The GOP's Social Security Assault Has a Human Cost

Crabtownboy · Jan 8, 2015

Who is surprised that the very first thing the Republican Congress did was to attack the attempting to gut social security which will hurt many poor and middle class Americans?

It is striking that on their first day -- their very first day! -- congressional Republicans moved against Social Security's disability insurance fund, before some of them had even found the restrooms or put out their family photos.

As Jerry Seinfeld might ask, "Who does that?"

Although the move was somewhat secretive, a number of very smart people caught it and brought it to the public's attention. "The New Republican Attack on Social Security Starts Now!" Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson wrote in The Huffington Post. "House Rule Could Hurt Vulnerable Disability Beneficiaries," explained Kathy Ruffing at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. "Republican Congress Launches With Back-Door Attack On Social Security Benefits," wrote Alan Pyke of Think Progress.

"Well," said Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times, "that didn't take long."

No, indeed. And it's worth remembering that this GOP move doesn't just hurt an abstract entity called "Social Security." It hurts people -- living, breathing human beings.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/the-human-cost-of-the-gop_b_6436508.html

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The GOP's Social Security Assault Has a Human Cost

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