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Republicans to Dedicate Convention Time to Social Security

July 20, 2000

Showing the increased perception by Republicans that Social Security reform is a political asset rather than a liability, convention staff announced Monday that Social Security will be a major theme of the third night of the GOP nominating convention in Philadelphia. Wednesday, August 2 will emphasize economic opportunity and retirement security, saying that "every person willing to work hard should be able to realize the American dream and enjoy a safe and secure retirement."

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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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"Thursday's staff report 'does a terrific job of setting out both the stick and the carrot: the stick in the form of the financial crisis and the carrot in the form of a better Social Security system,' said Michael Tanner, director of the Social Security Privatization Project at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank that has strongly influenced the Bush administration's work in this area."

- Los Angeles Times
July 202001