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Another mistaken racial stereotype: contrary to the right's claims, Social Security is a good deal for blacks.(A Special Report On Saving Social Security)

American Prospect, The,  February, 2005  by Spriggs, William E.

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PRESIDENT BUSH HAS DECIDED there's a crisis within the Social Security system. Among the many ways in which his supporters justify the need for immediate action, there's this one: Social Security is a bad deal for African Americans. It's hard to miss the irony here. The same conservative coalition that has promoted racist federal judges, resisted affirmative action on college campuses, and otherwise advanced a social and economic agenda that affronts American minorities now seeks to champion the cause of black Social Security recipients.

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