This is unsurprising. The primary journal of Versailles Media, Kaplan Test Prep Daily (the Washington Post, kept aloft by its for-profit education parent) backs Alan Simpson’s play on Social Security. Sure, he’s ‘brash,’ ‘colorful,’ and ‘intemperate.’ According to the WaPo. What the editorial overlooks is his ignorance: Simpson is wrong about Social Security’s solvency.
WaPo Editorial Board Gulps the Simpson Catfood, Ignores Bernanke Bank-Robber Comparison |
| By: Teddy Partridge Saturday September 4, 2010 11:52 am |
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Don’t Fire Alan Simpson — Dissolve the Whole Damn Catfood Commission |
| By: Teddy Partridge Wednesday August 25, 2010 1:12 pm |
Now that we’ve had a peek into the mind of Alan Simpson — several sordid and tawdry peeks, actually — we know the kind of talk that’s gone on in secret during the closed door meetings of the Obama’s Catfood Commission that is contemplating Sovereign Default on the bonds held by the Social Security Trust Fund.
Don’t Panic! Social Security will be there for you. |
| By: dcfightsback Friday March 26, 2010 2:59 pm |
This week the New York Times decided to scare the bejeezus out of everyone by publishing several articles with slanted statements about Social Security. I’d like to revisit some key points in Williams Walsh’s piece from March 24 – statements from her article are in bold below.
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