with bush's plan to "reform" social security as the cornerstone of his next term, that will not secure funding and will take money from the retired and give it to today's stock brokers, the democrats should start calling it the Life Tax. like the idea of the "death tax" (i know it's a lie) you are being punished by the government for living a long life. as bush also is keen on increasing the death benefits for soldiers, this comparison seems fair. he would rather give the tax money of every american to those who die than those still living and force them to die because they can't afford to survive.