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(5 votes)   Our political leaders must be honest and forthcoming with data that will allow citizens to use facts and figures to judge for themselves what state Social Security is in.

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(5 votes)   President Bush has consistently used rhetoric, and that is not convincing given his past record.

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(4 votes)   We are open to any idea that would strengthen Social Security, but we cannot and will not accept a solution that will destroy it.

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(3 votes)   We must explain the truth: There is no free lunch.

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(9 votes)   Even without reforms, the Social Security fund will be able to meet 100 percent of its obligations until 2042.

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(7 votes)   For people who have for been putting their hard-earned money into the system for years, the president's idea would replace their safety net with a risky gamble with no assurance of a stable return of investment.

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(6 votes)   Almost half of all Latinas currently on Social Security rely exclusively on their benefit check in retirement.

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(6 votes)   Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has played an enormous and necessary role in keeping Latinas out of poverty.

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(6 votes)   Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its disabled workers.

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(5 votes)   Because of my own experience with market fluctuation, I recognize the great risks one takes on investments. This converts the Social Security safety net into a risky proposition many cannot afford to take.

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(5 votes)   Because of their low earnings and family obligations, Latinas would not be putting much money into private investment accounts. An average Latina could wind up losing thousands of dollars under this proposal.

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(5 votes)   Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated.

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(5 votes)   The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no doubt that the system needs to be strengthened.

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(4 votes)   I am not criticizing investing in the stock market; I am an investor.

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(4 votes)   There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act.

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