Academic controversy: McCain’s Social Security Bamboozle
Posted by Mark Winegar on September 3, 2008
What’s the problem with social security?
Millions of Americans were forced to invest in a government sponsored retirement program. They contributed to it with every paycheck they received. The federal government was supposed to invest this money to provide retirement income for american workers but instead raided it to pay for their big spending projects. Politicians now are saying things like “social security is broken” but the real problem is their willingness to pay. Don’t take my word for a bit of this. Investigate it and find out for yourself. What do you think we should do?
My freshmen students will be asked to watch this video and then participate in a discussion forum to answer the question above. I expected some lively debate and creative ideas given this is an election year.
