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"Stephen Moore, a conservative economist whose controversial remarks about
women cost him a seat on the Federal Reserve board in 2019, is now co-author of
a plan to radically reform the US treasury as part of Project 2025, a vast
rightwing effort to advance radical policy proposals for Donald Trump’s
possible White House return.
“Project 2025 is all about forcing a far-right agenda on to everyday
Americans,” said Tony Carrk, the executive director of the progressive watchdog
Accountable.US, which produced an extensive report on Moore’s views and
positions.
“So it’s no wonder they tapped a notorious social security opponent like
Stephen Moore to help write their policy schemes.”
Moore, Carrk said, had “dedicated his career to slashing social security
benefits and taxes for billionaires”.
Like other welfare programmes such as Medicare, social security is a
longstanding target of the US right but also something of a third rail for
politicians of either party, given public support. Recognising such support,
Trump has pledged to “always protect social security” should he return to
power. His last opponent for the Republican presidential nomination, the former
South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, says she wants to reform it.
Joe Biden has said he “will not cut a single social security or Medicare
benefit”.
Moore remains loyal to Trump but in the past has advocated for privatising
social security, which he has called a “Ponzi scheme”, and told students they
should march on the Capitol and burn their social security cards."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
