“Last month, in recognition of the program’s 75-year anniversary, the Social Security Administration put out a statement by President Obama declaring his administration’s dedication ‘to strengthening our retirement system’ and to preserving ‘this program’s original purpose in the 21st century.’ But what was the original purpose? Social Security was first devised not by Franklin Roosevelt, but by Prussia’s autocrat Otto von Bismarck, as a way to co-opt socialists, ensure the loyalty of the people to the regime, and finance militarism.” (09/02/10)