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03/30/2005: Makes ya wonder, did they write movie poster blurbs?
Via The Pesky Fly, we're pointed to a post on Think Progress about how a RNC research briefing tries to conjure up support for social security privatization: by taking quotes out of context, deceptively so....
The pull-quote: Clif Smith, A Retiree From Joplin: “I Believe [Social Security] Needs Improved [Sic].”
The full quote:“I believe it needs improved,” said Clif Smith, a retiree from Joplin, at the AARP gathering. “But nothing of the nature of what is being talked about in Washington.”+++
Smith said he opposes private accounts because he thinks they would drain money from the trust fund, but he said the fund itself should own stock.
The pull-quote: “[Kimberly] Holloway Sees Advantages In Personal Accounts In That It Would Encourage More Savings And Financial Responsibility...”
The full quote:Holloway sees advantages in personal accounts in that it would encourage more savings and financial responsibility, she said.+++
But she’s wary that this proposal feeds into the Bush administration’s trend to encourage self-centered thinking away from considering the welfare of the general society, she said.
“We all should care because you don’t know what (misfortune) will happen,” Holloway said. “Don’t fiddle with the social safety net.”
The pull-quote: Scott Savelkol, Recent Graduate From Dickinson State University: “Doing Nothing Is Not An Option.”
The full quote:Scott Savelkol, who recently graduated from Dickinson State University, said he also opposes to private accounts [sic]. He would prefer lawmakers lift a $90,000 cap on wages taxed for Social Security.
“Doing nothing is not an option,” Savelkol said.
Len on 03.30.05 @ 11:29 AM CST
