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Article: U.S. Senate candidates differ on security of Social Security; Grams would privatize; Dayton would leave as is.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 27, 2000
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U.S. Sen. Rod Grams and Mark Dayton occupy opposite extremes on a number of the key issues in this year's U.S. Senate campaign, including the high-profile issue of Social Security.
Grams, a Republican, has compared Social Security in its current structure to a "Ponzi scheme." He believes the program is deeply in debt, that the debt has been concealed from the public and that the program is headed for the abyss.
Dayton, a DFLer, believes the system is fundamentally sound. In fact, he is more optimistic about its financial future than are Social Security's own trustees. He tells Grams to stop "scaring seniors" with exaggerated descriptions of Social ...