Biden Lurks Well Within His Powers To Fire Social Security Boss

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The commissioner of Social Security isn't exactly a household name, after all.
50% : Taxes get withheld, and benefits paid, reliably regardless of who is in charge.
48% : Independence at the Securities and Exchange Commission might prevent the perception that enforcement is driven by political grudges rather than impartial application of the law.
48% : Independence at Social Security may curb a politician's strong temptation to defer dealing with future solvency issues until someone else is in office.
46% : The idea that the Social Security administration should be apolitical is humorous to anyone who has watched Democrats run for generations taking credit for the program or observed President George W. Bush at the 2004 Republican National Convention say, "We must strengthen Social Security by allowing younger workers to save some of their taxes in a personal account -- a nest egg you can call your own, and government can never take away."

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