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Too late for that, my

DF — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:25:28 +0000

Too late for that, my friend. The inmates run this asylum.

From its beginning though,

Orlando — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:44:25 +0000

In reply to What Social Security Isn't

From its beginning though, the Social Security system was meant to be more than a safety net to ensure a minimum standard of living for old people because Roosevelt and his advisors realized in order to gain widespread support for the program they would have to grant universal benefits. Obviously, our society has evolved to a place where universal benefits are no longer seen as a positive thing, i.e. health care.

Well said. The AARP is a

Nebton — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:24:02 +0000

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Well said. The AARP is a powerful lobby that not only has money to influence politicians but also has votes. Not even the NRA can match them in that regard. I really wish we had more politicians who were willing to speak their mind, lobbyists be damned. Of course, such politicians are usually known as single-term politicians.