DON'T MESS WITH MOTHER NATURE
Bush's privatization scheme is dead
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Most feel it's to riskey and too expensive. It just doesn't make sense to go into debt to "SAVE" money...how can that help.
President Bush is having a news conference tonight. He is going to EXPAND on his Social Security plan. Far as I can tell there is no plan. He's spent the last 60 days going around the country holding these so called "Town Hall" style meetings without a plan.
You know if he is being honest about having everything on the table why then are these "Town Hall" meetings not open to the general public. Seems to me if you believe in your product or position you would want and welcome people there that disagree with your point of view so you can make your case. If everyone agrees with you what's the point of the meeting.
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The stock market has been in the tank for the last three months. Now what would that mean to someone that was retiring during that time period and they had one of these PRIVATE ACCOUNTS. I think the chart says it all.
Here is the lates poll on Social Security.
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 21-24, 2005.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling Social Security?"
Approve Disapprove Unsure % % % 4/21-24/05 31 64 5
"Would you support or oppose a plan in which people who chose to could invest some of their Social Security contributions in the stock market?"
Support Oppose Unsure % % % 4/21-24/05 45 51 4
"Who do you trust to do a better job handling Social Security: Bush or the Democrats in Congress?"
Bush Democrats Both Neither Unsure % % % % % 4/21-24/05 32 50 2 11 3
CBS News Poll. April 13-16, 2005.
"Do you have confidence in George W. Bush's ability to make the right decisions about Social Security, or are you uneasy about his approach?"
Confident Uneasy Unsure % % % ALL 25 70 5 Republicans 59 33 8 Democrats 6 92 2 Independents 19 76 5
ONLY FOXNEWS COULD PUT A HAPPY FACE ON THIS SO CALLED PLAN
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WORD GAMES
Changing the words and how you say something doesn't change the underlying meaning of what is going on.
Republican buzz words
No ideas No agenda Liberal bias Bush Haters Liberal Press Culture of life People of faith Activist Judges America Haters Private Accounts Unelected judges People against faith Partisan Prosecutor Abortion on demand Felons vote democratic Clarification of the rules. Privatize Social Security Obstructionist Politics of personal destruction Obstructionist judges Strategy of personal destruction Constitutional option vs Nuke optionPRETTY GOOD JOKES
It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time. This little test should do it. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director which is the criteria that defines a patient to be institutionalized. "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, we offer a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask the patient to empty the bathtub."
Okay, here's your test:
1. Would you use the spoon?
or
2. Would you use the teacup?
or
3. Would you use the bucket
[SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE NORMAL ANSWER -- AFTER you have made your choice.]
"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would choose the bucket as it is larger than the spoon."
KEEP SCROLLING DOWN
"Noooooo," answered the Director. "A normal person would pull the plug."
So how did ya do?