I was looking at this New York Times Social Security poll from the other day and surprised to see some numbers indicating people are amenable to the Bush message: 55% think Social Security is in crisis or serious trouble; 51% say they don’t expect to get their promised benefits upon retirement; 80% are very or somewhat concerned about what will be the state of Social Security in 2041 (or so they say); 59% say it would be acceptable to have the benefits of middle- and high-income people grow more slowly; 57% say Social Security needs to be fixed now; 56% say the crisis is real. On the other hand, 46% think people will suffer loses in the market if they invest their Social Security funds and 74% consider investment in the stock market risky.