Gordon Smith is gambling with our retirement money in Oregon. Not only is he in favor of privatizing Social Security, he wants to put the money on Wall Street.
Which is working so well right now during the current financial crisis.
Lets face it, markets fluctuate, often wildly. That is just the nature of a free market. While that allows for the creation of great wealth and innovation, it also comes with risk.
Part of everyone's retirement funds should be set apart from that risk, and that is where Social Security comes in.
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