Anthony D'Costa <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought this quote from Obama in the NYT was quite revealing given our > recent conversations on social security. > > “I’ll fight with everything I’ve got to stop those who would gamble your > Social Security on Wall Street,” Mr. Obama said on Saturday in his weekly > national address. “Because you shouldn’t be worried that a sudden downturn > in the stock market will put all you’ve worked so hard for — all you’ve > earned — at risk.” > > What is he referring to? Possible privatization of SS? What will be the > mechanisms for this outcome?
George W. Bush was pushing for partial privatization and there's still a political push for it among the elite. As Doug points out, Andy Stern leans that way. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
