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Quotable Quotes

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

Submitted by Scott Laczay
December 10th, 2007
"We stand united today to say that a privatization plan that cuts benefits, deepens our debt, and drains the Social Security trust fund is unworkable, unwise, and unacceptable to the American people."

- Rep. Nancy Pelosi
   26 April 2005

Rep. Charles Rangel

Submitted by Scott Laczay
December 10th, 2007
"You know, if President Bush was here, I would advise him as a friend and as an American that there are just three things you don't do. One, you don't spit against the wind. Two, you don't look under the lone ranger's mask. And three, you don't mess with our Social Security."

- Rep. Charles Rangel
   26 April 2005

Sen. Jon Corzine

Submitted by Scott Laczay
December 10th, 2007
"I find it absurd and misleading for the President to imply, as he did today, that the Treasury securities held by the Social Security trust fund are not meaningful and safe assets."

- Sen. Jon Corzine
   4 April 2005

Bernard Wasow

Submitted by Scott Laczay
December 10th, 2007
"The administration hopes that the excitement about private accounts, pro and con, will hide the unpopular fact that the real measures to shore up Social Security are the proposals to cut benefits"

- Bernard Wasow
   16 December 2004
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The Right Message on Social Security

By John Nichols
From thenation.com
Submitted by OurFuture.org Staff
August 8th, 2008
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thenation.com — The truth, as honest financial analysts have always argued, is that Social Security is secure — and will be for decades if Congress agrees to minor reforms, such as requiring wealthy Americans to pay their fair share.

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The Housing Crash and the End of Granny Bashing

By Dean Baker
From tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com
Submitted by OurFuture.org Staff
June 25th, 2008
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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — This collapse was entirely predictably, and those who were concerned about the country's long-term financial situation should have been out in the forefront warning of the dangers posed by an $8 trillion housing bubble. Unfortunately, these folks were too busy trying to cut benefits for the elderly to pay attention to such trivial developments.

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The Best Thing Not to Have Happened During the Bush Administration

By Robert B. Reich
From prospect.org
Submitted by OurFuture.org Staff
April 30th, 2008
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prospect.org — With the stock market sinking and no end to our current economic woes in sight, aren''t we glad we didn't privatize Social Security?

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The 401(k) Myth

From truthdig.com
Submitted by OurFuture.org Staff
December 13th, 2007
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truthdig.com — The blinding headache will come when millions of people retire to find that their promised pot of gold is close to empty.

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Stop Blaming The Baby Boomers

By Dean Baker
September 20th, 2007

There has been an effort by the enemies of Social Security and Medicare to demonize the baby boomers as a threat to country’s prosperity and the well-being of our children and grandchildren. The way to deal with scary long-term budget projections is to fix our health care system, not to gut Social Security and Medicare. read more »

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Budget Scare Stories

By Dean Baker
Submitted by Robert Dorst2 (not verified)
November 7th, 2006
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Fact Checking WaPo

By Alexandra Walker
April 13th, 2006

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When Bush Makes Decisions

By Patrick Doherty
February 15th, 2006

Colonel (ret.) Larry Wilkerson's worst national security nightmare is the rise of a "dumb tyrant" into the Oval Office. read more »

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