11/23/2004: Republicans Finding Ways to Account for Social Security Overhaul: Change Expensive in Short Term (The Washington Post; subscription may be required)

Excerpt: Republican budget writers say they may have found a way to cut the federal deficit even if they borrow hundreds of billions more to overhaul the Social Security system: Don't count all that new borrowing. As they lay the groundwork for what will probably be a controversial fight over Social Security, Republican lawmakers and the Bush administration are examining a number of accounting strategies that would allow the expensive transition to a partially privatized Social Security[.]