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Journalist Paul Wilner sits down with former Labor and Treasury Secretary George Schultz to talk about the looming Social Security and health care crises.

Read all about it here.

Comments

Naga Sadow | May 7, 2008, 3:19pm | #

Interesting interview. I noticed that he backed away from an answer to any question that he seemed to deem hypothetical.

Pirate Jo | May 7, 2008, 3:46pm | #

Reform isn't going to happen as long as those who stand to benefit from Social Security continue to outnumber those who stand to get screwed by it.

Gilbert Martin | May 7, 2008, 3:58pm | #

"Specific reforms Shultz and Shoven propose include changes in the indexing system of Social Security benefits, so that "the rate of increase over and above inflation is either eliminated or moderated,"

As I recall, that was also one of Fred Thompson's proposals when he was still in the running for President.

Warren | May 7, 2008, 4:00pm | #

Al Haig, George Schultz, James Baker.

Looking better with each passing year.

Paul | May 7, 2008, 4:37pm | #

Reform isn't going to happen as long as those who stand to benefit from Social Security continue to outnumber those who stand to get screwed by it.

Kind of. I think it's worse than that. Reform won't happen as long as politicians can buy votes by offering increased benefits- regardless of the funding to back it.

Travis | May 7, 2008, 7:39pm | #

America's national debt is much more of a threat to national security than Al-Qeada could ever hope to be.

Guy Montag | May 7, 2008, 9:22pm | #

health care crises

Are ration books being printed? I need to see the MIPR on that one.

Guy Montag | May 7, 2008, 9:24pm | #

America's national debt is much more of a threat to national security than Al-Qeada could ever hope to be.

Not to mention the vampires.

ian | May 7, 2008, 9:46pm | #

Was it just me, or did Shultz seem rather 'grumpy' with most of his answers?

Guy Montag | May 7, 2008, 9:59pm | #

Ian,

Was it just me, or did Shultz seem rather 'grumpy' with most of his answers?

Sorry for being, perhaps, feeble, but didn't he always sound a bit grumpy, I mean like every tme he was ever on camera?

Perhaps I am confusing him with someone else.