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When you think of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, it's important to remember what it is.
After looking at the recommendations that were released (unexpectedly) on Wednesday, a common theme emerges.
Here's that theme in Krugman-speak:
...as so often happens in modern Washington, a process meant to deal with real problems has been hijacked on behalf of an ideological agenda. Under the guise of facing our fiscal problems, Mr. Bowles and Mr. Simpson are trying to smuggle in the same old, same old — tax cuts for the rich and erosion of the social safety net.
Seems clear enough there, but here's another way to put it, thanks to Atrios:
As we all occasionally forget, it's important to remember that all of the Social Security reform talk is about letting rich people steal from the Social Security trust fund.
The next time you hear the term "class warfare" used in a talk format, try to notice who (and what party) protests the loudest. It's a telling sign.
Me? I listen to the guys without a reason to bullsh*t.
One of those guys is a very rich American:
There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning.
- Warren Buffett
Have a nice day...or something.
