The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
Republicans want to kill Social Security for no reason other than they hate it.
βThat concern emerged Monday when Rep. Mike Lee (R-Utah) uncorked a tweet thread on X labeling Social Security βa classic bait and switchβ and βan outdated, mismanaged system.ββ
The problem is that Republicans want to PRIVATIZE Social Securityβthat would be thr REAL bait and switch.
Donβt be fooled. Overhead for Social Security is about 5%. You cannot privatize it for less than 30% overhead.
"A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public;
they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke."
-- Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or, Part I
My heartβ¦
@YouInMyEye That would be an excellent way to render the pardon useless.
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