Here’s one of the best explanations of how Social Security came about, why it was (and is) hated by conservatives, and what the merits of its projections have been (pretty good, on average).

The Administration is beginning to remind me of Coca-Cola back in the early 1980s. Remember when the company introduced New Coke and was forced to pull the product after screams of outrage from its customers? Now the Bushies are trying to force changes on the most successful social program the government has ever instituted, and …

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