MB Civic

Baker in The Guardian ..

a candidate who comes out for protecting social security can .. anticipate being beaten up in both the opinion and news sections of major media outlets .. There is also the flip side to this story. Politicians, especially Democrats, who speak up for cuts to social security can count on lavish praise from the media. Political figures of no obvious stature, like former Louisiana Senator John Breaux or former Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, were lionized in the media for their willingness to cut social security benefits. After leaving the Senate, both took lobbying positions where they were almost certainly earning well over $1m a year .. If President Obama were to rise in defense of the program, he could count on losing the financial backing of many supporters. He would also get beaten up by the Washington Post and other major news outlets for challenging their agenda. Such are the hard economic facts with which President Obama and other politicians must contend

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