[mikester]

I wonder why anyone who advocates the privatization of SS never recalls that the market has at time drastic ups and downs. The corporations as a whole can not be trusted with societies welfare because that isn't their job - their job is profit pure and simple granted if they do well their stock should as well but that isn't always the case. Sometimes they lie and when they are caught (Enron) and the stock crashes all of those who had their 401ks and such invested loose. I know I took a heavy beating on my 401k during the dot.com bubble burst.

Social Security is social responsibility. As Americans - United we stand. Things do need to be done to ensure some program exists if not Ss then something with the same goals.