U.S. Social Security Debate

I have been following the debate over U.S. President George Bush’s plan to privatize Social Security mostly through the writings of Josh Marshall of http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/. I think this rather lengthy post, a critique of a column by the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof, does an excellent job both of explaining the critical policy matters at issue and delivering perceptive insights into the tactics of the campaign of those wishing to destroy the current system.

For an entertaining comic take on the issue check out the Social Insecurity video by Samantha Bee of the Daily Show.