Read Mike the Mad Biologist on the many ways in which the Treasury Secretary and the rest of BushCo is full of shit (on the solvency of Social Security, that is):
Unfortunately, our idiot press corps is unable to discern the basic facts of Social Security, such as the Board of Trustees is mandated by law to use incredibly low rates of economic growth when making its predictions. So, like it or not, we’ll be subjected to another annual go-around of Club for Growth fuckers explaining how important it is that we cut aid to widows and orphans, even though there’s no need to do so (face it, guys, FDR won in 1932–get over it).
Remember, these are the same smart guys who, a few short years ago, tried to convince you to pour all of your FICA contributions into the STOCK MARKET. You know, this stock market:
…the one John McCain still thinks it’s a good idea to dump Social Security into.
Bad ideas never die - they just get recycled into the next GOP platform…
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