Social Security Puts Democrats in Different Role

The current debate on Social Security reform and race (see here, here and here), has put Democrats in an unusual position.

The Bush administration and supporters of private accounts have argued, among other things, that blacks are cheated generally by the current social security system because they have a lower life expectancy than whites, therefore providing less post-retirement years to receive the benefits they have paid into the system. Democrats and hysterical, Bush-hater Paul Krugman disagree, and have claimed that blacks and Hispanics are not victimized, but may in fact benefit disproportionately from the current system.

Whatever the facts may be (and they appear to be solidly on the side of the supporters of private accounts), this may mark one of the few times that Democrats and Paul Krugman have argued that blacks and Hispanics should NOT be viewed as victims. Maybe this is progress.