It's children, not seniors, who are ailing (Where's the real Cynthia Tucker?)

The Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | Sunday, July 21, 2002 | Cynthia Tucker

[where's_the_Outrage?]

What happened to the real Cynthia. Of course she falls back to her DemocRAT roots with "It's time for us to allow children to receive a larger portion of the nation's affluence." . What happened to parents being responsible for their children? How much Government (my Tax dollars) money already go to the Children (via the NEA)?

That impoverished grandmother forced to eat Whiskas tuna because of her high prescription drug bills may exist somewhere --- but she is a very rare case.

Now if Cynthia would keep addressing the democRAT's scare tatics and lying to the American people, we may make headway. Unfortunately, my Dad is in the group with Cynthia's mother and believes in handouts from "Uncle Sugar".

[Ciexyz]

What about the baby boomers and Generation X-ers who are being squeezed by downsizing and job cuts? If the good jobs paying decent benefits are going down the drain, where will the money come from to support the retirees?

[mhking]

Cynthia Tucker is one of the most politically schizophrenic editorial writers in the country today. You just never know where she is gonna fall on an issue.

Some would say that she shows just how bad a newspaper the AJC has become.

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

The cost of drugs is only 8-9% if the total healthcare cost. The largest slice of the 'healthcare bill' pie is... guess.

Well... it is, of course, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS that consume around 30% of our get well financial effort. Most of them, of course, mandated and demagogued by our generally corrupt state and federal elected representatives.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Well... it is, of course, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS that consume around 30% of our get well financial effort

I'm sure malpartice insurance and out of control jury awards have little impact. (sarcasm off)

[winin2000]

Cynthia Tucker is one of the most politically schizophrenic editorial writers in the country today. You just never know where she is gonna fall on an issue.

Naah, I respectfully disagree. If you did a numerical breakdown on her columns, I'd think you find 90% or better of her views on given issues to be standard liberal boilerplate.

She'll manage a good curveball like this one sometimes, but it's nowhere near 50/50, as you seem to imply.

[willyone]

It becomes more apparent everyday that our masters have decided to replace most of the population with unskilled third worlders. These people will probably not expect to collect Social Security. This whole problem could have been fixed thirty years ago by converting Social Security to private accounts that the govt. could not touch. Even CDs and six percent interest over forty years yield alot of money.

[dagtaggart]

"What happened to parents being responsible for their children?"

What happened to children being responsible for their elderly parents? I love it when the socialists get into arguments amongst themselves about how to redistrbute our earned money.

[happygrl]

Makes my day too.

The point is the next big grab of our money by the geezers is not based on need but on their political power.

Taxing families to cushion geezers only makes it more difficult to care for our own children.

[dirtboy]

"It's time for us to allow children to receive a larger portion of the nation's affluence."

Cynthia makes several good points about the elderly, but then proceeds to squander them in the end. The simplest way to increase the money available to children is to quit taxing the bejabbers out of young parents.

[Aedammair]

In my opinion yes; they are much more responsible for them than unrelated taxpayers. Just as parents are responsible to some degree to make sure that their wayward children aren't dying of hunger. Just the basics, no frills.

[another cricket]

The simplest way to increase the money available to children is to quit taxing the bejabbers out of young parents.

Yes. Dare I hope that this was what she meant?

a.cricket

[Hacksaw]

Cynthia Tucker is one of the most politically schizophrenic editorial writers in the country today. You just never know where she is gonna fall on an issue.

I remember on article she wrote about two black Democrats running against each other in a primary - and she still found a way to attack the GOP in it.

The AJC should just print some pictures of her (she is quite a babe) instead of her column.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Yes. Dare I hope that this was what she meant?

Unfortunately no, she wants more Goverment spending, but instead of to Seniors, to the children.

[Aedammair]

"If your kids hate you, and you have no friends willing to see you sheltered, warm and fed, you were a rat bastard who oughtta eat a bullet and quit wasting our air."

What was that skit on SNL, "Deep Thoughts"? I can see your point, I really can, but I just think that family is responsible for one another, the "Deliverance" aspect notwithstanding.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

I love it when the socialists get into arguments amongst themselves about how to redistrbute our earned money.

Unfortunately the result is to do try to do all, and increase taxes.