[andyfox]

Like just about everything President Bush has spoken of as a "big" priority, he has accomplished nothing. This goes for Iraq, ilegal immigration, social security reform, and energy policy.

You and I are on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but we agree that:

1) the tax is onerous on those who can least afford it, a regressive tax.

2) the "trust fund" has simply been used to pay for other things, to the tune of $1,700,000,000,000 over the period from Reagan to Clinton.

3) cognitive dissonance and double-speak are the lingua francas of American politics.

4) the whole thing is a giant smokescreen to enable the government to justify onerous taxes on the poor and middle class and then fund massive giveaways to the rich.