Monday, February 28, 2005
Social Security: Coalitions Form...
Resistance is Futile
Well, despite the tepid reception from the public, the White House is moving ahead with its quasi plan to reform Social Security. Better yet they've form a coalition of trade associations to promote their effort. Not an unusual event, but what's strikingly different is the level of control over the coalition retained within the White House. This has been typical, in my experience over the last four years of how this Administration operates. This is our plan, you're organization will spend this much to support it, if you don't like it...well, we don't like you.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58188-2005Feb27.html
But with only 1 in 3 people thinking the debate is moving in the right direction, will it be enough.
Well, despite the tepid reception from the public, the White House is moving ahead with its quasi plan to reform Social Security. Better yet they've form a coalition of trade associations to promote their effort. Not an unusual event, but what's strikingly different is the level of control over the coalition retained within the White House. This has been typical, in my experience over the last four years of how this Administration operates. This is our plan, you're organization will spend this much to support it, if you don't like it...well, we don't like you.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58188-2005Feb27.html
But with only 1 in 3 people thinking the debate is moving in the right direction, will it be enough.
