Reply #1: Starve the beast was ramped by the Bush Administration

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with the very purpose of forcing an end to the social security and medicare programs. Aside from enriching their cronies, this was the single reason for the unnecessary wars and the massive tax cuts. There is no possible way to prevent severe changes to these programs because both parties are owned by the same diabolical corporate entities. PNAC said, "There just ain't enough bootstrap pulling action going on around here any more. We need more personal responsibility and initiative. Those lazy seniors."

How can we be sure they're misleading us(aside from the fact that their lips are moving)? Because there is absolutely no alternate position heard on the media. According to the media, "Entitlements" are the single greatest problem ever perpetrated on the nation.