Republicans come clean

I'm watching the GOP talking head du'jour on Meet the Press lay out (unintentionally) what their long term goals are for Social Security. The current Bush proposal will apparently cut benefits for those making $90K per year by 40%, and by 30% for those making $50K. When Social Security first came into being, a $90K income made you a quite wealthy person. Today it can still be a "nice" income depending where you live, but it's hardly putting you in the country club set.

And yet, the Republicans are not only pushing for benefits cuts, but are unwilling to take private accounts off the table. Private accounts siphon more money out of the system and actually bring the "drop dead" date for the Social Security trust fund in closer.

There is no longer any question in my mind. All rhetoric aside, they are trying to end the New Deal. The number of low to middle income, red state voters (and bloggers) who are still supporting these cretins simply boggles the mind.