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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (71020)	1/18/2005 10:16:32 AM
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Top ten highest concentrations of Social Security beneficiaries as a percentage of a state's population ... West Virginia 22.4% Maine 20.1% Arkansas 19.9% Florida 19.6% Pennsylvania 19.3% Alabama 19.3% Kentucky 18.7% Iowa 18.5% Mississippi 18.5% Missouri 18.1% Worst demographic for President Bush on Social Security, by age ... In the new Washington Post/ABC poll, President Bush has a 38% approval rating on Social Security and a 55% disapproval. 7% have no opinion. Which is his worst age bracket? 18-30 year olds. They give him 33% approval/60% disapproval. -- Josh Marshall (January 17, 2005 -- 11:55 PM EDT // link // print) WLBZ Channel 2 out of Bangor, Maine notes "sixteen percent of Maine's population is elderly, one of the highest percentages in the nation," and that people in the state are watching the Social Security debate closely. There's a bit more than one and a quarter million Mainers. And just over 20% of them are current Social Security beneficiaries. That's the second highest number in the nation. Says, the report on the WLBZ website: "Senator Olympia Snowe, who sits on the Finance Committee, is worried about the risks of stock market investment. Snowe says other options are avilable, including tax incentives to encourage retirement savings." Sen. Snowe, who's up for reelection next year, has been generally mum on the subject. And has made only vague comments about her position. -- Josh Marshall talkingpointsmemo.com