The Heartland Institute - Majority Favors Private Accounts for Social Security, Cato/Zogby Poll Says

A majority of Americans believe younger workers should be allowed to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in individual accounts, according to a new poll conducted by Zogby International for the Cato Institute.

Despite a drumbeat of criticism for weeks by congressional Democrats and a concerted public relations campaign by powerful interest groups such as the AARP against Social Security choice, 51 percent of those polled by Zogby supported the introduction of individual accounts. Only 39 percent opposed individual accounts being part of any Social Security reform.

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opposition by seniors dropped to just 45 percent if they were assured their own benefits would not be affected.