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Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Marcus, who most assuredly does not like President Bush, casts a jaundiced eye on the President's contention that one reason to change Social Security is that Black men, who tend to die younger, get robbed by the system.
Marcus, of course, is just a little bothered by the political expediency of the whole thing, but hey, if the wedge fits...
What I found interesting is this bit from the Congressional Black Caucus: Caucus leaders contend that blacks rely disproportionately on disability and survivors' benefits paid by Social Security, and that Bush's changes would jeopardize the entire system - hurting black beneficiaries far more than the private accounts might help them. [my emphasis] When's the last time the Congressional Black Caucus talked about blacks disproportionately benefiting from anything?
By the way, this is the latest evidence that the Dems are really in total disarray. Where's the plan to save Social Security better, with the same Social Security payout plus a corporate tax to fund supplementary private accounts? If the Democrats can't even pull it together long enough to call for raising taxes on businesses to spend more on entitlements, the party really is moribund.
posted by gbarto at 5:19 PM
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