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Are Democrats coming down <$NoAd$> with a running bout of rhetorical clarity? I think it may be so.

Sen. Schumer (D) of New York gave the Democrats’ radio response today on Social Security. And it’s a really good start.

Just one portion …

Our goal as Democrats is to keep Social Security the way it is, with as few changes as possible, while still making sure it is there for future generations.

For this to happen, some changes will need to be made. The question is, what sort of changes?

Does Social Security need fine-tuning, as most Democrats believe? Or does it need to be replaced with something completely different, as the president wants to do?

Just so: “something completely different“.

He might almost have said ‘phased out and replaced with something …” But, hey, you can’t have everything.

I’m not quite sure I buy into all this calling this, that and the other ‘taxes’, like the ‘birth tax’, which he explains. But, hey, let a hundred flowers bloom.

Give it a look. It’s a very good start.

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