The Voices

Quotable Quotes

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

- Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Submitted by Scott Laczay
December 10th, 2007
"We stand united today to say that a privatization plan that cuts benefits, deepens our debt, and drains the Social Security trust fund is unworkable, unwise, and unacceptable to the American people."

   26 April 2005

Rep. Charles Rangel

- Rep. Charles Rangel
Submitted by Scott Laczay
December 10th, 2007
"You know, if President Bush was here, I would advise him as a friend and as an American that there are just three things you don't do. One, you don't spit against the wind. Two, you don't look under the lone ranger's mask. And three, you don't mess with our Social Security."

   26 April 2005

Sen. Jon Corzine

- Sen. Jon Corzine
Submitted by Scott Laczay
December 10th, 2007
"I find it absurd and misleading for the President to imply, as he did today, that the Treasury securities held by the Social Security trust fund are not meaningful and safe assets."

   4 April 2005

Bernard Wasow

- Bernard Wasow
Submitted by Scott Laczay
December 10th, 2007
"The administration hopes that the excitement about private accounts, pro and con, will hide the unpopular fact that the real measures to shore up Social Security are the proposals to cut benefits"

   16 December 2004
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CEOs Get Bailed Out. Workers Get Sold Out

By Tula Connell
September 26th, 2008

Photo credit: Jeremy BrooksBefore she became the first female Labor secretary in 1933, Frances Perkins had seen firsthand the tragedy of Manhattan’s 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire. Locked in by their employer, 146 mostly young girls died when they couldn’t escape the burning building where they toiled in sweatshop labor. Later, as the New York industrial commissioner, Perkins held employers accountable for workplace safety and health, expanding factory investigations and championing other pro-worker laws, like unemployment insurance.

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The Right Message on Social Security

By John Nichols
From thenation.com
August 8th, 2008
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thenation.com — The truth, as honest financial analysts have always argued, is that Social Security is secure — and will be for decades if Congress agrees to minor reforms, such as requiring wealthy Americans to pay their fair share.

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The Housing Crash and the End of Granny Bashing

By Dean Baker
From tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com
June 25th, 2008
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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — This collapse was entirely predictably, and those who were concerned about the country's long-term financial situation should have been out in the forefront warning of the dangers posed by an $8 trillion housing bubble. Unfortunately, these folks were too busy trying to cut benefits for the elderly to pay attention to such trivial developments.

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The Best Thing Not to Have Happened During the Bush Administration

By Robert B. Reich
From prospect.org
April 30th, 2008
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prospect.org — With the stock market sinking and no end to our current economic woes in sight, aren''t we glad we didn't privatize Social Security?

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The 401(k) Myth

From truthdig.com
December 13th, 2007
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truthdig.com — The blinding headache will come when millions of people retire to find that their promised pot of gold is close to empty.

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Stop Blaming The Baby Boomers

By Dean Baker
September 20th, 2007

There has been an effort by the enemies of Social Security and Medicare to demonize the baby boomers as a threat to country’s prosperity and the well-being of our children and grandchildren. The way to deal with scary long-term budget projections is to fix our health care system, not to gut Social Security and Medicare. more »

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Budget Scare Stories

By Dean Baker
November 7th, 2006
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Fact Checking WaPo

By Alexandra Walker
April 13th, 2006

When a headline wrapping a story about the Medicare pre more »