State of the Union Reaction Paper essays

State of the Union Reaction Paper essays I feel that the State of the Union Address was filled with omissions and misrepresentations. Mr. Bush has many mirrors that dont show the true picture. He remind me of the carnival when you have the mirrors that make you look tall or skinny even ones that make you look fat. Just look into one of President Bushs mirrors and youll see just what he wants you to see. The said thing is that most people dont realize that when they walk away from the mirror reality is still there. In Mirror number one Mr. Bush tried to convince the nation that Social Security is headed for bankruptcy. The President has decided that his last term will be spent doing battle with President Roosevelt. Roosevelt proposed Social Security with the government as the guarantor of a safety net for the elderly, an idea that has been central to the New Deal creed that Democrats have hewed to since. Bush said he wanted to fundamentally alter it for younger workers, relying on the upward forces of financial markets to provide returns that the government never could. If young voters embrace the idea, then they might also embrace the GOP for years to come. The smoking gun is what President Bush omitted. He failed to mention that he was also proposing a fundamental shift in risk from government to the individual. If we are to be responsible for our own senior years then why not stop paying social security tax and invest on our own. He failed to mention that when money is diverted for investments that we will have to pay taxes some other way to support the current Social Security system. President Roosevelt knew that not all of us are good investor he might have even had a premonition on companies like Enron who would swindle the American people. Bush warned alarmingly of financial disaster. He spoke of the importance of personal accounts, which even his supporters say wouldn't help. The alarming disaster is that he is in charge of ou...