There is policy afoot in the South Dakota Senate race. David Montgomery nicely encapsulates our four candidates' positions on Social Security. I'll encapsulate further: Republican Mike Rounds and True Republican Gordon Howie lean toward privatization. Democrat Rick Weiland and plucky-lucky…
Posts tagged as “Social Security”
Chained CPI Economic Assumption Fails Long-Term, Hits Old, Sick, Poor Hardest
By caheidelberger on 2013.04.11
Thanks to the snow day here in Spearfish yesterday, I was able to shovel my driveway and get back inside in time to listen to this conversation on Talk of the Nation about the federal budget and chained CPI. President…
Does Romney Agree with Ryan That Social Security Is “Collectivist… Socialist” Trap?
By caheidelberger on 2012.10.03
President Barack Hussein Obama and Willard Mitt Romney debate tonight. I don't mind if Jim Lehrer asks President Obama whether he endorses Vice-President Joe Biden's famous declaration that health care reform is "a big "f---ing deal." But I really hope…
GOP Platform Draft: “Modernize”, Privatize, Plutocratize!
By caheidelberger on 2012.08.25
Immediately after Mitt Romney's middle-abandoning selection of Paul Ryan as running mate, the National Republican Congressional Committee issued these guidelines for spinning Ryan's plan to destroy Medicare and other entitlements: "Do not say: "˜entitlement reform,' "˜privatization,' "˜every option is on…
Eisenhower on Romney-Ryan Base: “Negligible” and “Stupid”
By caheidelberger on 2012.08.16
Dwight David Eisenhower hops in the time machine recovered from Roswell and weighs in on the 2012 Republican Presidential ticket: Now it is true that I believe this country is following a dangerous trend when it permits too great a…
Romney-Ryan Ticket Guarantees Obama-Biden Four More Years!
By caheidelberger on 2012.08.11
Mitt Romney has picked Gabe from The Office as the GOP's vice-presidential nominee. Actually, it's Paul Ryan, who will be cooped up on a bus with Mitt for the next four days touring battleground states. So, your GOP veep choice…
Social Security No Ponzi Scheme; Rick Perry Monstrous Liar
By caheidelberger on 2011.09.15
Presidential candidate Rick Perry calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. By deeming Social Security a "monstrous lie," the Texas governor follows the same anti-government propaganda tactics of some local bloggers who shout about some "pernicious lie," hoping to undermine our…
Sen. Sanders: Lift Payroll Tax Income Cap, Save Social Security
By caheidelberger on 2011.08.31
Rep. Kristi Noem thinks she can "save" Medicare by destroying it. Medicare will go broke if we do nothing, Noem claims, so she votes to dismantle the safety net, hand the money to rich folks. Democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders…