Jake, seems to me that a lot of this rhetoric is junk science: people make their decision then compile evidence for it, rather than the other way around. When it comes to politics it's easy enough to do this for practically any viewpoint. In this case, nobody is proposing a National Industrial Recovery Act (most production has been exported anyway) and while some here may not approve of social security, what about other New Deal initiatives such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance, even Fannie Mae?

There seems to be a major focus on attacking any ideas that come from the designated opponent. People seem to be fantasizing about the OK Corral while ignoring the ranch burning to the ground. At some point it's better to form a bucket brigade with the opponents to save the place rather than ending up the Lord of Ruin, which is what the status quo *will* deliver for Medicare, affluence and the right to pursue the good things in life unless people will focus on fixing the problem rather than the blame.