The battle of the boffins
WHEN George W. Bush jumped boldly in with his plans for reforming Social Security, the public pensions system, he never thought (or should never have thought) he would have a quiet life. So it has proved. Economists who favour Al Gore are gleefully slinging mud at his proposals, while those who back Mr Bush are firing off fusillades of figures from the other side.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “The battle of the boffins”
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