Bush Unmasked on Social Security.
Washington, D.C.
On July 24, about 350 people gathered outside the Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress
Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Hilton to protest a meeting of the Social Security Commission, which is stacked with privatization privatization: see nationalization.
privatization
Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned advocates. During the demonstration, a limousine pulled up carrying a protester wearing a George W. Bush mask. The rally was sponsored by the AFL-CIO AFL-CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
AFL-CIO
in full American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
U.S. .
For more information, check out the web site at www.aflcio.org.
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