Hands Off Social Security

Weve won on Social Security for now

October 21, 2005

President Bush acknowledged earlier this month that his main domestic goal of “saving” Social Security was going nowhere. Regarding his privatization scheme, he said, “There seems to be a diminished appetite in the short term, but...

GOPs stealth plans for Social Security privatization

September 2, 2005

If you thought privatization of Social Security was dead and we won, think again. According to the Dallas Morning News, the Republicans are planning a devious plan to sneak in private accounts this fall, doing it...

Social Security at 70: Happy Birthday, but its also time to fight

August 19, 2005

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — If you want to start a fight in this tidy, hard-working former steel producing center, defend Bush and speak up for privatizing Social Security. So many people showed up at the Fez banquet...

Aging population no cause for crisis

July 22, 2005 By Art Perlo

Efforts to convince us that Social Security faces a crisis often start with the demographic argument: the U.S. population is aging. The White House web site says that in 1950 there were 16 active workers supporting...

Folks back home defend Social Security from Republicans

July 15, 2005

PITTSBURGH — “Dear congressperson: What part of ‘no privatization, no private accounts to replace Social Security’ don’t you understand?” From Louisiana to Illinois, that message rang out in the voices of “the folks back home” in...