| A gigantic hoax is being perpetrated on the American people. The hoax is that in the foreseeable future Social Security and Medicare will go bust unless drastic cuts in benefits are adopted. The goal is to ensure that the working class and low-income people pay through the nose if these two programs are to be made salvageable. Either that or privatize them.
The propaganda mills are working overtime to soften popular opposition to the measures that are already being put in place and the more Draconian ones projected to be enacted after the November elections. While it is frequently claimed that there is a fundamental difference between the two major political parties over cutting benefits, the reality is that there is basic agreement between them on the need to do so. The differences come over how much, how soon, and "balancing" the cuts with an increase in revenue. |
Read the rest of the story HERE:
At socialistorganizer.org
At socialistorganizer.org
