Jonathan Tasini on Neil Young

"Cheers and Jeers: … You're taking on Kirsten Gillibrand in next year's special election in New York. … On the issue page where you address the economy, you write: 'What happened to the idea that some day every one of us could reach an age when we could sit back … without worrying about whether we had money for food and rent?' … What's your answer? [JT:] … Our society can only work well when we treat people fairly, particularly in their retirement years. … We’ve been told that the 'new economy' means people change jobs a lot more which means business doesn’t have any responsibility to its workers. But that new mobility is not out of choice. … I favor a national pension system, funded largely by the businesses that choose not to offer their own pensions. [C&J:] What kind of music makes you feel invincible to the GOP horde? [JT:] Rock and Roll, Neil Young, Bob Marley. I challenge your readers to name a better list of four consecutive songs on one album than Live Rust’s Powderfinger, Cortez The Killer, Cinnamon Girl and Like A Hurricane. I could put those on one loop and be happy" (Bill in Portland Maine, "Cheers and Jeers," Daily Kos, 11/23/09).