'We Are All Socialists Now'

I WISH!

But for what it's worth, yes, we are all Socialists. And we all like it: from the Jim DeMints of Congress on the government's payroll to the Bernie Sanders of Vermont; from progressive so-called 'elite' to the most avid Tea Party members. Seriously! Try suggesting to the latter that we cut Medicare and Social Security. And, in ten years, when the Healthcare Reform measures will have fully been enacted for a few years, try suggesting you do away with that, too!

Maybe I shouldn't be so pessimistic, after all. Maybe we are moving toward Socialism... albeit at a snail's pace....

Looming Troubles

Although Social Security is on the back burner while we are discussing healthcare, it is a deep trouble looming on the nation's horizon. Along with Medicare and defense, it is contributing to the national debt which is ever on the rise.

If you ask me, this should be the biggest worry of the elderly, not the public insurance health plan. And let them remember, too, that the latter Bush wanted to privatize it. Where would Social Security money be now had he done that before the volatile days of the stock market?