Is the President More Interested in Private Accounts or Solving the Long Term Challenge Facing Social Security?"

The President Told Congressman Rangel, "Private Accounts are not Coming Off the Table Even if it's the Last Day I Spend in the Presidency." Although the president has admitted that "personal accounts do not permanently fix the solution," he continues to pursue them. The president told Congressman Charlie Rangel, "Congressman, I am the president. And private accounts are not coming off the table even if it's the last day I spend in the presidency." [President's Press Conference, 3/15/05; New York Times, 3/27/05]