tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24213446.post429701574862572574..comments2024-03-24T06:12:51.173-05:00Comments on jobsanger: The Republicans Continue To Lie About Social SecurityTed McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035498835671628943noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24213446.post-70388768334922839632015-10-28T01:10:48.937-05:002015-10-28T01:10:48.937-05:00The truth is that Republicans love high taxes. The...The truth is that Republicans love high taxes. They just want the high taxes to be on the poor and middle class. So they love the idea of cutting Social Security benefits while maintaining the ridiculously regressive tax. That's all this is about. And note the trick they play. When they talk about benefits, Social Security is just part of the federal government; there's nothing separate about it -- people on Social Security are taking money from the general fund. When they talk about revenues, then Social Security is a separate thing and it is going to "run out of money" in 2033. So what is it? Part of the problem or its own program that is safe for two decades? Note also that they never run around saying that rich bond holders aren't going to get paid back. That's all Social Security is: a rich bond holder.<br /><br />I share your anger. The Republicans are totally disingenuous about this stuff. By the way, if you haven't read it, I highly recommend Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot's, <em>Social Security: The Phony Crisis</em>. What's most amazing about it is that it was written 17 years ago and the same myths that they debunk in that book are commonly spoken on mainstream television today without anyone contradicting them.Frank Moraeshttp://franklycurious.comnoreply@blogger.com