Blogcritics Comments on Social Security: It's a Bush-made crisis

Comment by John on Social Security: It's a Bush-made crisis

Thu, 4 Jan 2007 22:44:23 EST

Tom is obviously an idiot. You should care about it because the govt. steals 6.2% of you income for it each year. Money you won't see when you retire. Money you could be investing right now on your own. What a fucking joke. God Bless America!

Comment by Hal Pawluk on Social Security: It's a Bush-made crisis

Tue, 9 Mar 2004 18:13:07 EST

Is there some reason this particular topic seems to drive you berserk, Tom?

Comment by Tom on Social Security: It's a Bush-made crisis

Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:36:00 EST

Who gives a fuck about social security. You should be putting money away yourself. Why should the government take care of you. This "i'm entitled to it" philosophy has got to stop.

Comment by Hal Pawluk on Social Security: It's a Bush-made crisis

Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:07:50 EST

The basic approach seems to be the "starving the beast" principle they first enunciated during the Reagan years:

The starve-the-beast doctrine is now firmly within the conservative mainstream. George W. Bush himself seemed to endorse the doctrine as the budget surplus evaporated: in August 2001 he called the disappearing surplus ''incredibly positive news'' because it would put Congress in a ''fiscal straitjacket.'' [The Tax Cut Con 09/14/2003]

Comment by mike on Social Security: It's a Bush-made crisis

Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:22:39 EST

One interesting tidbit is that the only "succesful" privatization of Social Security occurred (under the direction of University of Chicago right wingers) in Chile. That is, under a military dictatorship. The same principle applies here: the GOP is using the fiscal crisis caused by its military expansionism and tax cuts to force changes in Social Security that people would not otherwise accept. It's time to admit that, in important respects, the same Bush administration that claims to be spreading democracy abroad is increasingly resembling a military dictatorship at home. That's not hyperbole. It's a simple fact. It's also an open question whether terrorists or the GOP are the greater threat to America. Both are attacking the foundations of the republic, and our democracy.