Will President Obama defend Social Security from the folks who want to plunder it? We'll get an early indication this Monday when the president convenes a "Fiscal Responsibility Summit" on America's long-term deficits. In the meantime, let's define "fiscal responsibility" on our own terms in a way that helps the country look beyond the crisis, define where we need to go and determine how, in the long term, we'll pay for it. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.