... argue that Clinton's plan does nothing more than extend the life of social security by about twenty three years to the year 2055. Choosing to invest one's savings in the stock is a propitious idea since "Wall Street investments have returned an average of 7% a year (after inflation), while social security pays an average family a paltry 1.2% annual return" (17:2), unless it is ... the government investing your money. Having the federal government invest people's earnings in the stock market creates an atrocious conflict of interest, meaning it would be near impossible to make investment...

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... argue that Clinton's plan does nothing more than extend the life of social security by about twenty three years to the year 2055. Choosing to invest one's savings in the stock is a propitious idea since "Wall Street investments have returned an average of 7% a year (after inflation), while social security pays an average family a paltry 1.2% annual return" (17:2), unless it is ... the government investing your money. Having the federal government invest people's earnings in the stock market creates an atrocious conflict of interest, meaning it would be near impossible to make investment...

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... ' money for unintended purposes. Having control over one's own money can also allow for a variety of different profit opportunities. Full privatization of Social Security would give workers the privilege of investing their benefits through personal investment accounts. Such accounts would have government regulations placed on them to avoid withdrawal of the money until the account holder reaches the appropriate age. Putting ... in a privatized Social Security system would regulate the personal accounts to ensure that no unreliable, risky investments are made, some consider it irresponsib...

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... Social Security where you invest part of the money you would pay as tax for Social Security. A risk of this however is that the stocks you would be investing in are unpredictable. If a stock market crash occurs your retirement money would go down the drain. Public opinion is a crucial part of policy making. Policymaking is also linked with dollar allocation. Essentially these ... ...

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