reform Legislation to Earnings Test
Repeal
March 8, 2000:
Saving Social Security Requires Reform, not Accounting
Tricks
March 7, 2000:
House Passes Earnings Test Repeal
March 3, 2000:
Irrational Exuberance Won't Save Social Security
March 2, 2000:
Zogby Poll Shows Most Blacks, Hispanics Lack Retirement
Funds
March 1, 2000:
Florida Times-Union Supports Privatization
February 26, 2000:
Group Uses Questionable Research in Attempt to Refute
Cato Study
February 24, 2000:
Florida Times-Union Supports Privatization
February 23, 2000:
Kerrey Critical of Earnings Test Repeal
February 19, 2000:
House Panels Votes to Loosen Earnings Test
February 18, 2000:
Archer-Shaw Social Security Compromise Would Encourage
Risky Investments
February 15, 2000:
Republicans Mull Loosening Earnings Test
February 11, 2000:
Trust Fund Obfuscations
February 8, 2000:
Government Investing... Back from the Dead
February 5, 2000:
Social Security ... Fifth?
February 3, 2000:
Social Security Lessons From New Hampshire
February 1, 2000:
Archer and Shaw Write to President, Introduce Revised
Plan
January 28, 2000:
Nothing New in the State of the Union
January 26, 2000:
Top Finishers in Iowa Favor Social Security Privatization
January 25, 2000:
Hispanics Support Privatization
January 24, 2000:
Public Passion for Privatization
January 21, 2000:
New Financial Products Offer Market Protection to Retirees
January 20, 2000:
Nicaragua Privatizes Social Security System
January 19, 2000:
Social Security and Inequality
January 18, 2000:
Privatization in Practice
January 14, 2000:
Bush Running Social Security Commercials in South Carolina
January 13, 2000:
McCain Details Extended Lock-Box, Renews Pledge for
Personal Accounts
January 12, 2000:
Clinton to Revive USA Accounts
January 7, 2000:
McCain to Propose Personal Accounts
January 6, 2000:
Social Security and Divorce
January 5, 2000:
A Compound Interest Quiz
January 4, 2000:
Replacement Rate Reductions
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