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Article: Social Security as its own Enron.(COMMENTARY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 4, 2002
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Byline: Andrew G. Biggs, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A growing number of politicians are trying to forge a connection between President Bush's Social Security reform plans based on personal retirement accounts and the failure of Enron's private pension accounts.
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle led the way: "I don't want to 'Enron' the people of the United States," Mr. Daschle said. "I don't want to see them holding the bag at the end of the day, just like Enron employees have held the bag. I don't want to destroy their Social Security system." Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Connecticut Democrat, was even less subtle at a recent press conference where he ...