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When
The Fiends Cry, "Kill!"
September 8, 2004 By: Sheila Samples "As I write this, seven Marines
were blown to bits in Iraq, many more wounded. The fiends responsible for this
barbarity are not worthy of a single American vote. George Bush has declared the
upcoming election a war for Republicans to control the hearts and minds of the
American people. John Kerry, unlike Bush, has been to war, and knows Democrats
cannot afford to lose this one. He knows the stakes are much higher than seizing
control of American hearts and minds. It is about freeing and protecting
American bodies and souls."
A
Nation Compromised
AND A PEOPLE NOT REPRESENTED! September 6, 2004 By: Ted Lang Of
course, there is a serious renewed international outrage against both the United
States and Israel. Those who would dumb down America will simply offer the
justified outrage as anti-Semitism. But something had to happen to ignite
international rebuke of both America and Israel, and that something is our
unjust, unconstitutional and totally unnecessary invasion and war on the people
of Iraq.
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LAROUCHE
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AIPAC's
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September 5, 2004
America's
Greatest Election Opportunity A CHALLENGE TO THE THIRD PARTY
September 4, 2004
FRANKLIN:
A NON-PARTISAN INSTITUTIONAL REFLEX
September 3, 2004
THE
SILENT LAWS
September 3, 2004
Sack
AIPAC! AND ABOLISH THEIR TAX EXEMPT STATUS!
September 2, 2004
Truth vs.
Lies
September 1, 2004
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Wolfman of Abu Ghraib EXPORTING DEMOCRACY-IMPORTING TERROR!
August 31, 2004
Blame
the Terrorist Behind That Tree
August 23, 2004
Web News
As
war toll climbs, Bush still deceives
September 10, 2004
White House Threatens Veto Over Overtime
September 9, 2004
Bush
Leading America Into 'Snake Pit of Fascism,' Congressman Says
September 8, 2004
US
layoffs up 6.6 percent in August to 6-month high
September 7, 2004
Key
Files Missing From Bush's National Guard Records
September 6, 2004
Pentagon official hints of pre-emptive war on new targets
September 5, 2004
The
Republican convention and the specter of dictatorship
September 4, 2004
Ruppert Names Cheney Prime Suspect In 911 Mass Murders
September 3, 2004
Ashcroft
Nixes Arrests in Israeli Spy Probe
September 2, 2004
Swift Boat Vet Got $40M Contract From Bush
September 1, 2004
 An act of genuine humanitarianism by U.S. troops in Iraq /
57-year-old veteran called for duty
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"Bush has been quoted as saying he, “likes Mexico”, and he,
“likes the way things are done down there”, a country with tin
shack communities, open running sewers, a minimum wage too low to buy
food, health care for the richest 5% only, and a privatized Social
Security system." |
Social Security and Medicare
Benefits Face Renewed Attack
Posted September 11, 2004 thepeoplesvoice.org
By: Schuyler Ebbets
US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan speaking at a Federal Reserve
conference held in the mountain resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on August 27,
warned that Social Security and Medicare will face “abrupt
and painful” curtailment, unless the government begins cutting benefits
now!
Greenspan and those behind him refuse to reduce Bush's giant tax breaks for
corporations and the wealthy
and have chosen instead to launch an attack
against the Social Security Trust Fund. Their intent is to remove trillions of
additional dollars from the fund ultimately bringing about its collapse and
privatization.
There were many warnings posted on the Internet prior to the election of 2000
describing the republicans privatization plan for the Social Security Trust Fund.
With permanent multi trillion dollar tax cuts for the rich and a never-ending
terror war, the Bush administration has drained down the American peoples Social
Security Trust Fund dangerously low.
Bush boldly repeated the radical right's privatization plans for Social Security
during the republican convention, but he failed to mention that once
privatization of Social Security begins pressure would quickly increase to
complete the process. Within weeks of taking the first steps to privatize the
system current retirees would see their benefits cut drastically to cover the
new fees and administrative costs.
Of course, the majority of Americans are against this mind-boggling injustice,
but the republicans aren't worried because they only serve the 5% at the top.
The dwindling middle class is barely getting by and it's almost impossible to
just simply, "save your money", as Bush recommends. Without the present
Social Security system wage earners will never retire, but instead face lives of
endless work and financial insecurity.
If this administration succeeds in privatizing the Social Security and Medicare
Trust funds, life in Canada with it's liberal system of laws, free socialized
medicine, dental care, and generous Social Security system will look quite
appealing compared to a cruel corporate American hell.
The land of the free and home of the brave is being turned into the
land of the rich, home of the slave. If the American people want to keep their Social Security
benefits and retire someday, they should vote Bush and his republican den of thieves out of
office now while they have the chance.
If Bush wins this election his corporate gang will use the weakened financial
state of Social Security as an excuse to raid the fund, moving to privatize it
and hand over what's left to the Investment Banks and the Private Securities
Industry.
All that differentiates America from impoverished third world countries and
fascist states is the American system of laws, the constitutional rights of the
people, and the Social
Security system, all of which have been under constant attack by the Bush
administration.
Bush has been quoted as saying he, “likes Mexico”, and he, “likes the way
things are done down there”, a country with tin shack communities, open
running sewers, a minimum wage too low to buy food, health care for the richest
5% only, and a privatized Social Security system.
Without viable Social Security and Medicare systems the pre Social Security
depression era days of soup lines and tent cities will become a real possibility
again. John
Kerry, and the vast majority of Americans do not agree with Bush privatizing
and looting the Social Security and Medicare
Trust Funds, and Kerry unlike Bush has promised not to cut existing benefits.
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© Copyright 9/11/04 by: Schuyler Ebbets.
Permission is granted for reprint in print, email, blog, or web media if this
credit is attached and the title and contents remains unchanged. sebbets@comcast.net
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