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With November 2012 elections approaching, Obama and congressional Democrats may tread lightly around this sensitive issue. Post-election, however, traditional Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and public pensions are on the chopping block for elimination.
Privatizations will precede it. Beneficiaries will be more than ever on their own. Eventually they'll be entirely to free trillions more dollars for warmaking and corporate handouts. Obama's fully on board. So are most congressional Democrats.
Safety net protections will disappear. Americans will be on their own entirely, sink or swim.
With one-third of US households impoverished or nearly so, imagine how irresponsible governance will gravely harm millions more.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at Email address removed .
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