Looting Social Security

Defending Social Security sounds like yesterday's issue #&8212; the fight people won when they defeated George W. Bush's attempt to privatize the system in 2005. But the financial establishment has pushed it back on the table, claiming that the current crisis requires "responsible" leaders to take action. Will Obama take the bait? Surely not.

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The Perils of Privatization

Conservatives are trying to resurrect an idea to radically change Social Security that has already been soundly rejected by the American people—privatization. A new series of Institute for America's Future reports finds that if privatization proponents succeed, 8.6 million senior citizens would lose a safety net that keeps them from falling into poverty.
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The Conservative Plan for Social Security Is “An Absolute Disgrace”

Sen. John McCain's comment last week that it's an "absolute disgrace" that current workers pay for the Social Security benefits of current retirees was bad enough, but the conservative policy alternative, and the fear-mongering that comes with it, is even worse. Here's how to attack it.

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Why Social Security?

A conservative assault on Social Security was turned back during President Bush’s second term. But we have a long way to go before all Americans can count on dignified rest after years of hard work.

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