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Individual Social Security Accounts
2005-03-29T09:33:27-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjM0XC8xODYwNTUtMDUtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mr. Trumka talked about the AFL-CIO’s campaign against Charles Schwab, Wacovia, and other Wall Street companies that were promoting social security private accounts. Labor unions contended that President Bush’s plan to create private accounts would give a windfall to financial firms but cause Social Security guaranteed benefits to be cut by nearly half and increase the federal debt by $5 trillion. He also responded to viewer comments and questions.
Mr. Trumka talked about the AFL-CIO’s campaign against Charles Schwab, Wacovia, and other Wall Street companies that were promoting social s…
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Mr. Trumka talked about the AFL-CIO’s campaign against Charles Schwab, Wacovia, and other Wall Street companies that were promoting social security private accounts. Labor unions contended that President Bush’s plan to create private accounts would give a windfall to financial firms but cause Social Security guaranteed benefits to be cut by nearly half and increase the federal debt by $5 trillion. He also responded to viewer comments and questions. close
Mr. Trumka talked about the AFL-CIO’s campaign against Charles Schwab, Wacovia, and other Wall Street companies that were promoting social s… read more
Mr. Trumka talked about the AFL-CIO’s campaign against Charles Schwab, Wacovia, and other Wall Street companies that were promoting social security private accounts. Labor unions contended that President Bush’s plan to create private accounts would give a windfall to financial firms but cause Social Security guaranteed benefits to be cut by nearly half and increase the federal debt by $5 trillion. He also responded to viewer comments and questions. close
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