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Poll: Support Drops for Private Social Security Accounts

By Andrew Kohut,
Melissa Block
Published March 1, 2005 at 10:00 PM MST

Melissa Block talks with Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, about a poll that says support for the idea of private accounts for Social Security has dropped. His polling shows that people think that President Bush has sold the problem, not the solution.

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Andrew Kohut
Commentator Andrew Kohut can be heard frequently on NPR programs, offering analysis and insights on the meaning and interpretation of opinion poll results ranging from Americans' attitudes about gay marriage to the issues driving the elections.
Melissa Block
As special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs, Melissa Block brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting. Her work over the decades has earned her journalism's highest honors, and has made her one of NPR's most familiar and beloved voices.
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