Social Security Credibility: How About Fixing the Real Crisis?
http://www.democrats.org/news/200501120004.html Washington, D.C. During a White House forum on Social Security, President Bush laid out his case for why African American men should support his ideas for fixing the system. During the “town hall” Bush said, “African American males die sooner than other males do, which means the system is inherently unfair to a certain group of peopleand that needs to be fixed.” “As usual, President Bush is stretching the truth on Social Security,” said Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe. “Bush and the Washington Republicans are trying to hide two facts. First, Social Security, while a challenge is not a crisis; it is solvent until at least 2052. Second, Washington Republicans don’t want to address the real crisis: the fact that African American men die sooner than the rest of the population isn’t a Social Security problem; it is a health care problem. Under Bush, 7 million African Americans don’t have any health insurance, which might
