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16. I believe Warren

Reply to JDC (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 22, 2019, 11:07 AM

Jun 2019

would do the best job explaining it so people will 'get it' and understand how it will screw them over.

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CHAINED CPI is coming. It's gonna COST us. Now. AND later. [View all] CousinIT Jun 2019 OP

K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #1

Spread this far and wide dalton99a Jun 2019 #2

K&R!!! The moronic factor of the US voting in people, with the aid of the Russians, have no RKP5637 Jun 2019 #3

+1 Ferrets are Cool Jun 2019 #6

Kick - and I hope it's talked up as a campaign issue Dennis Donovan Jun 2019 #4

I feel as if Warren will address. Others, I am not sure JDC Jun 2019 #5

I think she will. I have not made up my mind yet, but I like warren. ... a number of the RKP5637 Jun 2019 #8

I believe Warren xxqqqzme Jun 2019 #16

And that no one mentions that this was an Obama administration proposal hughee99 Jun 2019 #22

downthread here people are actually saying that Obama was correct to push it and defending Celerity Jun 2019 #39

has... myohmy2 Jun 2019 #43

BEST THING TO DO: CousinIT Jun 2019 #7

K&R!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2019 #10

K&R denbot Jun 2019 #9

Do the people who get this aid actually vote? ancianita Jun 2019 #11

Almost every American gets this aid, or will eventually. subterranean Jun 2019 #17

Those who get regular Social Security PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #23

this is talking about Soc. Sec, and Veteran;s benefits. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2019 #37

K & R Nevermypresident Jun 2019 #12

This is horrible Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #13

No one throw an "itty bitty hissy fit"... SMC22307 Jun 2019 #14

Yep. Fist they said it was a lie that Chained CPI was being proposed. Fake news! Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2019 #48

LOL Add to that Third Way doesn't exist... SMC22307 Jun 2019 #50

aarp.org/whatyoulose not there rickyhall Jun 2019 #15

couldn't find it either pazzyanne Jun 2019 #18

K&R DUar17 Jun 2019 #19

Where were Democrats when Republicans watoos Jun 2019 #20

Yes, I heard about this, folks were pleasantly surprised and shocked. One of biggest COLA ever ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #27

This is how they want to destroy Soc.Sec. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2019 #38

K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #21

Absolutely disgusting Blecht Jun 2019 #24

Chained CPI is a more accurate way of measuring Hortensis Jun 2019 #25

+1. Obama was bashed, but he was right. Plus, he wanted to increase SS payments for those Hoyt Jun 2019 #28

Yes. Today's GOP would use apple pie Hortensis Jun 2019 #29

That is a good point about equal distribution of income helping. Hoyt Jun 2019 #30

Democrats won't run on a Social Security cut. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #55

Unfortunately, doing nothing is running on a 20+% cut around 2034. Hoyt Jun 2019 #56

Whichever party cuts SS 20% will be doomed electorally for a long time. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #57

It's built into current law. Lots of seniors are trumpsters. Hoyt Jun 2019 #58

No, chained CPI is NOT more accurate Farmer-Rick Jun 2019 #45

I stopped buying red meat long ago. It's pork and chicken for me. Kaleva Jun 2019 #51

yep, its a scam, and a corrupt government under corrupt capitalism is to blame. nt yaesu Jun 2019 #52

When the price of chicken goes up they switch to Soylent Red. hunter Jun 2019 #53

Thanks so much. I've heard that they cut benefits by $500+ billion too, and I wondered where... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #26

knr Baltimike Jun 2019 #31

Horrible. Criminal. Grrrrrrrrr. I'm spittin' mad. They KNOW this is wrong. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #32

I cannot seem to get the aarp url above to open.. keeps going to 404 not found pangaia Jun 2019 #33

All Dem Presidential Candidates must make their position on this clear. n/t MarcA Jun 2019 #34

Take the yearly cap off social security... BlueJac Jun 2019 #35

Voting Democratic and calling your reps and DEMANDING it will get this done. n/t CousinIT Jun 2019 #36

If you take the cap off of the people who pay in, do you take the cap off of the SS payouts? nt hughee99 Jun 2019 #40

disgraceful... myohmy2 Jun 2019 #41

This should be front and center in the debates. I can't trust a centrist candidate on this issue. YOHABLO Jun 2019 #42

if it's not chained cpi, onethatcares Jun 2019 #44

Hey Nancy, this isn't a fucking game... moonseller66 Jun 2019 #46

Kick, spread the word. appalachiablue Jun 2019 #47

I live on SSDI and I'm okay with a chained CPI if it comes to that. Kaleva Jun 2019 #49

I gotta give credit where it is due. From what I've read of your posts, you probably have Hoyt Jun 2019 #54

I believe most people have a choice. Kaleva Jun 2019 #59