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The hate mail I got for my op ed, ‘Ten Reasons to Change Social Security,’ got me thinking hard about why I want real change, right now. Annually, the Social Security Administration sends me a report that shows I’ve worked and paid Social Security taxes every year since I was 16 years old. I’m 54 now. Shouldn’t I be more grateful to government for providing for us working people? Consider these pro-Social Security testimonials found in their name-calling email. 1. I Hate Poor People. Any savings plan – any, every, all, each – provide more return on investment. Social Security...

The greedy AARP. If any more confirmation were needed, we've just received it: The AARP's most fundamental principle is "Get all you can, while you can — young people be damned." The nation's largest seniors organization has just sent its 36 million members a scorching message opposing private Social Security accounts, raising the prospect of benefit cuts, Wall Street profiteering and mayhem just short of the apocalypse. The blast is prompted by Bush's endorsement of Social Security reform and proposals to allow younger workers to voluntarily divert some of their payroll taxes into a private retirement account.