Social Insecurity
I have been trying for weeks to make sense out of what our so-called president is proposing to do with Social Security. No luck so far, unless I look at it as a ploy to completely destroy the notion of liberalism in America. First off, we have this line about social security being in crisis, and there being a pressing need to do something about it now. In addition to the eerie similarity to the warnings of Saddam and mushroom clouds, there is a complete disregard for other crises which seem to be larger in magnitude and/or of greater urgency. Then there is the incomprehensible fact that the only concrete suggestion that Bush has made, his private accounts, do nothing for the fiscal state of the program, yet blow a massive hole in the federal budget. Finally, all of the proposals, hints, statements, etc. coming out of the White House and conservative Republicans seem to be pushing for changing Social Security, yet sticking with the paradigm of government compelling people to save and invest, and even telling people how to invest. This monumental piece of hypocrisy coming from people who think that government telling you to buckle up your seatbelt is unacceptable meddling in your personal life should be ringing alarm bells across this country.
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