[eno_]

The key is ownership. "Privatization" is not scary when it means that (even if it is no Libertarian utopia of perfactly free choice) you get to retain ownership of what is supposed to support your retirement. THAT is an idea only an idiot would find unattractive.

[terilyn]

Exactly! And, if it's presented by the politicans and the media in that light there will be a lot of support for it. If it's presented as a scare tactic, a lot of little old ladies will freak. (My mom included...I try, really!)