Social Security "threatened by a fabricated crisis and a false solution"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Democrats use broadcasts to fight Bush's Social Security overhaul plan

Posted 8/13/2005 11:19 AM Updated 8/13/2005 12:01 PM

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-13-social-security-anniversary_x.htm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators blasted President Bush's proposal to revamp Social Security with optional individual investment accounts on Saturday, the eve of the retirement and disability program's 70th birthday.

Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., spoke in a separate, English-language radio address of the program's unbroken record of paying promised benefits to retirees and people with disabilities.

"It has never been a day late or a dollar short," Salazar said. "But now, that guaranteed benefit is being threatened by a fabricated crisis and a false solution."

Bush asked lawmakers to address the program's long-term finances and establish individual accounts that would let younger workers privately invest some of their Social Security contributions. Democrats opposed the plan and have refused to discuss the matter until the president drops his demand for the individual accounts.



"Retirees look over fliers labled "10 reasons why privatizing social security is the wrong answer" during a party for the 70th anniversary of Social Security. Michael S. Balash, AP/The Repository"

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1. Interesting, Kerry delivered the Hispanic address on SS today and Salazar

delivered the English Democratic address.

I hope they do more of this.

[Hidden Stillness]

2. This is Probably Our Greatest Issue, the True Need of the Middle Class

Thank God for old people--they have been the only sustained, ongoing anti-Republican force in the Nation all of Bush's two terms. They were never fooled--Social Security is the most popular, successful program ever, it has always had a surplus (which Republicans regularly steal from), and it needs only small funding adjustments--and that generation just comes out swinging and fights on the facts, not even checking with the "D"LC first for tips on their "image." They are saving us all, yet again.

One highly threatening fact which they are not publicizing is that the (probably paltry) amount of your "private" account will be DEDUCTED from any future Social Security payments. For those people (women) who have been severely underpaid their whole lives, you cannot possibly have anywhere enough to live on, as you will be paying them! God damn these demonic capitalists--how can they live with themselves?