GOP WANTS TO DESTROY SOCIAL SECURITY
"For the first time in six decades, the
Social Security battle is one we can win"

A leaked memo from the White House removes any doubt. From Talking Points Memo courtesy of Eschaton:

So now you can see from memos emerging from the White House itself that this isn't about 'saving' Social Security. If it were, what would that sentence mean -- ("For the first time in six decades, the Social Security battle is one we can win")? The first time in six decades they can save it?

Clearly, this isn't about 'saving' Social Security. It is a battle to end Social Security and replace with something that Wehner clearly understands is very different, indeed the antithesis of Social Security.

This entire debate is about ideology -- between people who believe in the benefits Social Security has brought America in the last three-quarters of a century and those who think it was a bad idea from the start.

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The Republicans simply cannot be trusted on this issue. Period. They have been lying from the get-go about Social Security: they say they're trying to save it, but it's absolutely clear at this point that they want to completely do away with it. Why? They simply believe that the government shouldn't be involved in the retirement business, not to mention the fact that they can shower their buddies in the investment business with loads of cash. Don't even listen to the GOP on this. They know they're lying. They know their arguments are full of shit. Engaging in any sort of dialogue with them is a losing proposition because they've rigged the debate.

For the full text of the smoking gun memo, click here.

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