More on Norquist | by GlennM
From Gary Chapman's piece in the Statesman "Bush will lead a nation still bitterly divided":
Social Security reform to make us all "pro-business Republicans for life."
The battle over Social Security is not about fiscal responsibility, it's about politics. Grover Norquist, the anti-tax crusader on the right, advocates an end to Social Security so that younger voters will become reliable Republican supporters of a radical corporate agenda. Norquist argues that if people are dependent on the stock market for their retirement, they will "naturally" oppose any constraints on corporate profits, and thus become supporters of deregulation, union-busting, environmental rollbacks, tort reform, etc. — in short, they'll become pro-business Republicans for life, because otherwise they may jeopardize the value of their retirement accounts. This is meant to ensure GOP dominance for another half-century or more.