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You said “ONE GENERATION was certainly screaming loudly when our last President was trying to give a CHOICE to younger Americans to get out SS”, I assumed you had something to back that up, I do know that 66% of the 18-29 year olds voted for Obama, so I don’t think that they were leading the charge to listen to the GOP on SS.

You said “ONE GENERATION was certainly screaming loudly when our last President was trying to give a CHOICE to younger Americans to get out SS”, I assumed you had something to back that up, I do know that 66% of the 18-29 year olds voted for Obama, so I don’t think that they were leading the charge to listen to the GOP on SS.

Yep and I posted it in my last post. The AARP. Unless you know something that I don't about what age you have to be to join. And by YOUNGER, I meant under 50.

I do know that 66% of the 18-29 year olds voted for Obama

Well, I think you may mean 66% of the 50% that actually voted. So, out of approx 41 million, Obama got about 14 million. But, many of those are more concerned with what they are going to have for lunch than how they are going to retire. What I would like to see is a percentage statistic on approval for privatized SS in the 30-50 age range.

A good review of the current SS options:

Social Security versus Private Retirement Accounts: A Historical Analysis

Here is another link from 1997 from the Cato Institute IN FAVOR of privatization:

Social Security versus Private Retirement Accounts: A Historical Analysis

And yet another link from the Cato Institute:

Clinton Wanted Social Security Privatized

So, basically, MANY Americans have been FOR privatization, but for some reason, the Powers that Were in Congress just didn't want to give BUSH credit for getting it done.....That is what it boils down to. And since CONGRESS are the lawmakers:

Membership of the 110th Congress: A Profile

The average age of Members of both houses at the convening of the 110th Congress was 57.0 years; of Representatives, 55.9 years; and of Senators, 61.7 years.