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        Article Author: Jacob Morris

        Social Security: The Phony Crisis

        by Jacob Morris
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        • Vol. 34, No. 09 (February 1983)

        February 1, 1983

        In a recent speech, the head of the main government workers union in the United States accused the Reagan administration of "bleeding" the nation in order to finance defense spending and tax breaks for the rich. It is now clear that one cherished national social institution which is scheduled by the Reagan crowd for a major blood-letting is the Social Security System.

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