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Following Social Security Issue |
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1. How closely have you followed recent news stories about efforts to
reform Social Security? |
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Some |
Not very |
Not at all |
Not sure |
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Very closely |
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42% |
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100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
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Somewhat closely |
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38% |
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0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
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Not very closely |
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14% |
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0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
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Not at all closely |
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5% |
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0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
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Not sure |
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1% |
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0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
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2. Which is riskier, relying on the federal government to pay promised
Social Security |
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benefits or allowing workers to invest for their own retirement? |
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Not very |
Not at all |
Not sure |
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Relying on Government |
52% |
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51% |
52% |
51% |
62% |
35% |
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Letting Workers Invest |
37% |
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44% |
36% |
29% |
17% |
16% |
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Not Sure |
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11% |
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5% |
12% |
20% |
21% |
50% |
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3. A proposal has been made that would allow workers to invest Social
Security payroll taxes |
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into personal accounts so that they could help provide for their own
retirement needs. |
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Do you favor or oppose this proposal? |
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Not very |
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Not sure |
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Favor |
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53% |
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46% |
57% |
64% |
50% |
37% |
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Oppose |
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36% |
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48% |
30% |
24% |
25% |
22% |
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Not Sure |
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11% |
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6% |
13% |
12% |
25% |
40% |
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4. Another proposal has been made that would fully protect all retirees
and anyone else who |
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wants to remain in the current Social Security Program. All
promised benefits would be |
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guaranteed. The proposal would also let individual workers decide
for themselves is they |
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wanted to stay in the current program or open a personal retirement
account. |
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Do you favor or oppose this proposal? |
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Total |
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Very |
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Not sure |
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Favor |
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65% |
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59% |
67% |
75% |
77% |
17% |
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Oppose |
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23% |
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31% |
20% |
13% |
10% |
10% |
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Not Sure |
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12% |
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10% |
13% |
12% |
12% |
73% |
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5. A third proposal would raise the Social Security taxes paid by all
workers so that the |
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government would be able to keep paying promised benefits. Workers
would be prohibited |
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from investing any of their Social Security taxes in personal
retirement accounts. |
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Do you favor or oppose this proposal. |
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Total |
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Very |
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Not very |
Not at all |
Not sure |
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Favor |
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27% |
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35% |
18% |
23% |
29% |
12% |
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Oppose |
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56% |
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51% |
64% |
55% |
46% |
28% |
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Not Sure |
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17% |
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14% |
17% |
22% |
25% |
60% |
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