Paul Krugman and John Tierney on Social Security

[Eric J in MN]

After Bush's Social Security press conference about 10 days ago, NY Times conservative columnist John Tierney literally compared Bush to "Robin Hood."

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20915FE35550C738FDDAD0894DD404482&incamp=archive:search

This is how Paul Krugman responds today:

The point is that the privatizers consider four years of policies that relentlessly favored the wealthy a fait accompli, not subject to reconsideration. Now that tax cuts have busted the budget, they want us to accept large cuts in Social Security benefits as inevitable. But they demand that we praise Mr. Bush's sense of social justice, because he proposes bigger benefit cuts for the middle class than for the poor.

Sorry, but no. Mr. Bush likes to play dress-up, but his Robin Hood costume just doesn't fit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/09/opinion/09krugman.html?hp

[Hamlette]

1. I love Krugman. He and Olberman and Stewart keep me sane. n/t

[Eric J in MN]

2. Paul Krugman is currently my favorite columnist. nt

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