Social Security & Medicare Notes

Corrections for White House talking points

US News & world Report fills a slow news week by interviewing White House Budget Director Josh bolton about the status of the Social Security benefit reduction and phase out plan. Michael Hiltzik (Author of “The Plot Against Social Security: How the Bush Plan is Endangering our Financial Future.” - see link below.) debunks Bolton's talking points over at Kevin Drum's Political Animal.

Read it. He explains how you are being lied to. Then get his book.
The Plot against Social Security: How the Bush Administration Is Endangering Our Financial Future

It matters to you and to America.

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The Bush administration lied their way into an unnecesary war primarily to get a bump in the polls and keep Republican control of Congress. It worked. They think they can do anything to Americans. But rember what Dwight D. Eisenhower said:

"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes that you can do these things. Among them are a few Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or businessman from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid." -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952"

The exact people Ike described have taken over the government and are attempting to destroy Social Security. They have already stopped enforcing labor laws. The Texas oil millionaires and an occasional politicians or businessmen are running America into the ground and laughing as they do it.

Educate yourself and work to replace the stupid conservative Republican oil people and politicians with educated grown-ups.

posted by Richard @ 2:41 PM