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So back to the phase-out rally at the Capitol on Sunday.

A new phase-out group is holding what they’re calling a “Storm for Reform” rally in support of phasing-out Social Security and replacing it with private accounts.

And to symbolize their rage against Social Security as we know it, these Storm Troopers will be hauling a bunch of paper shredders to Taft Memorial Park on Capitol Hill so that rally participants can shred their Social Security statements. (Sort of the wingnut equivalent of burning your bra, I guess.)

(And, no, I’m actually not making this stuff up.)

So who will show up to support Social Security in the face of this onslaught of anti-Social Security weasels?

More to come …

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