3.17.2005
Bush Concedes Accounts Won't Fix Social Security (USATODAY.com)
Posted 3/16/2005 10:53 AM Updated 3/16/2005 1:34 PM
From staff and wire reports
WASHINGTON — President Bush conceded Wednesday that private accounts do not address the projected problems with Social Security, but he defended his approach and said he wanted more input from Congress on overhauling the troubled system.
"Personal accounts do not solve this issue. Personal accounts will ensure the workers get a better deal" in the future, Bush said at a White House news conference Wednesday.
Only one in three Americans approve of Bush's handling of Social Security, his lowest rating on the issue since he took office. A recent USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll found that only 35% approved of Bush's Social Security record, 56% disapproved and 9% had no opinion. That was down from three weeks ago, when 43% approved. In March 2001, just after he took office, 49% approved.
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From staff and wire reports
WASHINGTON — President Bush conceded Wednesday that private accounts do not address the projected problems with Social Security, but he defended his approach and said he wanted more input from Congress on overhauling the troubled system.
"Personal accounts do not solve this issue. Personal accounts will ensure the workers get a better deal" in the future, Bush said at a White House news conference Wednesday.
Only one in three Americans approve of Bush's handling of Social Security, his lowest rating on the issue since he took office. A recent USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll found that only 35% approved of Bush's Social Security record, 56% disapproved and 9% had no opinion. That was down from three weeks ago, when 43% approved. In March 2001, just after he took office, 49% approved.
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