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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hilary Clinton - Third Way - Social Security - Buyer's Remorse [View all]FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)21. Pete Peterson was involved in the Nixon administration and now runs 3rd Way
Talk about deceiving the American voters - the Biggest Switcheroo of the Century
Wall Street Uses Third Way to Lead Its Assault on Social Security
Third Way is run by a man who Lautner terms an "acolyte" of Pete Peterson. Peterson is a Republican, Wall Street billionaire who has two priorities -- imposing austerity on America and privatizing Social Security. Privatizing Social Security is Wall Street's unholy grail. They would receive hundreds of billions of dollars in fees and ensure that their firms were not only "too big to fail," but "too big to criticize" if they could profit from a privatized retirement system. (We do not know who funds Third Way because it refuses to make its donors public. Given who dominates its Board of Trustees, however, the donors must be overwhelmingly from Wall Street.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-k-black/third-way-wall-street_b_2121372.html
Third Way is run by a man who Lautner terms an "acolyte" of Pete Peterson. Peterson is a Republican, Wall Street billionaire who has two priorities -- imposing austerity on America and privatizing Social Security. Privatizing Social Security is Wall Street's unholy grail. They would receive hundreds of billions of dollars in fees and ensure that their firms were not only "too big to fail," but "too big to criticize" if they could profit from a privatized retirement system. (We do not know who funds Third Way because it refuses to make its donors public. Given who dominates its Board of Trustees, however, the donors must be overwhelmingly from Wall Street.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-k-black/third-way-wall-street_b_2121372.html
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I have no doubt that she will start to dismantle social programs. That's what the Third Way is for.
djean111
Feb 2016
#1
Yes and how will they pay for a Hillary War? Confiscate the deposits of the 60% - 95%
DhhD
Feb 2016
#52
Excuse me? with over 34, 000 posts here on DU you're just hearing about "Third Way"
2banon
Feb 2016
#22
Third Way has been Hilary's Attack Dogs constantly attacking Bernie and Warren
FreakinDJ
Feb 2016
#10
Hillary's foreign policy bonafides only prove she would be GWB II, on steroids.
peacebird
Feb 2016
#79
Social Security needs some tweaking, both candidates are for that - likely increasing cap and
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#14
Actually Clinton is supporting raising cap, expanding benefits for poor and those who raisedchildren
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#18
That is EXACTLY to means 3rd Way advocates as the first step to dismantle Social Security
FreakinDJ
Feb 2016
#25
Heck, I'm for taking money from any source to beat the GOPers. Doesn't mean everyone who contributed
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#40
Do you have a link. Simpson-Bowles did call for increasing benefits for poor and raising cap.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#37
Well if you can't copy a link, just tell us what website says Clinton support Simpson-Bowles.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#58
Clinton doesn't say that anywhere. I get it's important to Altman to push that belief, even if
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#73
That is probably where increasing cap and payments for people on lower end came from.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#86
Simpson-Bowles was an attempt to come up with some workable solution between GOPers and Dems.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#88
You do get that this was not a Bowles proposal or Simpson proposal. it was an attempt to come up
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#90
Maybe you can copy a link that says Clinton supports Simpson-Bowles, privatization, and similar crud
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#59
"compromising" with Republicans on "entitlement reform" goes all the way back to the Reagan years
FreakinDJ
Feb 2016
#27
And Third Way proudly advises that nest of DINOs - the New Democrat Coalition.
djean111
Feb 2016
#49
A vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote to privatize Social Security along with the rest of the baggage
DhhD
Feb 2016
#45
people need to hear this far and wide; anyone who depends on Soc Sec should be scared of a
amborin
Feb 2016
#53
the internet can say whatever facts it wants: SEIU will print 20 million fliers
MisterP
Feb 2016
#56
It is strange to hear Third Way does not want to strengthen SS when it is their positon of
Thinkingabout
Feb 2016
#60