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2005-01-27 Home Front: Politix

TCS: The Strange Death That No One Cares About

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Posted by tipper 2005-01-27 01:53|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Summary: Its Not Just Here *insert suitably heavy music, possibly on a classic concert organ* Centrists across the Anglosphere -- Bush, Blair, Howard -- win consistently over moribund opponents inhabiting both ends of the spectrum, by working to reform the welfare state.

Interesting. I hadn't thought of it that way.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-27 7:03:54 AM|| 2005-01-27 7:03:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 tw: You need to read ananymous2u's post to see how Blair is 'reforming' the British welfare state. It's never been more deviously expoited.

Posted by Bulldog 2005-01-27 7:40:42 AM|| 2005-01-27 7:40:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 BD, I was summarizing the article. The problem with Blair is that there is no alternative, not amongst the Tories nor in his own party.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-27 1:21:51 PM|| 2005-01-27 1:21:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 That's not the case, tw. Right now there is a long list of politicians who would do a more responsible job of running this country.

Posted by Bulldog 2005-01-27 6:10:20 PM|| 2005-01-27 6:10:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "The Democratic Leadership Council, the party's leading centrist organization, and Third Way, a new group working with moderate Senate Democrats, expect to issue statements soon opposing Bush's push to divert part of the Social Security payroll tax into accounts that individuals could invest in the stock market, officials of the groups say.

Social Security is not welfare. These funds have been paid into the Government by people who have worked. SS could use reform. The best thing would be to have a system whereby Congress cannot fund pet projects from these funds. Maybe the Bush plan of individual accounts would be a way to keep Government's fingers out of the pie.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-01-27 6:31:18 PM|| 2005-01-27 6:31:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 A long list, Bulldog? Good! Which ones should we be pulling for the next election go round?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-27 9:14:23 PM|| 2005-01-27 9:14:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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