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  • Democrat: Gov't Has No Contractual Obligation to Pay Social Security Benefits

    09/14/2011 2:38:29 PM PDT · by Nachum · 168 replies
    Cybercast News Service ^ | 9/14/11 | Matt Cover
    Blue Dog Democrat Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) said that most Americans do not understand that federal entitlements are not “bank account” programs that hold their money, adding that Social Security is not even a legal guarantee -- "Legally, they're not even promises." Cooper, asked about potential reforms to Medicare and Medicaid, said that the core problem was that the public does not understand the true nature of entitlements. “Many Americans don’t really realize that Medicare is a government program,” Cooper said at a press conference with fellow Blue Dogs on Wednesday.