Obama will not cut Social Security

[malaise]

Take that to the bank

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Oh, my dear malaise........how much I hope you're right.

It does not look promising right now.

*sigh*

[democrattotheend]

4. I agree. Doesn't look promising

This chained CPI is terrible. If raising the cap is off the table I wish they had at least done means testing instead of this stupid formula that assumes people can substitute even though they have already cut back and hurts younger people the most.

[Liberalynn]

12. In the link WillyT posted on another thread on this

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/06/us/politics/debtplans.html

It talks about the clause that Carney mentioned as protecting low income seniors, disabled on SSI and veterans but what about Disabled lower income people on SSD?

I am not protected because I once worked for a living when I was still healthy enough to do so?

[Luminous Animal]

2. Do you predict that he will take chained CPI off the table for everything?

[kentuck]

3. It shouldn't even be part of the discussion.

Obama's fault.

[yourout]

5. Care to put some money on that?

I have zero faith in him standing his ground.

[leftstreet]

6. Are we sure he even knows what it is?

He once believed it was started for widows and orphans



Not sure he should be in the drivers seat on this one

[NCTraveler]

7. I hope you are correct.

I still think Democrats should only talk in terms of increasing SS, Medicare, ect...

[woo me with science]

8. This is not just about Social Security.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2020314

[Liberalynn]

9. Wish I agreed but I don't.

In this case I will be 100 percent happy to admit I am wrong though if it does not get cut.
In fact I will post a big apology to the President and to all those here who have said he wouldn't cut it, if it does not get cut. I will also write him a personal apology through the White House email.

But if chained CPI gets passed I will consider that a cut. So it that happen, no apology.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

10. Maybe you wouldn't. But he will. It's guaranteed.

If I'm wrong and he signs a Bill without cutting SS, come back and gloat. I would welcome that.

[kentuck]

11. He already has.

Cutting the benefits is not the same as cutting the program.

[woo me with science]

13. Thank you.