What a bunch of thieves.
I am so sick of these pols, of both parties who refuse to be honest about the problems we face.
Dear chris1,
I don't really view the folks in Congress right now as the thieves. Most of them have been there a relatively short period of time (i.e., under three decades). They're just being left holding the bag by the folks who came before them.
The problems in Social Security could have been solved with little pain, say, back in the 1970s. Privatization back then could have been accomplished with much less pain and dislocation.
By this point, there is no easy way out. There is no plan that will avoid real pain. There is no plan that can avoid the trainwreck that's coming.
At this point, our president's plan will slow the down the speed associated with the trainwreck, and thus, will make it largely survivable, hurting a few folks a lot, a lot of folks a little, and laying down the foundation for a future where folks won't be hurt at all.
But it's tough to blame the congresscritters because they don't have large appetites for pain.
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