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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) has an interesting take on Social Security. Recently caught on tape discussing the matter, Canter told his audience that Social Security has no place in America’s future.

Startlingly, that’s not surprising. What is surprising is the extent to which Cantor and his cohorts in the House will go to implement their extreme agenda. Their latest tactic is to couch everything â€" well, everything they don’t like in federal programs â€" in the context of the budget. Their message is that our circumstances are so dire that we can’t afford luxuries like healthcare, clean air, Medicare and Social Security. Most Americans agree that federal spending has to be reined in, and most Americans agree that it should be done fairly.

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