"We want to show that Democrats are unified against raiding the (Social Security) trust fund to create private accounts and also to see where Republicans are on private accounts" -- Jennifer Crider, a spokesman for the House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi.

Letting Americans keep more of their own money would interfere with politician's raiding of the mythical Social Security trust fund.

- Social Security tax, 12.4%.
- Balance of the Social Security trust fund, $0.
- Scaring the bejesus out of old people to maintain your grip on political power, priceless.