I am glad that the privitization of Social Security didn't occur, since then even our safety net would have been ripped to shreds.

I 'm biased here, what with being a laid-off middle aged man myself, unlikely to ever find another job as good as the one I had. Reality these days is that the richies and robber barons get all the money, and when they declare "bankruptcy" they usually end up as rich as they were before, if not richer. But when those of us who Work for a Living declare bankruptcy, as many of us are being forced to do, we end up lucky if we still have someplace indoors to live.

This kind of callous disregard for promises made and contracts broken is a national disgrace. Once again, the greedy and the powerful take advantage -- because they can.