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Religions > Atheism |
| User: |
"Al Klein" |
| Date: |
24 Feb 2005 08:09:07 PM |
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The NeoCon Wet Dream - Finally Ending Social Security |
A video clip of the Neocons' REAL plan for Social Security (from
MoveOn) and a way to write a letter to the editor easily:
http://www.moveon.org/lte/lte.html?lte_campaign_id=17&zip=11764&id=5123-5331176-VR.VmxJpcX15IoTEp4xYXw
-- The "Social Security has got to go" chants of Republicans show that
for the Republican base, privatization is just the first step towards
getting rid of Social Security. The Republican Party opposed Social
Security when it started and has opposed its expansion. One of the
leaders of the push to privatize Social Security, Grover Norquist, of
the extreme-right Americans for Tax Reform told the LA Times, "Social
Security should be reformed not because the system is going broke but
because it's a lousy program."
-- George Bush's plan would make massive cuts in Social Security
benefits for future retirees in order to pay for private accounts.
Privatization diverts Social Security taxes used to pay current
benefits into private accounts. Without that money, Social Security
benefits will inevitably be cut -- up to 46 percent for future
retirees.
-- Privatization means trillions of dollars of new national debt.
Because current Social Security taxes are used to pay for private
accounts taking that money out means huge deficits -- as high as $15
trillion over the next 40 years.
-- The Republican plan would turn a guaranteed benefit into a
guaranteed gamble. The stock market is risky and can't be predicted --
that could means millions of people won't have the money they need
when they need it.
It's clear that President Bush and Congressional Republicans would
never publicly say that they want to scrap Social Security. But the
last great progressive program has long been in conservative sights,
because it's one of the best examples of how government can really
improve peoples' lives. It's up to us to lay bare the real motives
behind Bush's plan -- and the time to start is now, when Congress is
home and Members are listening.
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rukbat at verizon dot net
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise
as false, and by the rulers as useful."
- Seneca the Younger
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