http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2010/10/20/yup-harry-wilson-just-wants-to-run-the-state-pension-fund-so-he-can-dismantle-it Comments On: Yup, Harry Wilson Just Wants to Run the State Pension Fund So He Can Dismantle It by Mark Asch en-us Copyright 2013 The L Magazine. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The L Magazine readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The L Magazine. editor@thelmagazine.com (The L Magazine Webmaster) Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:00 -0400 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Gubment Sackers]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:30:54 -0400 The L Magazine
Setting up a straw man, only to kick him down, may feel like an effective rhetorical conceit but it's not ethical journalism.

As to your definition of the goal of government – I agree with your first statement that (the goal)” is not to make it a more nimble business with a robust balance sheet—it's the well-being of the people who depend upon it”

Where you go wrong is your second statement “Yes, we are spending a lot of tax dollars to support a growing pool of retirees who are living longer than ever. But that's the social contract.”

I disagree that supporting retirees, many of whom are young and more capable of supporting themselves than the average American, is the social contract.
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