Fat Teddy was one of 5 dims who opposed this way back then
for fear that his gubmint worker constituents would suffer
financial loss if forced into sosh security.
You don't need this 1983 bill for that. The damn thing is going broke. The only way they prolonged the death last time was to up the tax, slap a tax on the tax and increase the retirement age. To say it is the most successful program in history is such a big lie it indicates the utter contempt they have for the public.
Wasn't Bush right? Of course, rather than privatizing it, in 1983 they changed the program to extend it by adding a lot of new workers to pay in who wouldn't get benefits for a while.
In 1998, Reid stole his reelection. The republicans rolled over and refused to contest the election. Maybe they got what they deserved.