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| | Bush Plan to Privatize Won't Pass |
 | | On the other side of the aisle, only one of the state's six Democratic congressmen — Sanford Bishop — expressed a willingness to consider the idea, and even he calls it risky and "has serious reservations about any plans for privatization," according to his office. |
 | | In the U.S. Senate, Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson said he strongly supports Bush's plan in concept, while his fellow Republican, Saxby Chambliss, conditions his support by saying that he is concerned about the transition costs to a new system, predicted to be several trillion dollars at least. |
 | | He has become the first major politician to suggest that future taxpayers might not be able or willing to pay back those IOUs, burdened as they will be by payments on the national debt, soaring Medicare expenses for baby boomers and the cost of their own government. |
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