Administration's Social Security 'Crisis' is Their Latest WMD Campaign
The folllowing is a press release from January 11, 2005, by Kucinich's office in Congress
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Kucinich: Administration's Social Security 'Crisis' is Their Latest WMD Campaign
Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) issued the following statement on the Administration's plan to cut benefits and privatize Social Security:
"There they go again. Once again this Administration is deliberately misleading the public by creating a false crisis. The Administration's campaign to convince the American public of a 'crisis' in Social Security is a mirror image of their phony campaign to convince the American public of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq.
"The Social Security Trust Fund is not only secure, but will run a surplus for decades. No other government or corporate entity can say the same thing. The only real danger Social Security faces is the $2 trillion willful destruction planned by this Administration.
"The White House not only wants to privatize Social Security, but also cut retirees benefits. A cut in benefits is not necessary and retirees cannot afford a cut in benefits. No one is cutting the cost of food, rent, electricity, gas, oil, or property taxes.
"The White House's 'bold' initiative on Social Security is a 'bold' violation of public trust."
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