We have enough money to rescue the banks, but not enough to rescue Social Security.

[BigBearJohn]

:wtf:

[tavalon]

1. Shit!

Did somebody raid the lockbox?

[elleng]

2. I think there are disputes

about necessity to 'rescue' Social Security.

[Lasher]

3. Yes, and I agree with those skeptics.

The point in the OP is well taken and supports this skepticism. For 8 years we've had to listen Junior and his pals tell us we can't afford our social programs. Now we're pulling trillions out of our asses for the financial services industry.

Could be the Social Security 'crisis' was all just made up as cover for gutting our social programs. Ya think?

[elleng]

5. Naturally

Starve the Beast

[acmavm]

4. It's a scam. But now its dems who want to get their hands on the money.

We have other situations to take care of right now, like bailing out criminal Wall Street execs who gamed the system.

There's no big rush on SS.

[lib2DaBone]

6. It seems we have money for everything except putting America to work...

[TWiley]

7. The bank bailouts directly affect Republican voters

and .... republi-crap voters want to end Social Security. Republi-turds feel social security is communistic.

Think about the bailouts:

Wall Street: Republicraps .... yes
Airlines: Republicraps ... Yes
Iraq War: Republicraps ... yes
Agri Busines: Republicraps ... yes
AIG insurance: Republicraps ... yes

Auto: Blue collar .... NO
New Orleans: Blue Collar .... NO
Social Security: Blue Collar .... NO

When it comes to corporate welfare ... republicraps reign supreme.

[skepticscott]

8. What this overlooks

is what's been the glaring problem through all of this, the problem that virtually no one in the government will speak of out loud: We have no money. We're 10 trillion dollars in debt and sinking fast. It would be more accurate to say that we're willing to borrow even more and go even deeper into debt to rescue the banks, but not Social Security.

[Bandit]

12. It would seem no one wants to loan the USA any mosre so we are now borrowing from ourselves

I read here last week that the Federal Reserve is now buying Treasury Bonds because no onje else will. To me that is the exact same thing as taking money from one pocket and putting it in another and declaring we are suddenly richer.

[blindpig]

9. All ya need to know.....k&r

[Vinca]

10. Money for war, no money for healthcare. nt

[timtom]

11. So, many of us are not on board with centrist?

(Or corporatist, if you will).

[Cerridwen]

13. Cui bono? For whose benefit?

Always, always, follow the money trail. Always, always, follow the trail of power and influence.

For whose benefit?

[terisan]

14. We have enough CREDIT to rescue banks but not enough to PAY BACK the SS Trust Fund.

The politicians have been manipulating and stealing for decades.

[L0oniX]

15. Well the bright side is that after eveyone is out of a job we can all be out on the street...

with massive protests and civil disobediance ...then our fellow military comrads in arms can start shooting us which is what we pay them for.