On 4/28/2011 1:49 PM, Doug Henwood wrote: > No, they belong to the U.S. government. Where do you get the idea > that they belong to "working people"?
OK, sure. The rich can have Congress do what they want and make it all vanish instantly. But isn't it harder under this formulation? Am I kidding myself that workers won't fight harder for SS benefits than for other things? I think the formulation helps. Even those yearly statements that are mailed out. My retirement calculator tells me how much SSA I am going to get. SSA feels different, and that's important. To Julio Huato's point - doesn't the formulation of SSA and how we talk about it help the political and legal configurations that ensure benefits are paid? I admit I am trying to be pragmatic about ensuring benefits continue to be paid rather than discussing the ideal world. If that is inappropriate I will drop it. Matt -- GnuPG Key ID: 0xC33BD882 aim/google/MSN/yahoo: beyondzero123 _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
