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Essay heading: Should Social Security Be Privatized
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December 11, 1998 |
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I want to do it
to get a better return for the Social Security system. Historically,
long-term government bonds have had a real return, after inflation, of 2.3
percent a year, compared with 6.3 percent for stocks."
Paul W. Boltz, economist for the T. Rowe Price mutual fund said, "When
we examine the pending financial crisis of our Social Security system, we
find, in effect, the characteristics of a government sponsored Ponzi-type
scheme... displayed 300 characters
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Boltz, economist for the T. Rowe Price mutual fund said, "When
we examine the pending financial crisis of our Social Security system, we
find, in effect, the characteristics of a government sponsored Ponzi-type
scheme."
Michael H. Cosgrove, of the Dallas-based newsletter, The Econoclast
says, "People need to take the responsibility of investing their own funds
for their retirement... displayed next 300 characters
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