Social Security: House Republican Leader Pledges “to Get Serious” About Phaseout

Any skeptics out there in doubt of the Republican commitment to get rid of Social Security? House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) hears you, and says put your minds at ease — because while the last try at privatization ended with a bust, he promises to really get serious when he comes back as majority leader in 2007. See for yourself, in the Washington Times (emphasis added):

Q: Where does Social Security reform stand?

A: I just met with Congressman [Frank R. Wolf, Virginia Republican], a few minutes ago with his SAFE Commission [formed to fix the entitlement programs]. In 1990 when I first ran for Congress, I talked about the need to reform these big entitlement programs because the sooner we began the process, the easier it would be to make the necessary changes so that these programs were sustainable for the long term. ... If I’m around in a leadership role come January, we’re going to get serious about this.

Wait, did we say when Boehner comes back as leader? Sorry: we meant to say if. And the more Boehner talks like this, the more iffy we need to make his chances become.

Posted by Americans United For Change Web Team