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'Ownership' Swindle

Moberg, David | April 4, 2005 issue

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Examines the social and economic policies proposed by U.S. President George W. Bush. View that the proposed privatization of Social Security funds lacks support from lawmakers; Discussion of Bush's concept of an "ownership society," and the policies inspired by the concept; View that the concept of an ownership society will benefit corporations and expose individuals to economic risk; Criticism for the tax policies proposed by Bush; Context of the ownership society concept in the political and economic history of the U.S.

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UNITED States -- Economic policy -- 2001-; SOCIAL security -- Government policy; POLITICAL science; BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Political & social views; SOCIAL policy; TAXATION -- Law & legislation; ECONOMIC history; UNITED States

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