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July 19, 2005
"Rock the Vote" Foiled Again
A great story from the young activists at Students for Saving Social Security: “The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) held a Social Security Academy this weekend to educate DC interns about the Social Security debate. When we first heard about the event, we thought this would be a great opportunity for students to be educated on the issues facing Social Security; however, once we saw the list of speakers, we knew it was not going to be a truly educational experience, unless one wishes to learn how the AARP and Rock the Vote want to maintain the status quo and ruin any chance for choice in the future. Rather than Social Security Academy, NASI could have easily got away with calling the weekend long event an AARP recruitment camp. One of their first speakers, John Rother, AARP’s Director of Policy and Strategy blatantly laid out his agenda by adding at the end of his speech – “I hope one day you will all become members of AARP.” Since AARP was an official sponsor of the Academy it remains hard to see whether or not money was well spent…. One of the first speakers was Hans Reimer, Washington Director of Rock the Vote, another opponent of personal accounts. His suggestion for the students at the academy: “We should do nothing.” He explained that Democrats could continue without a new idea and keep the system they love and believe will work while Republicans would be able to watch the system, he claims they never liked, fall apart. In another odd twist Hans supports Ed Lorenzen, Executive Director of Centrist.org and his suggestion to collectively invest Social Security in the stock market. How can he argue against personal accounts but support this? Apparently Hans believes the government is much smarter than the people and should be able to invest for them. Hans must also realize this is a great way to establish the socialist utopia he apparently dreams of in which the government, instead of the people, controls the market. Hans was happy to talk to and take a picture with us afterwards, but before the picture he jokingly asked if this was going to end up on the Students for Saving Social Security blog. Assuming then our individual reputations preceded us we did not expect him to allow us the opportunity of a picture, but he revealed his facetious comment when he asked “Are you guys involved in the Social Security debate?” Yes Hans, we are! And yes, we are going to put the picture on the SSSS blog!” And now Hans, you’re on the Social Security Choice Blog as well.
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Shawn McCoy (SSSS Outreach Director), Hans Reimer (Rock the Vote)
and Chris Haworth (SSSS - Arizona State chapter)
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