If veteran journalist Helen Thomas were allowed to ask questions about the President's plan to reform social security, maybe she would ask questions like this during the President's next news conference. Of course, until he can hire another right-wing shill to pose "questions," Bush probably won't have any press conferences.
"What exactly is your plan for social security and the individual private personal accounts or whatever you call them today?"
"What do you mean by 'I don't have one?'"
"Would a 26-year-old widow with six young children be in line to receive survivors' benefits for her and the children; or would she just inherit the private account of her 25-year-old husband who died of a heart attack and have to rely on the kindness of strangers?"
"Say one of those six children is severely handicapped to the point that the child will not be able to work. Does that child at age 18 start getting disability benefits?"
"Could you start calling the program we have in place now by its proper name, which is 'Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance?' Why are you talking only about retirement?"
Posted by Bill at February 18, 2005 11:11 AMWell said!
Posted by: Jen at February 18, 2005 11:54 AMExactly. I don't hear anyone ever talk about Survivor or Disability benefits. Are we just going to herd all these widows, kids and not physically or mentally able to support themselves people into a gully and cover them over? Out of sight, out of mind? What???? This regime makes my head hurt. Every conception has a right to live, just not very well. Is that it?
Posted by: Vicki at February 18, 2005 12:34 PMAbortion is wrong, doncha know, but so is taking caring of helpless and/or unwanted babies.
Blech.
Posted by: lucy at February 18, 2005 02:27 PM