March 22, 2005

Some ask who belongs in '\'ownership society"

In President Bush\'s vision of an \"ownership society,\" people would have more choices and assume more risk in their lives. They would save more, own more and rely less on the government - even if they\'re elderly, poor or both. A WSU study of Michigan residents found that Republicans like this idea, and high-income people were most likely to approve of privatization of retirement accounts. \"If it doesn\'t work, they\'ll still be able to eat,\" said political scientist Lyke Thompson, director of the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne.

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