Hurting Seniors: The Attack on Social Security

伤害老年人：对社会保障的攻击

作者: Aaron Swartz | 来源: aaronsw.com | 时间: 2006-06-11

[This is part 6 of an article on the power of right-wing think tanks. See also part one, part two, part three, part four, and part five.]

（本文是探讨右翼智库影响力系列的第六部分。参见第一部分、第二部分、第三部分、第四部分和第五部分。）

Recent events provide a compelling case study of how this process works. Conservatives have wanted to get rid of Social Security for years. The most successful anti-poverty program in history, it clearly shows how the government can be used to help people — anathema to conservative ideology. Now, with a secure lock on government, is their time to strike. As a White House deputy wrote in a memo that was later leaked, “For the first time in six decades, the Social Security battle is one we can win — and in doing so, we can help transform the political and philosophical landscape of the country.”†

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