Social Security, a jewel of the New Deal, has faced bi-partisan opposition since at least the Reagan Administration, when Democrats joined Republicans to raise the retirement age and increase payroll taxes enough to generate trillions in Trust Fund surpluses. Many Liberals have now joined conservatives again in pressing for Social Security “reform.” One example is More

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