Government involvement

I was told โ€“ even by a few liberals โ€“ that it was a myth that Tea Partiers hoisted signs saying things like โ€œKeep your government hands off my Medicare,โ€ despite having seen many of them online and one in person.

Well here is another such example, in the comments on this (poorly-argued) story about Social Security shortfalls.

If you donโ€™t feel like clicking, the comment reads, โ€œGovernment involvement screws up the whole system. Creating a committee doesn’t always work.โ€

You will note that Social Security is a government program; it has always been a government program.

So much for  the โ€œmythโ€ about the Tea Party types not understanding that Social Security and Medicare are government programs.