Bush seems to be moving in a slightly better direction on this front than he was when I wrote this piece (he seems to be ruling out benefit cuts/tax increases/lifting the cap), but I still think the conventional thinking on this is distorted. While I support truly free market plans like the one proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Sununu, I can't understand why any proposed reform would not include making the system voluntary.
I'm interested in hearing what people think about this. Does this strike anyone else as being something worth fighting for?