Sure, it's an article on Huffington Post from an acknowledged "progressive". I don't know much about the author's background or the organization he works for, other than a few cursory Google searches and a short bit of reading. That said, I think he has some very interesting points about where progressives and Tea Party activists can find common ground.
Get over the fact that he uses the terminology of "progressives" or "liberals": he's made it VERY clear where he is in the political spectrum. Just read it for what it is: one man's thoughts and suggestions. It's certainly worth a few moments to read. Here's the link:
Richard Eskow, "An Open Letter To Tea Party Activists: Let's Defend Social Security Together"
A conversation about politics, government, and the media: from the center, with hopefully a little less of the irrational "heat" and a little more logical thinking applied. Yeah, call me crazy....
1. The people lead in a democracy, not the politicians.
ReplyDeleteWe're not a democracy.
2. The Social Security Trust Fund is our money, not theirs.
If it's our money, why do they have it?
3. They shouldn't hijack payroll taxes to create "invisible tax hikes" on the middle class.
Ever hear of inflation?
4. We paid for those benefits. We kept our part of the bargain, now you keep yours.
I don't remember ever agreeing to any "bargain".
5. Don't punish hard work or thrift.
Yeah, the tax code already does that.
6. Don't use "means testing" to create a huge, ineffective government bureaucracy.
They don't need "means testing" to do that.
7. Don't turn Social Security into a welfare program.
They can't, they already spent the money on everything else.
Guess no one could top what you said, Jim.
ReplyDeleteWell, no life on this blog entry either. This seems like a rather boring blog. I guess it takes work to make a good blog.
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