Good-Will Is Low for Social Security Talks
79531
The parties have not been this far apart ideologically on Capitol Hill for decades, some analysts say, which could make an overhaul of Social Security hard to achieve.
479965
President Bush said Monday that he faces &quot;difficult choices&quot; in seeking to ensure Social Security&#39;s solvency and offer younger workers private retirement accounts.
261726
If President Bush wants to push his plan to overhaul Social Security through Congress during his second term, he will probably have to do something he rarely did during his first term: get his hands dirty.
232756
MAIN TOPIC: President Bush will offer new details about his plan to let younger workers divert some of their Social Security payroll taxes into personal investment accounts. Experts say while the president will seek to reassure Americans who are at or near retirement, he will leave larger questions unanswered.
564823
As many pension plans have failed in the past three years, some high earners who retired early have been left with pensions much lower than they expected.
282921
If President Bush wants to push his plan to overhaul Social Security through Congress during his second term, he probably will have to do something he rarely did during his first term: get his hands dirty.
137953
JACKSON, Wyo. - For at least the fourth time this year, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has touched the electrified third rail of American politics - Social Security...
592082
WHAT'S POSSIBLE: Social Security disability benefits may not be safe from the across-the-board cuts that are likely in President Bush's proposal to allow personal investment accounts.
513833
There's one thing I think we can all agree on when it comes to President's Bush's proposal to set up personal investment accounts as part of the Social Security program: As the saying goes, the devil is in the details and the details are woefully lacking.
468456
The President's Social Security reform plan is a big political risk, and both parties may not find a lot  to like about it
625172
PRESIDENT BUSH used an economic summit in Washington last week to promote his plans to reform the crumbling Social Security system.
767268
THE PROBLEM: Social Security faces a &#36;3.7 trillion shortfall over 75 years.
99349
Social Security has drifted out of the national debate, but Democrats, eyeing the senior vote, are trying to revive the issue &#151; just in time for the midterm elections.
530682
Social Security battle comes as both state and private retirement plans are shifting.
593910
Future retirees will not necessarily  see smaller Social Security checks if Congress approves the  administration plan to allow younger workers to invest part of  their payroll taxes, President Bush said in an interview  published on Friday.
73613
President Bush challenged a hesitant Congress on Wednesday to "strengthen and save" Social Security, saying the nation's costliest social program was headed for bankruptcy unless changed. Bush's plan would cut guaranteed retirement benefits for younger Americans but would not affect checks for people now 55 and older.
136848
Social Security benefits will not change for retirees or wage-earners age 55 or older in the plan President Bush unveiled Wednesday night. But the government guarantee would drop for younger workers whether or not they set up personal accounts.