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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...10yrs10Y

No

 @52PZV38Democratcommented…11mos11MO

Employees agreed to perform a specific job with a defined set of compensation. Changing the employees' compensation violates this agreement. If you would like to change the compensation for future employees that may be fair but keep in mind that those interested in the job may not be as eager to apply if the compensation has changed. This is already visible in many public service areas.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...10yrs10Y

No, privately managed accounts will jeopardize the financial security of senior citizens

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...10yrs10Y

Yes, pension spending is out of control and must be reduced

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 @cryingleftist from Texas answered…3yrs3Y

 @52P5M5SLibertariananswered…4yrs4Y

I think it should the be workers choice but give incentives for private accounts and insure that the worker will not lose any money if they choose to privatizetheir pension plan.

 @8GPQNKC from New Mexico answered…3yrs3Y

 @7Z65922Democrat from Georgia answered…4yrs4Y

No, but I think it should be the workers' choice, therefore give incentives for private accounts and insure that the worker will not lose any money if they chooses to privatize their pension plan

 @979QPS7 from North Carolina answered…1yr1Y

 @975GXH8 from North Carolina answered…1yr1Y

If the government worker wants the plan to be transitioned to a private account that should be allowed.

 @98LD89W from Louisiana answered…1yr1Y

No, increase pension spending and offer public pensions to the private sector

 @9KL2GQ3from Vermont answered…3wks3W

Pension plan should be public, however I am not oppose to private pension plan on top of it, as long as there is a public pension plan that can pay enogh for the elderly people to live well

 @9K8LLG8 from Indiana answered…1mo1MO

The effectiveness of private accounts in ensuring the financial security of senior citizens depends on various factors, including the regulatory framework, investment options, and risk management strategies implemented within such plans.

  @9JRKJRK  from Iowa answered…2mos2MO

No, pensions should be public and guaranteed by the National Treasury, and people should not need to rely on market based schemes like IRAs and 401(k)s, insulated from the turbulence in the Market and the predatory nature of speculators.

 @9JC633B from Florida answered…2mos2MO

Pensions should be the responsibility of the government to provide. After a career of public service the least the government can do is provide pensioners with an adjusted for inflation, full salary guaranteed lifetime pension.

 @9JBWMCFProgressive from Florida answered…2mos2MO

I dont really have a stance on this. I think that if new employees aheva private plan, so be it but I dont think that any changes should be made to current workers

 @8YB7SR3 from New Jersey answered…2yrs2Y

 @8Y9V6MS from Kansas answered…2yrs2Y

 @8Y9QYNS from North Carolina answered…2yrs2Y

 @8Y46ZQ5 from Missouri answered…2yrs2Y

 @nunuhyozeRepublican from Indiana answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, except for retired military Veterans. Their pensions should be guaranteed by the US Government. All other pension plans should be privatized.

 @8XSC9X8 from Connecticut answered…2yrs2Y

It should be the choice of the employee, they should choose between the two options.

 @8WXX55XIndependentfrom Guam answered…2yrs2Y

Yes. Pension plans should be reformed so they do not cripple government budgets. There should be an option for workers to put their pensions into a portion or all of their pension into a private account in their name that the government legally cannot touch. There's also a chance that the government spending can get out of control and then have trouble meeting their pension obligations to their workers

 @8WQMK29 from Florida answered…2yrs2Y

 @8WMF7Z5 from Texas answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but those accounts should be held to strict standards to ensure the security of funds for those workers who earned them.

 @8WGSBQRLibertarian from Virginia answered…2yrs2Y

Yes for future workers, current workers and retirees should have the choice of whether to transition to private accounts.

 @8WGNDTVIndependentfrom Pennsylvania answered…2yrs2Y

 @8S6B8BK from Montana answered…3yrs3Y

 @8RN2J9V from Illinois answered…3yrs3Y

I feel that I am not educated enough on this issue to contribute a stance.

 @8RMYGPC from New Jersey answered…3yrs3Y

 @8RJS6QRRepublican from Oklahoma answered…3yrs3Y

No and the workers should have access to there own pension plans not the government.

 @8RJBHGN from Washington answered…3yrs3Y

Government does nothing to add to the GDP...it is a consumer, not a producer. Pensions (and salaries) should be commensurate the level of production and ratio of benefit to burden in doing so.

 @8RHVB5M from North Carolina answered…3yrs3Y

No, but you should allow the worker to choose if they want to make it a private account.

 @8RHB6NK from Indiana answered…3yrs3Y

Pension plans for senators and congressmen/women should be ELIMINATED and they should be FORCED into the same Social Security Plans average citizens are forced into. Other state and local government workers should be transitioned into Private Accounts

 @8RDKWK7 from Oklahoma answered…3yrs3Y

Well if we reduced the pensions, pay rates, and benefits of our senate and house reps this problem would likely reduce. limiting terms would aid in this too.

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