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In reply to the discussion: Obama: Dems don't get enough credit for willingness to cut Social Security and Medicare [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)This is a different world where many traditional jobs are gone forever, primarily because of computers. I don't know what changes need to be made, but I'm willing to put some of my SS on table. If government works out a system where Medicare copayments and supplemental insurance premiums are less, I'd be better off. If government provides incentives for small, affordable senior homes, we'll be better off. If young have better job prospects, we'll all be better off.
The old ways are just that - old. I'm not for Ryan Crud, nor letting wealthy continue to screw us, but I think our country will be better off with some significant changes. Saying "no" is just being like a Tbagger. That will get us nowhere.
Manny has been posting this crud for awhile. In fact, he still owes me $20 when i bet him in spring of 2011 that Obama would not support the SS cuts Manny said were coming in a month other two.
We need changes and I'd rather it start under Democrats than the alternative.