David Walker is offended but, if you read his letter closely, he more or less confirms what I wrote about the establishment’s assault on Social Security and other entitlement programs.
I said they want to loot Social Security. He says it’s already been looted. I said they are trying to evade the regular processes of representative democracy. He says Congress is “broken” and so cannot be trusted to make sound decisions in a timely manner.
Do they want to whack benefits for Social Security recipients, as I claimed, or don’t they? Walker declines to answer the question. Readers may decide for themselves whom to believe.
William GreiderWilliam Greider is The Nation’s national-affairs correspondent.