Press Conference: The Survey Numbers You Won’t Hear About

It seems both the President and the American people believe that Social Security is a vital safety net for America’s seniors. Too bad, the Bush administation won’t let us know about this agreement. The White House recently changed a taxpayer-funded Social Security poll, removing “two statements that at least three-quarters of those polled had agreed with: ‘Social Security benefits play a major role in keeping many senior citizens out of poverty’ and ‘Social Security is the largest single source of income for most elderly Americans.’