The right has not given up on getting rid of Social Security (and Medicare)

February 8, 2010 · Posted in News and Current Affairs, Political News · 1 Comment 

Rep. Michelle Bachman wants Social Security and Medicare to go bye-bye.

In fact, the only thing that has changed in 80 years is that Republicans don’t hide it anymore. During the Bush II years, privatizing Social Security, which would funnel literally trillions of dollars into the open arms of Wall Street investment firms, was floated, and quickly killed, by the president and his allies in Congress. But those who thought the idea was dead have got another thing coming. Read more

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