Us against Them

For the last week or so, the Daily Howler web site has been performing an invaluable service for American democracy by posting daily critiques of the media's propaganda war against Social Security. I urge everyone to read these posts (archives are available on the site) to see how our Corporate Press Corps(e) has been pushing the (false) party line about Social Security. In short, here's the real facts you need to remember:

1. Social Security is NOT in crisis;
2. Social Security is NOT going broke;
3. Social Security IS the most successful government program EVER;
4. The plan most favored by the administration is a covert attempt to shower Wall St with BILLIONS of dollars of profit from "fees" to be charged against the privatized portion of the proposed plan;
5. Priviatization plans in other countries have NOT lived up to the loft aspirations set forth by the Bush administration for their own very similar plan, resulting in huge government bailouts (READ trillions of $ in additional spending) to prevent catastophic poverty among elderly populations;
6. The Coporate Press Corp HAS NO CLUE what they are talking about in regards to Social Security so they parrot adminsitration talking points;
7. With very small changes in the current program (like raising the current $88,000 annual income cap on FICA withholdings), Social Security should remain capable of paying FULL benefits for ALL retirees indefinately.

One of the only people writing in the main stream press who actually does know what he's talking about in regards to Social Security is Paul Krugman at the other wise Corporate Press Stalwart New York Times.

In short, Social Security privitization, just like the tax cuts, is nothing more than an attempt by the super rich to redistribute wealth from the general population into the hands of these same super rich. The Coporate Press Corpse, being wholly owned and operated by the super rich, are nothing more than tools used to convince you that whatever the super rich are doing is a good idea and you should fall in love with it, all the while they are stealing you blind.

Trust No One, Agent Mulder.