Neutering Social Security

by Jim Hightower (mbatko [at] lycos.com)

Thu, Apr 7, 2005 7:06AM

Whether it's to dogs or to We the People, George's message is the same: This radical surgery is needed for your own good. If, however, you suspect that something besides your welfare is really motivating him, you're exactly right.

"Actually, the Bushites ight have done us a favor by making this greedheaded and ideological lunge for our Social Secvurity money. First, their audacious move has solidified and energized progressive forces to fight against it. Secondly, it rips away the `compassionate conservative' and `family values' masks that Bush has been wearing. Thirdly, it opens up the big debate about what kind of country we want America to be. Will we be an I-got-mine, you're-on-your-own society, or a nation of people who continue striving for America's egalitarian ideal of the Common Good. This is more than a fight over our retirement (as big as that is). It's a fight for America's democratic soul. It's also a fight we can -and must - win."

for Jim Hightower's GREAT article, click on
http://www.alternet.org/story/21667/

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