Off topic, Jim, <Every election they seem to break out the ole' "scare the seniors out of their social security" TV adds. No different this time. Really sickening...>
During the last "town hall" debate, Gore, in his criticism of Bush's Social Security plan, said that the money that youngsters pay not only go into a government savings account (which then turns into a source of their benefits when they get old). Rather, he said, the money is also there to pay for the benefits of seniors currently receiving SS benefits. In other words, he just confirmed that it's a grand Ponzi scheme.
This wasn't just your regular Al "Say anything to be president" Gore speaking, either. This sounded like what Gore actually believed, and where his core philosophies center around. In other words, he believes in continuing welfare for the elderly at all costs, even beyond the point where it makes any fiscal sense whatsoever. It comes from his fundamental belief that government knows best. And this belief isn't going to change, despite all his outward attempts to look more moderate in the face of the voting public.
Now his view is certainly a legitimate one, and many people will vote for him because of that. But I think Gore is kidding himself when he says he's here to save Social Security while Bush is out to destroy it, because Gore's idea of "saving" Social Security is to make it continue down its path to self-destruction. But hey, what do I know? After all, government knows best, and I'm not part of government (except for a little ballot that I send in every year).
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