Diverting Social Security money stocks jeopardizes our promise to retirees and older workers. Using Social Security taxes for private investments would divert as much as $1.5 trillion away from Social Security over ten years - money that is already promised for benefits. » Read More

Diverting Social Security money into stocks means Social Security benefit cuts. The Bush Commission plans would cut Social Security guaranteed benefits by 17% for today's 35-year-old workers retiring in 2032, and 41% for workers retiring in 2066. Workers who do not want to invest Social Security money would still face the same benefit cuts. Workers who want to retire before normal retirement age, which already is rising to 67, would have benefits cut even more. » Read More

Diverting Social Security money into stocks is a risk we can't afford. You don't have to be a stock market expert to get a Social Security benefit. But under privatization, retirees who made bad investment decisions or are the victims of insider corruption - or just have plain bad luck - could wind up destitute.

For more information, visit Campaign for America's Future Social Security Superpage.