The Republican members of the Subcommittee on Social Security of the House Ways and Means Committee, the most important Congressional committee for our purposes, have been announced.
- Rep. Sam Johnson (TX)
- Rep. Kevin Brady (TX)
- Rep. Pat Tiberi (OH)
- Rep. Aaron Schock (IL)
- Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN)
- Rep. Rick Berg (ND)
- Rep. Adrian Smith (NE)
Sam Johnson, picture here, is the chairman of the Subcommittee. Johnson proposed a Social Security "reform" package in 2005 that, basically, would have allowed Americans to opt out of Social Security. It is certainly a more detailed and workable plan than anything former President George W. Bush put forward but, still, it is very unlikely to move forward at any point in the future. I do not see that Johnson has been pushing this or any other plan in recent years. If his plan were adopted, I have no doubt that millions of foolish Americans would opt out of Social Security and would later become destitute rapidly once they became unable to work due to illness or age. I would call it a trap for regular viewers of Fox News.
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