[lbo-talk] Social security on the chopping bloc?

[Wojtek S]

How ironic. I don't buy the principles argument at all. The POTUS is a
sounding board or echo chamber if you will. His role is to reaffirm what's
considered "common sense" not to grand stand on principles, as resident
idealist Maoists on this list allege. The elite and technostructure believe
that SS is "broken" and needs"fixing". It's "common sense" for those with
six or seven digit incomes who don't need SS. And this "common sense" is
parroted by politicians.

Keep it in mind that 20th century social protections were not spearheaded
by politicians, except perhaps Otto von Bismarck. The were first considered
"common sense" by technostructure, a bulwark against Bolshevism.
Politicians simply parroted and implemented it. The same holds today.

So instead of childish Obama bashing, look for materialistic explanation-
the power balance and the interests of technostructure and upper middle
classes and elites.

PS. I love the Groucho Marx quote.
Wojtek

Wojtek
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On Apr 10, 2013 5:09 PM, <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:


>
> "He's not looking for support from Republicans, he's engaged in a bidding
> war for donations from their financial backers.  A "smart austerity,
> smart imperialism" program is easier to foist on the hoi polloi, and the
> financial backers of the Republican party can see this.  This is a
> brilliant tactic on the part of the Obama administration and the larger
> Democratic party, which, sad to say, has every chance of succeeding."
>
> Yes indeed. So it has come to this. That the Republican party can save
> itself by fighting against cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
>
> Joanna
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