Random Thought Passing Through My Head At The Sight Of This

“Reminds me of Social Security.”

Yeah, Social Security Again

USATODAY.com – Social Security sacrifices expected-MAY-2005/p>

I know I’m beating it to death, but Best of the Web pointed out something that fits with what I’ve been saying.
Americans agree major changes are needed in Social Security: 45% say they should be made in the next year or two; 36% say within the decade.
So [...]

Social Security

CNN.com – Bush pushes Social Security, energy ideas – Apr 29, 2005
No, I didn’t watch the President’s press conference last night. If you can’t already tell, I’ve been a bit burned out on politics, and I just didn’t feel like sitting through an event that will have three essential elements inherent in any Bush [...]

Social Security

USATODAY.com
A quick post this morning before my day gets too busy.
Take a few moments and read about Galveston County, Texas, and their success after opting out of the Social Security system.
•Workers making $17,000 a year are expected to receive about 50% more per month on our alternative plan than on Social Security — [...]

Social Security – We Haven’t Even Started This Thing Yet…

Republican Sees Shift in Soc. Sec. Debate
The media frenzy has been churning for a few months now, since Bush nominated Social Security reform as the centerpiece of his second term domestic agenda, and as one might imagine, the media focus has been overwhelmingly negative. Coupled with the assault by the Democrats and the AARP, [...]

Last Gasp of New Deal Sanctity?

Bush Gained Converts with SOTU Speech
As George Will said last night on ABC…”This WILL happen.”
In the post-speech sample, 70 percent of respondents said Bush’s policies on health care were positive, while 66 percent approved of the president’s plan for Social Security.
Two thirds are now open minded to Social Security reform and limited privatization. While [...]

Social Security and Wealth Distribution

The Social Security issue has always been a moral issue to me. The Fly Bottle has a link to a David Shapiro article on the morality of Social Security. It looks like I’ve been echoing Shapiro for some time without realizing it.
The thread of comments below by Chris G. has raised some deeper [...]

The Inevitability of Social Security Reform

There’s been a lot of talk recently about President Bush’s proposal for Social Security reform. And while a mind-numbing amount of numbers are being bandied about, both in support of the need for reform and in a silly reversal by the Left regarding the existence of the Crises, I think all of the debate [...]

Paul Krugman is Back It’s

Paul Krugman is Back
It’s been some time since I’ve beat up on my second favortie New York Times columnist, but I stumbled over this early in the week and haven’t had time to post it. In typical Krugmaniacal fashion, Paul has conflicting views on the solvency of Social Security. I guess it depends [...]

Op-Ed Columnist: Social Security Scares

Op-Ed Columnist: Social Security Scares
Krugman is spouting his usual lies and banality about the Social Security system and how it must be preserved. I love the way he says the system is essentiall robust and only a ‘modest’ infusion of money will keep it going for the next 75 years.
I love these people who [...]