BY THE WAY: The propaganda and legislative techniques used by conservative activists to gain public support to privatize the public pensions that public workers have instead of Social Security are, if successful, likely to be used in efforts to privatize Social Security in the future. The campaign against public pensions is an exercise in perfecting methods that manufacture the perception of a crisis--and then result in cuts to guaranteed retirement income. If the Chicago/Springfield crusade against public pensions is successful, it will most likely turn its attention toward the renewed effort to privatize Social Security.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 19:04:53 +0000