These Democrats sure have a curious way to defining success. Here we have the odious Chuckie Schumer telegraphing the fact he plans to
demagogue Social Security reform despite the fact the GOP is already pretty much retreating from the issue and even the president has acknowledged there is a need for reform. Of course, that's lip service, but we'll take him at his word for whatever that's worth.
Senate Democrats led by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are gearing up for a battle with House Republicans over Medicare and Social Security benefits.
Schumer and other Democratic strategists see Medicare and Social Security as winning political issues that can help them regain the momentum they lost over the last two years.
Schumer, who has taken over the Senate Democrats' communications operation, delivered some of his most direct shots at House GOP leaders.
“They want to privatize Social Security,” Schumer said of Republicans. “Privatize equals end, no more.”
Well, nobody has actually introduced legislation proposing that, but hey, why quibble with facts? That's never stopped this pinhead before.
Senate Democrats have unified over the issue after President Obama stayed away from proposing a cut in Social Security benefits at Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
Democratic pollsters warned that if Obama called for raising the retirement age, it would create a schism in the party.
House Republicans have discussed advancing a proposal to privatize Medicare in the budget plan they expect to unveil in the next few weeks.
God forbid the GOP act responsibly to save programs through cost-cutting measures. Has it occurred to Schumer and Sanders that there won't be any money left in the Social Security Ponzi scheme a few decades down the road once the retired baby boomers have chewed through it? Apparently not. Because to them government dependency on a broken program equates success.
Democrats say the growing influence of the Tea Party in Congress poses a threat to entitlement programs.
“The fact that five senators are for privatizing Social Security shows we’re not crying wolf here,” Schumer said. “This is a serious movement to undo the most successful government program of the 20th century.”
I shudder to think what he would consider a failed government program.
Social Security is running on fumes... Politicians of all sorts just don't want to admit there's a sleeping SocialSecuritus Rex in the room for fear if they start talking the truth on Social Security funding, it might wake up and swallow them all whole ...
ReplyDeleteWell in all fairness Jammie, Social Security would have been a VERY succesful program if only politicans FROM BOTH PARTIES hadn't raided it for spending money rather than cutting wasteful spending. Had all the money paid into SS been invested, even at 2% interest per year, and LEFT THERE except to pay the benefits it was designed to provide, it would have been a truly successful program.
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