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jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
19. "... said most Democrats will accept some changes in entitlement programs ..."
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 11:29 PM
Nov 2012

You got Tim Geithner involved? Was Trump not available to argue for our side? He's at least as strong an advocate, if not more so.

Just fyi: if you are cutting a current benefit to the most vulnerable in our population, as reported here, I will not stand with you on that.

Especially not while you are paying, and will continue paying, more than $40 billion a month to people who can afford $2 billion mortgage-backed security packages so they won't lose money. While we are throwing 700,000 people out of their homes this year. All so our money won't become worth less. Because that would drive up the price of our Walmart junk and we would have to create jobs here to satisfy the demand and pay people enough to live on. Because then they wouldn't have to depend on rich elected officials that turn their back on them when they can't defend themselves, only to to defend a rich friend's bank accounts.

I'll wait for details, but I signed up to fight against shit like that a long time ago, and that hasn't changed.

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FFS! Has Obama negotiated ANYTHING for us in 4 yrs? leftstreet Nov 2012 #1
It's another one of those times when identifying what is not said is critical. HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #2
Let me get this in early ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #3
Thank you for the injection of sanity... sunwyn Nov 2012 #8
Unfortunately ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #11
I will wait and see Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #5
relax! this is the same half trillion that the Repubs claimed we were cutting out of Medicare librechik Nov 2012 #6
I'm not panicking at all. Voters are watching closely and Dems will PAY dearly in 2014 & 2016 Segami Nov 2012 #7
2014 could turn out to be a freaking bloodbath for Democrats depending on bullwinkle428 Nov 2012 #13
Forgive my injection here hogwyld Nov 2012 #9
Shhh ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #12
Exactly. Taking a rigid stand on this is really self-defeating. cbayer Nov 2012 #16
Politico makes pseudo-progressives do tricks by the ringing of a bell alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #10
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #14
They get played harder than a dime-store banjo. Every. Single. Time. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #18
There are places where cuts can be made to Medicare. That doesn't necessarily cbayer Nov 2012 #15
SURPRISE! forestpath Nov 2012 #17
"... said most Democrats will accept some changes in entitlement programs ..." jtuck004 Nov 2012 #19
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