GOP-Social Security needs to go

[LynnTheDem]

Former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey said Friday that Social Security should be phased out rather than saved.

"I think if you leave people free to choose, it will be phased out by competition," the former Republican congressman from Lewisville told reporters before sharing a President's Day Dinner with the Smith County Republican Club.

Armey, who left Congress in 2002 after 18 years, said younger Americans already believe personal investments produce greater retirement savings than Social Security will.

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Just don't invest in companies such as Enron...

[4dsc]

1. Let's see Dick's retirement plan

Perhaps old DICK should let everybody know about his federal retirement plan and perks he enjoys..

[DebJ]

2. STILL absolutely NO mention of SSDI....private investments

for 5-10 years and then disability leaves you.....dead

[KayLaw]

4. And

What about people who are born so disabled, they'll never be able to work?

[Vogon_Glory]

3. Worth Paying Attention To, Despite Being A Pug

As much as I still detest Dick Armey's politics, his pronouncements are still worth paying attention to. Dick Armey's pronouncements reveal the REAL thinking of the Banana Republican reactionaries in the House of Representatives and the Rulin' Dubya posse far more truthfully and accurately than the offal emanating from GOP propaganda organs and its reiterations by corporate media whores.