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Elusive Consensus

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About half of Americans say the government should make major changes to the Social Security program in the next year or two
Although most people agree Social Security needs more money, four in 10 say increasing payroll taxes...
Half of Americans say the Social Security program has major problems and needs fundamental changes
Majorities of Americans say making the Social Security system financially sound should be a top priority for Congress, but...

Although majorities say the Social Security program is in trouble, few can agree on proposed ideas for changing it. About half of Americans say the government needs to make changes to the system sooner than later, but other legislative issues such as Iraq and terrorism rank even higher.


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