Tuesday, November 09, 2004

James Surowiecki: The Ownership Society

The Ownership Society
James Surowiecki
The New Yorker

George W. Bush was reëlected last Tuesday not because of the job he did running the economy in his first term but in spite of it. (Voters for whom the economy was the most important issue voted for Kerry by a four-to-one margin.) Bush doesn’t get to coast for the next four years, though; he’s facing a host of economic problems, particularly the mounting cost of health care and the looming crisis in funding for Social Security and Medicare. Bush, of course, has a master plan: he intends to turn America into what he calls an ownership society.

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4 comments:

Michael said...

Harry? Isn't this what Surowiecki is saying?

Michael said...

He is criticizing the privatization because of a bogus statement of a crisis and a misleading belief in the benefits of privatization of government programs.

Michael said...

No problem, I'm sure sooner or later I'll leave something similar at your site... I sent you a package!

Michael said...

Harry--as do I, thanks for the wealth bondage bag!