Today’s Reading Assignment - Making The Case
For “The BEST Mod Plan”
Here are a couple of articles which I am assigning today as recommend
reading which serve to support the underlying tenets of the BEST Social
Security Modernization Plan.
The first one makes the case that the safety net is best
strengthened by supporting full employment and programs that support visionary
activity. The BEST Mod Plan does not support means testing of the Social
Security program. Social Security is an earned right social insurance program
and should never be lumped together with other important programs like food
stamps and Medicaid which are part of our nation’s safety net. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/18/opinion/edsall-is-the-safety-net-just-masking-tape.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& .
The second article discusses the divergence between income
from work and income earned from wealth. The BEST Mod Plan is designed to treat
these two forms of work more equally. http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/assets-versus-workers-again-wealth.html
Feel free to discuss these articles in the context of the
BEST Social Security Modernization Plan in the comments below.
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