Social Security-Will Someone Take the Rudder?
Look, somebody needs to do something about Social Security. Kerry says it's a covenant between the American people and the government. Geez, liberals are so conservative when it comes to keeping entitlement programs from changing. At least Bush is talking privatized. He's talking about fixing it. Kerry is doing nothing. He can afford to. He'll be dead and safely out of office when my young daughter and I have to start worrying about it. I'm already going to have to wait until I'm 70 to collect anything. But one day, 40 to 50 years from now, or maybe less, if we don't do something, the economy is going to implode, there will be a major revolt among those who will have to support it, or there will be a major decrease in benefits taking seniors by surprise who did not pay for it.
Kerry's two arguments against privatization are these: 1. We can't change a sacred covenant. 2. We don't want to put money in the hands of greedy bankers and mutual fund companies.
Greenspan thinks its a good idea and that's good enough for me, but Kerry is against it. He, like his liberal (dare I say socialist) friends, don't like people making money I guess unless they are the hard working Americans. Well, I'm a hard working American and if I can get a bank or mutual fund company to make me money, then I'm all for them making money, too.
But we have to start now when we can afford to put a little aside in these funds. 25 years from now, it will be too late. Why are Kerry and the Democrats so afraid of change when it comes to government programs and so for it when they want to encourage gay marriage (I don't believe Kerry when he says he's against gay marriage) and discourage traditional western religion and culture?
Whatever you political bent, we are heading for a crisis and Kerry doesn't want to do anything about it. He's too scared to mess with Social Security. If he takes a stand away from the status quo, he'll lose votes. Frankly, he's too scared to do anything. That's why he flip flops.
To take the rudder of the biggest ship in the world, Social Security, so as to change course when there are so many nay-sayers and so many people who are frightened takes tremendous courage and leadership. Obviously, Bush has it. Kerry does not.
Kerry's two arguments against privatization are these: 1. We can't change a sacred covenant. 2. We don't want to put money in the hands of greedy bankers and mutual fund companies.
Greenspan thinks its a good idea and that's good enough for me, but Kerry is against it. He, like his liberal (dare I say socialist) friends, don't like people making money I guess unless they are the hard working Americans. Well, I'm a hard working American and if I can get a bank or mutual fund company to make me money, then I'm all for them making money, too.
But we have to start now when we can afford to put a little aside in these funds. 25 years from now, it will be too late. Why are Kerry and the Democrats so afraid of change when it comes to government programs and so for it when they want to encourage gay marriage (I don't believe Kerry when he says he's against gay marriage) and discourage traditional western religion and culture?
Whatever you political bent, we are heading for a crisis and Kerry doesn't want to do anything about it. He's too scared to mess with Social Security. If he takes a stand away from the status quo, he'll lose votes. Frankly, he's too scared to do anything. That's why he flip flops.
To take the rudder of the biggest ship in the world, Social Security, so as to change course when there are so many nay-sayers and so many people who are frightened takes tremendous courage and leadership. Obviously, Bush has it. Kerry does not.
posted by Defender at 10:08 PM
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