Huge war chests ready for Social Security war (GOP)

[liberal N proud]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/01/campaign.ssi.ap/index.html

CNN:
Tens of million of dollars budgeted for the fight
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 Posted: 7:55 PM EST (0055 GMT)


WASHINGTON (AP) -- All the tactics of a political campaign -- TV ads, grass-roots organizing, town hall meetings and polling -- are being tapped to influence opinion and pressure lawmakers in the explosive debate on Social Security.

Together, advocates on both sides plan to spend tens of millions of dollars, perhaps as much as $100 million, before the year is out.

That's less than Social Security pays out in benefits every two hours but still a lot for a legislative campaign.

"Social Security is the kind of issue you can knock on anyone's door and talk about. It's made for campaigning," said Tom Matzzie of the liberal group MoveOn.org, which put up its first TV ads this week opposing President Bush's plan.

Republicans and their allies, including well-funded groups backed by business, are trying to build support for Bush's plan to divert some of the Social Security payroll taxes into private accounts that could be invested in stocks, bonds and the money market



WE MUST GET READY FOR THIS FIGHT AND FIGHT IT LIKE WE FOUGHT NO OTHER FIGHT BEFORE!
THE BU$H REGIME MUST BE STOPPED!