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Social Security “Reform”: Are They in It for the Money?
firedoglake.com - 2/24/2009
Social Security “Reform”: Are They in It for the Money?
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Let's cut to the chase here. Social Security doesn't need a fix to make it keep helping seniors, even according to the very conservative estimates of the Social Security trustees, which state that Social Security: Will take in more money than it is spending until 2017 Including interest ...
Democrats Resisting Obama on Social Security
nytimes.com - 2/23/2009
Democrats Resisting Obama on Social Security
— nytimes.com — President Obama’s plan to form a Social Security task force was shelved, partly because of objections from... House and Senate leaders. > (more) Democrats Resisting Obama on Social Security

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/23/2009
The Story Behind That Scrapped White House Social Security Task Force
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The New York Times reports this morning that the White House had abandoned plans to unveil a... Social Security "task force" at today's fiscal summit, raising the question of whether the Obama administration is ready to conduct separate debate over the ... (more) The Story Behind That Scrapped White House Social ...

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Obama Finds Resistance in His Party on Addressing Social Security
nytimes.com - 2/23/2009
Obama Finds Resistance in His Party on Addressing Social Security
— nytimes.com — President Obama’s plan to form a Social Security task force was shelved, party because of objections from... House and Senate leaders. > (more) Obama Finds Resistance in His Party on Addressing Social ...

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Open Left - Front Page:  Note To Social Security Trolls: No Law Is Permanent

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Note To Social Security Trolls: No Law Is Permanent
Open Left - Front Page — ... The idea that a public program isn't secure because, even according to conservative estimates, it has 100% funding for "only" another 32 years has long one of the dumbest ideas permeating our national discourse. However, the idea that we can impose public policy on the 150th Congress is actually even dumber. In a democracy, all laws can be changed, including those detailed in the Constitution. As such, it is impossible to dictate public policy 75 years from now, when almost every in Congress will not even have been born yet, and when everyone currently in Congress will have ...

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