Happy Birthday Social Security

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73 years ago today, FDR signed the law that created the Social Security program. This pay-as-you-go (as designed, where younger workers pay for the older ones) program has been not only one of the most popular, but also one of the most effective programs in the history of the US. John McCain thinks that it is a disgrace:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugN8Rn5baqM[/youtube]

Insert Bon Jovi music…ohwahuwuhwahuh

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You give oil a bad name! brrrrrraaaaaawwwwwwooooooowwwwwwwwereeewwerenowwww ohwahuwuhwahuh, ohwahuwuhwahuh, ohwahuwuhwahuh, Insert crying to that music:  waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaawaaaawawawaaaaah ExxonMobil CEO and chairman Rex Tillerson defended his company's staggering $11.7 billion in profits…