Social Insecurity

As a possible fix-it legacy project for his presidency, George W. Bush is returning to Social Security, the retirement program that continues to slide toward insolvency. Meet the new key players in the Social Security game, including a surprising presidential appointee who could outmaneuver the ascendant Democrats. [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.]

THE RAINMAKER WHY HE MATTERS HOW HE'LL PLAY IT Henry Paulson Jr. The Treasury Secretary and Bush's Social Security front man raised eyebrows last week by saying he would set "no preconditions" on the Administration's push to reform. Paulson's statement hinted that the...

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