Taking Away What They Use

Larry King had on two Tea Baggers recently to discuss their utter joy at the thought of a repeal of Social Security.



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Considering that many Tea Baggers are retirees that rely partially on Social Security payments, and that the Baby Boomers are starting to draw, I personally don't think that it's in their better interest to repeal it. They'll certainly talk about it all day long, but when faced with a partial loss of income, they would turn on this idea in a heartbeat.

And while some with argue that Social Security is going to start going into the red soon, it does put off an air of an unsustainable program. But rather than reform the program, conservatives - ever eager to slash and burn at will - would rather do away with the program or "privatize" it. And considering how the stock market tanked in 07, and had Bush gotten his wish from 04, it doesn't take a Nobel laureate economist to see what would have happened.

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And their Social Security checks are also in the mail, delivered by the US Postal Service.