Matthew Yglesias on Social Security

(May 04, 2005 -- 10:28 AM EDT)

I don't like the term "add-on accounts" which, to me, frames the issue poorly and suggests a feeble-minded tactical response to the effort to phase-out Social Security. Programs designed to broaden the scope of asset ownership in America are more than defensible on their own terms, and like lots of other things I support (health care for the uninsured, a military capable of handling post-conflict stabilization missions better, etc.) shouldn't really be viewed as either a substitute for, or an enhancement of, Social Security as such.