Bush Sets Up Social Security 'War Room'

[rodeodance]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=7813603
DAILY OUTRAGE

Using taxpayer dollars, the Bush administration has created a Social Security "war room" inside the Treasury Department to pump out information on the president's privatization scheme, "much like any political campaign might do."


Bush Sets Up Social Security 'War Room'

Sat Mar 5, 2:14 AM ET

By LAURA MECKLER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - A new Social Security (news - web sites) war room inside the Treasury Department (news - web sites) is pumping out information to sell President Bush (news - web sites)'s plan, much like any political campaign might do.

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It's part of a coordinated effort by the Bush administration. The internal, taxpayer-funded campaigning is backed up by television advertisements, grass-roots organizing and lobbying from business and other groups that support the Bush plan.

The president's opponents are organized too, though they do not enjoy the resources of the White House or Treasury to sell their message.

For the administration, the communications effort is being coordinated out of Treasury's public affairs office through the new Social Security Information Center. Three people have been hired, with two more hires possible soon. The first three employees are veterans of the Bush-Cheney campaign or the Republican National Committee (news - web sites).

[aden_nak]

1. What a stupid little boy, still playing war.

You know, if his daddy had hugged him a little more, we might all be talking about the agenda for Gore's second term right now.

[dbeach]

2. Occupant bush continues to rob from the poor to give to the rich

BK jr calls bush the MOST immoral pRes in US history...
Ironic that bush will use and abuse his own baby boomer generation for those power elites whom he worships..just as the "boomers" are about to retire.."what me worry " bush will launch assault on SS.

"http://straighttalk.ourfuture.org/retirement/
1) Millions receiving Social Security benefits In January 2004, 32.7 million retirees, spouses of retirees and dependent children received Social Security benefits.
(Source: "Issue Brief: Social Security Privatization - Eleven Myths", The Century Foundation. March 1, 2004. Page 3.) sent by April G - Cheverly, MD (8/31/2004)

2) Social Security Trust Fund squandered by Bush Administration When the President took office, the government was projected to save every dollar of the Social Security surplus. But under his $1 trillion tax break plan, the Bush Administration would spend every penny of the Social Security Trust Fund over the next 10 years, just as the Baby Boomers are about to retire.
(Source: "New CBO Report Puts Deficit At $1.8 Trillion...," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 10, 2002.) sent by Roger H - Washington, DC (8/31/2004) "

[Demeter]

3. What a Shocking Gaffe! To Admit It's War on Social Security

and all the people who depend upon it, or will later! What were they thinking? Oh, but these people don't think...don't mind me!

[Meeker Morgan]

4. To Admit It's War on Social Security?

Only as a Freudian slip.

To W everything is a war.

[antigone382]

5. Right on, Meeker Morgan!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[slor]

6. Maybe they should have had a "war room" for...

Iraq, and planned that disaster a little better.

[Demeter]

7. I Don't Know.....I Don't Think Planning Would Have Made Iraq

any bigger a disaster than it's turned out to be so far!