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NM Politics.net - Commentary by Michael Swickard - Many people, including myself, talk about Ronald Reagan as one of the best presidents. But in the middle of exceptional popularity and support he could not bring himself to tackle the Social Security defects. Likewise, while George W. Bush basked in approval following the 9/11 attacks, he gave lip service to the overhaul of Social Security but could not continue. What stopped both presidents from attempting to fix this program? Both realized that telling the truth to the American public would not win and, therefore, truth was discarded. In
a recent column I explained exactly the nature of the Social Security program defects. Money people all know these truths about the structure. But the reading public was less inclined to believe the truth because it did not fit their own desires for receiving Social Security. I came to realize that most people would not accept that the trust fund was filled with unfunded debt instruments rather than bonds. No amount of data supporting the truth made any difference to these people.
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Telling the truth to the public does not win races
From NM Politics.net - Commentary by Michael Swickard - Many people, including myself, talk about Ronald Reagan as one of the best presidents. But in the middle of exceptional popularity and support he could not bring himself to tackle the Social Security defects. Likewise, while George W. Bush basked in approval following the 9/11 attacks, he gave lip service to the overhaul of Social Security but could not continue. What stopped both presidents from attempting to fix this program? Both realized that telling the truth to the American public would not win and, therefore, truth was discarded. In a recent column I explained exactly the nature of the Social Security program defects. Money people all know these truths about the structure. But the reading public was less inclined to believe the truth because it did not fit their own desires for receiving Social Security. I came to realize that most people would not accept that the trust fund was filled with unfunded debt instruments rather than bonds. No amount of data supporting the truth made any difference to these people. Read column
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If the people don't want the truth, they should go suck a gun barrel. We don't need folks any where who do not tell the truth and who don't want to hear the truth. They are not God fearing.
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