Well said.
The thesis that the right wing never undestands is that they are part of a tribe (society); and as part of that society they have both practical and moral rasons for helping all memebers of the tribe.
The self severing reasons are that it is important to keep the tribe strong so it can fight off enemies.
And: "The moral test of a government is how it treats those who are at the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those who are in the shadow of life, the sick and the needy, and the handicapped." - Hubert Humphrey
posted by naomi at 8:31 AM on September 5, 2005
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"And it's not just that I get a negative return on money that I make that is supposed to be saved for my retirement,..
You have no understanding of the SS system.
SS is not and never was a "retirement" system.
It is an intergenerational contract to help folks cope as they age and lose their earning capacity, hence Social Security.
That was all it ever was supposed to be.
The problem is folks haven't been taught what it is.
By thinking of it as what it isn't, you get to the GOP brain fart that thinks it is "your money" or a savings account.
This is another of the massive failures of education in this country.<< |
