WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 - Over the objections of many of its own employees, the Social Security Administration is gearing up for a major effort to publicize the financial problems of Social Security and to convince the public that private accounts are needed as part of any solution.
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But agency employees have complained to Social Security officials that they are being conscripted into a political battle over the future of the program. They question the accuracy of recent statements by the agency, and they say that money from the Social Security trust fund should not be used for such advocacy.
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So the Repub Noise Machine is gonna inundate us with horeseshit until everybody believes Social Security is going down the tubes in 20 minutes. You can bet Fox already has the red staters lining up to 'git us one of them thar private accounts'.
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Deborah C. Fredericksen of Minneapolis, who has worked for the Social Security Administration for 31 years, said, "Many employees believe that the president and this agency are using scare tactics to promote private accounts."
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No shit, darlin'. If Chimpy didn't scare everybody, people would see his bullshit for what it is. It's their standard operating procedure, flood us with propaganda and slide legislation through once enough people believe it. His bonehead policies wouldn't stand up to objective scrutiny otherwise. The fact that using the fund's money to promote this propaganda is probably illegal, but you can be sure that wasn't given a second thought.
Update: 16:00:
[The Good] Roger Ailes adds:
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George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice and their respective flacks lie to you. Repeatedly. Willfully. Without remorse. And they will continue to do so. Today. And tomorrow.
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