The President suggested that we go to some of the states where American employers are given personal accounts. Senator Barbara Boxer not only took that trip but also wrote up a report on it. Its conclusion:
“By examining the actual system in place in Texas, this study shows that Americans are worse off with privatized accounts – not in theory, but in reality.”

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