Raw Deal: How the Bush Republicans Plan to Destroy Social Security and the Legacy of the New Deal

by Joe Conason, Al Franken (Foreword by), James Roosevelt (Preface by)

Social Security is facing the most serious, well-financed, and determined threat to its existence since its inception in 1935. For Americans to make sense of the barrage of conflicting messages on the subject, it's necessary to understand who is behind the campaign to "reform" Social Security, what the campaign aims to achieve, and how it misrepresents its goals. Best-selling author Joe Conason exposes why and how this is happening. "The Raw Deal explores the Right's privatization goals, Bush's hard-fought privatization campaign (built on a stacked "study"), the corporate interests behind the plan, the media campaign to undermine confidence in Social Security, and how the swindle can be stopped. Conason's no-apologies, no-nonsense approach clears up the myriad misperceptions surrounding this important, confusing issue and gets to the truth about the big Social Security bluff.

Genres: Politics

141 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2005

About the author

Joe Conason is an award winning political journalist and author. His best-selling titles illuminate the mendacity and malice in American Politics.

Reviews

[Nathan Black · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little outdated, but it was published in 2005. To look at Social Security now, this book acts well as a historical perspective of social security and the "weapons of mass distraction" President Bush took in his diabolical efforts to abolish social security. We know how the story continues, but if you're looking for a place to start, a way to see how it all began, then this book is perfect.