He promised not to touch the Social Security Fund...then raided the ENTIRE fund
The Republican Dictionary, IV, by Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation, February 8, 2005
Going for Broke May Break Bush, by Nicholas Confessore, New York Times, February 6, 2005
Many Unhappy Returns, by Paul Krugman, New York Times, February 1, 2005
he fight over Social Security is, above all, about what kind of society we want to have. But it's also about numbers. And the numbers the privatizers use just don't add up.
No Social Security 'Crisis', Washington Post, February 1, 2005
Don't use FDR to undermine Social Security, by James Roosevelt Jr., Boston Globe, January 31, 2005
Social Security campaign is political grave-robbing, by Thomas Oliphant, Boston Globe, January 30, 2005
Bush accused of scaring public on Social Security, by Donna Smith, Reuters, January 29, 2005
Race And Social Security: Cynical Politics, by Marcellus Andrews, TomPain.com, January 27, 2005
The case of the missing crisis, David Teather, The Guardian [UK], January 27, 2005
President Bush is predicting doom for America's social security system, but some critics are questioning his motives.
Social Security Needs A Tuning Fork, Not A Sledgehammer, by Harley Sorensen, SF Gate, January 17, 2005
Partisan tactics cost Bush Social Security allies: Resentful Dems unlikely to support GOP reform effort, by Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle, January 16, 2005
Critics See Social Security Warnings as Scare Tactics: The agency is viewed by some as trying to influence, rather than just inform, the public. By Warren Vieth, LA Times, January 16, 2005
How to Retire Rich, New York Times, January 16, 2005
Behavioral economics has vital implications for retirement savings. But in his zeal to privatize Social Security - a quest which is itself driven more by ideology than economics - President Bush is obscuring better approaches to a comfortable retirement for all Americans.
,li>More secure than Bush is saying, Star Tribune, January 16, 2005
The British Evasion, by Paul Krugman, New York Times, January 14, 2005
We must end Social Security as we know it, the Bush administration says, to meet the fiscal burden of paying benefits to the baby boomers. But the most likely privatization scheme would actually increase the budget deficit until 2050. By then the youngest surviving baby boomer will be 86 years old.
Leaked GOP Memo: Privatizing Social Security Would Be "One of the Most Significant Conservative Governing Achievements Ever, Democracy Now, January 14th, 2005
Bush's Crash Test Economics, by J. Bradford DeLong, TomPain.com, January 14, 2005
Bush’s Numbers Racket: Why Social Security privatization is a phony solution to a phony problem. By Dean Baker, American Prospect, 01.12.05
AARP Launches $5 Million Campaign Criticizing Bush Social Security Plan, by Abigail E. La Croix, Financial-Planning.com,
January 10, 2005
Bush Paints Dire Picture of Social Security Future, Reuters, Jan 11, 2005
Privatizing the Public Good, by Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation, 01/11/2005
The Iceberg Cometh, by Paul Krugman, New York Times, January 11, 2005
For the Record on Social Security, New York Times, January 10, 2005
Bush vows to use 'political capital': Overhauling Social Security is a top domestic priority, by Richard W. Stevenson, New York Times, November 5th, 2004
How to Save Social Security, New York Times, October 2, 2004
How Not to Save Social Security, New York Times, September 23, 2004
The Politics of Social Security: Kerry to Use Study to Call Bush Plan a Wall Street Windfall, by Jonathan Weisman, Washington Post, September 22, 2004
Bush's Medicare drug law could cost still more: New administration estimates say the program could cost $46 billion more over 10 years. By Ceci Connolly, Washington Post, Sep. 20, 2004
The Raid on Medicare: The real cost of the Medicare prescription drug bill is finally emerging--The drug industry gets more than $100 billion in profits, while seniors and taxpayers get the tab. By Kelly Hearn, AlterNet, September 20, 2004
'Ownership Society' or Snake Oil? By Anne Applebaum, Washington Post, September 15, 2004
Creative Accounting Only Goes So Far: Unsound transactions are going to catch up with the government. By Bruce Bartlett, National Review, September 08, 2004
"This is why I believe it was utter insanity for the White House and Congress to have enacted an expansion of Medicare for prescription drugs last year. This one unconscionable action increased the long-term liability of Medicare by 1 percent of GDP forever."
Medicare's Sickly Reforms, LA Times, September 8th, 2004
Investigators Say Ex-Medicare Chief Should Repay Salary, by Robert Pear, New York Times, September 7, 2004
$130 Billion Dollar Medicare Rip-Off, by Evelyn Pringle, Independent Media TV, September 07, 2004
WAKE -UP CALL To All Senior Citizens, by Evelyn Pringle, Independent Media TV, September 05, 2004
Largest Premium Increase In History Of Medicare: According to a September 4, 2004 article by the Associated Press, Medicare premiums for Part A, which covers doctor visits and other non-hospital expenses will rise by 17% in 2005. It will be the largest increase is the program's 40-year-history. Monthly payments will jump to $78.20, up from $66.60.
Medicare premiums to increase 17.5 percent next year, by Ceci Connolly, Washington Post, September 04, 2004
Medicare Costs to Rise Record 17 Percent, Associated Press, Sep 4, 2004
His math is still wrong, by Marie Cocco, Newsday, September 3, 2004
Bush Opening Social Security Debate Without Saying Much, by Peter Wallsten, New York Times, August 20, 2004
The Bush Prescription, Part 2: What Happens In 2006? By Evelyn Pringle,
Independent Media TV, August 18, 2004
Editorial: Elderly at risk / The drop in federal actions on nursing homes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 18, 2004
Editorial: Sickly tactics / A high price for the prescription drug plan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 15, 2004
Poll: Older Americans Unhappy with Medicare Changes, Reuters, Aug 10, 2004
The Bush Prescription: Part 1 of a Series, by Evelyn Pringle, Independent Media TV, August 08, 2004
(updated February 10th, 2005)