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In reply to the discussion: The Fiscal Cliff Is a Lie [View all]CaptJasHook
(1,308 posts)46. Ambiguity
The issue is the ambiguity and unease created by the current lack of explanation of the numbers. I still can't make out what the hell is happening to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. I have to rely on he said, she said. I have seen the jumble of numbers a dozen times and I still don't feel good about them. Especially when we have a large Baby Boomer population that wants to live until they are 90 soaking up a lot of those funds.
Does anybody have a solid, reliable Nate Silverersque website that explains it all? And why don't Progressives have someone out there pounding away at a counter message? The Wall Streeters have great marketing skills, where are ours? Is Bill Clinton the only dubious asset we have?
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"fiscal cliff" = another Tea/Repuke fear laden lie/Kool aide/meme to intimidate the sheeple.
hue
Nov 2012
#12
Thanks for posting, Will. For more information on the fiscal cliff and the deficit, check out
truth2power
Nov 2012
#14
401(k) is an AWFUL standard to apply-- NO ONE should have their retirement hopes...
mike_c
Nov 2012
#31
Defined benefit pension plans were based on 8% return on investment -- most will go broke
FarCenter
Nov 2012
#48
Calpers has a huge unfunded liability -- estimates may vary but it is likely to go broke
FarCenter
Nov 2012
#50
You're likely to get your pension -- but 30 to 50 year olds will be holding the empty bag.
FarCenter
Nov 2012
#53
How do you convince an entire public that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are unavoidable
NorthCarolina
Nov 2012
#45
Yes, it's a lie meant to scare people, because it really is debt reduction.
grahamhgreen
Nov 2012
#57
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed....
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2012
#52
Does anyone know if there is an anti-"fiscal cliff" b.s. group on Facebook?
Arugula Latte
Nov 2012
#59