Stealth Attack on Social Security

[livvy]

I saw something posted on DU before, but I don't think it got much attention, so I thought I'd post it again.

Just when we thought Social Security had been preserved for the time being, until a reasonable and equitable plan could be formed, there is this. You see, this Pretzelnut does not listen to anyone outside his inner circle. The American people have already spoken loudly and clearly about his plan for private accounts, but here we go again. Only this time, he didn't bother to warn anyone. Just like with other ideas of his that are unpopular, he just pushes them through using whatever means, legal or illegal, that he and his advisors can think of using. The danger here, as we know, is that Congress is controlled by too many loyalists to this administration. They vote for whatever this uncrowned king wants with no regard or conscience for what is best for the American people.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/07/AR2006020701865_pf.html
Bush's Social Security Sleight of Hand

By Allan Sloan
Wednesday, February 8, 2006; D02



If you read enough numbers, you never know what you'll find. Take President Bush and private Social Security accounts.

Last year, even though Bush talked endlessly about the supposed joys of private accounts, he never proposed a specific plan to Congress and never put privatization costs in the budget. But this year, with no fanfare whatsoever, Bush stuck a big Social Security privatization plan in the federal budget proposal, which he sent to Congress on Monday.

His plan would let people set up private accounts starting in 2010 and would divert more than $700 billion of Social Security tax revenues to pay for them over the first seven years.

If this comes as a surprise to you, have no fear. You're not alone. Bush didn't pitch private Social Security accounts in his State of the Union message last week.>more

[PuraVidaDreamin]

1. Will our democratic congress and senate raise an eyebrow?

They better fight this tooth and nail, or the
people will remember come November.

[Telly Savalas]

3. There's a pretty fair chance they'll go after this.

Their efforts last year against the Bush Social Security Demolition Project made it go away for a while, and forced the White House to feel compelled to take this stealth approach in reintroducing it.

The benefits of engaging Bush in a fight over this are so obvious that even the densest Washington establishment Democrats can see them.

[snowbear]

2. Big Eddie was screaming that the media was IGNORING this today..

Said that Bush slid his "privatized social security" into the budget and the MEDIA IS COMPLETELY IGNORNING IT !!

That WAPO article came out on Wednesday, and how much have you heard about it on the news??

[VP505]

5. Kerry

said the other day on Ed Schultz that this would be met with the same sound of two hands clapping that it got last time around. However considering the number of DINO we have in congress, it wouldn't surprise me that they sit on their hands on this one too.

[snowbear]

6. I think this is one subject that Democrats from all sides agree on..

From the leftest leftie to the most Dino-ey Dino.. they'll come together on this one.

Someone just needs to start speaking up -- and LOUD -- and SOON.

C'mon Harry, Give em Hell !!!

[RC]

4. What is so Magic about 2010?

So much bu$hshit Sunsets around then.

[snowbear]

7. Hmm... good question...

[bobbieinok]

8. Mayans predicted the world will end December 21, 2012