Neoliberal recklessness.

• Position: Letter to the editor

After the November election, I was happy to see regime change in the good old U.S. of A. However, my hope quickly turned to skepticism as I watched Barack Obama stack his cabinet with disciples of Milton Friedman ("The Great Recession," Comment, January issue).

I watched the Presidential campaign closely with my friends, many of whom are disabled, as am I. Our complaint was unanimous: Not one candidate addressed us, the poor and powerless who have been accused of wrecking the economy since the days of Reagan.

When King George took power, our fear was that Social Security would be sold to the stock market. I...