Max says:
the Concord Coalition is obsessed with national saving. They do not oppose tax increases to finance new spending, as long as deficits go down or surpluses go up. They're not particularly gung ho about SS privatization for the same reason: their precious budget surpluses might be used up to finance a transition.
Concord is supported by elite financial interests. Unlike many letterhead organizations, they have an actual membership -- mostly upscale retired folks, typically involved for idealistic reasons (e.g., don't saddle our kids with debt).
So Kerrey is a stooge. Surprise surprise.
In a Republican controlled congress any "reform" will at best be less than what is needed and at worst erode what we already have. marta
>Marta:
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>i'm doing a michael pugliese here:
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>http://www.concordcoalition.org/
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>{imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, mike.}
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>At 10:15 PM 8/14/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>>Can someone fill me in on who the Concord Coalition is?
>>marta
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>>"Social Security Shell Game"
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>>By Bob Kerrey and Warren Rudman
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>>The Washington Post
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>>August 11, 2002
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>>Wall Street's slump and the disappearing budget surplus are
>>shaping this year's campaign rhetoric on Social Security
>>reform. It's easy to see why. These events have taken two
>>cherished free-lunch options off the table. Politicians can
>>no longer claim that investment returns from a never-ending
>>bull market or general revenue transfers from perpetual
>>budget surpluses will save them from making hard choices.
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