Would social security "reform" be worth it?

[Spacejet]

It seems to me that in order for these people to be thrown out of office it's going to be necessary for the apathetic and uninformed masses to finally have to get some of the consequences of their vote.

Letting bush kill social security may be a necessary evil. IMO it's one of only a small handful of actions that will massively change public opinion of the republican party.

Looking back I think the best course of action probably would have been for the party to say nothing (I think some in congress realized this), and just give them enough rope.

We could have just repealed the legislation after the election.

[opusprime]

1. I dont think its worth it myself...

Bush's deficits and the continuing increases in the price of oil are only going to serve as an anchor on our economy.

More people are being moved to the roles of the uninsured.

Those insured are paying more premiums, and higher co-pays.

There is no job recovery.

Inflation increases everytime the value of the dollar decreases.

Interest rates only have one direction to go in the next 4 years, and that is up.

Conclusion: Bush is only months away from his very own Republican created recession. This is what the Dems need to captialize on IMHO. The GOP has abandoned fiscal responsibility, and that leaves us with a real opportunity.

[Spacejet]

2. True

But it's too easy to pass the blame to someone else on all of this. SS "reform" would have been *clearly* the fault of bush, and would have had a very sudden and obvious effect.

[opusprime]

3. Agreed, but when will Bush's plan be active?

Probably not until well after he leaves office.

I think we can use the failure of his SS policy, and the coming recession to win in 2006.

If we let the SS fiasco occur, he will take that a as victory, and the real damage may take years to materialize.

IMO, we should focus on his current supporters of SS, and anyone who supports his insane fiscal policies.

The Democratic party has to become the party of fiscal conservatism and balanced budgets. That is what got Clinton his second term, and thats what can take the GOP out of power for the next decade.

[UdoKier]

4. The democratic party has long been the party of fiscal responsibility.

If the American people can't figure out that the GOP is the party of debt and corporate welfare, how the hell are we supposed to help them figure it out?