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WorseBeforeBetter

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26. LOL, yeah Obama's pushing for the cap to be raised.

Reply to thelordofhell (Reply #25)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 03:28 AM

Dec 2012

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Is Obama cutting Social Security by getting rid of COLA and other things or not? Some here have [View all] still_one Dec 2012 OP

First article in this OP of mine tonight has a link to... Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #1

thanks exactly what I am looking for still_one Dec 2012 #2

No, of course not, and certainly not 'getting rid of COLA.' elleng Dec 2012 #3

The chained CPI is a load of horse excrement. dawg Dec 2012 #6

Thank you. This reeking Third Way propaganda about the chained CPI woo me with science Dec 2012 #12

Sorry you're not interested in facts. WOO WOO WOO elleng Dec 2012 #13

Ah, hooting. woo me with science Dec 2012 #16

My comments have NOTHING to do with elleng Dec 2012 #23

And when you can't afford the hamburger you switch to beans. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #15

Yep, woo me with science Dec 2012 #17

Hey, that's what you get for living into your 90's. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #18

And hey, cat food doesn't taste THAT bad! Bake Dec 2012 #31

+1. It doesn't measure inflation. It measures how people cope with inflation. It's like saying HiPointDem Dec 2012 #19

Exactly nt newfie11 Dec 2012 #27

Thanks dawg for telling it like it is. fasttense Dec 2012 #29

Toxic sludge is good for you tularetom Dec 2012 #28

COLA's would be reduced, not eliminated. dawg Dec 2012 #4

In other words, you'd be "OK" because you could still afford cat food. PSPS Dec 2012 #5

As the Fonz would say ... dawg Dec 2012 #7

I draw the line at cow feed. Hoyt Dec 2012 #8

We can all survive by eating pink slime kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #14

That is a definite cut, and will hurt a lot of people still_one Dec 2012 #9

At first, it won't seem so bad. dawg Dec 2012 #10

It seems to me the President needs to butt out DURHAM D Dec 2012 #11

nancy says she's fine with chained cpi. cause she has $60 million. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #21

Agreed. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #20

The AP "sources" are all republican hacks thelordofhell Dec 2012 #22

"Technical change" per Jay Carney. Almost straight from the horse's mouth. (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #24

Raising the cap is a "Technical change" thelordofhell Dec 2012 #25

LOL, yeah Obama's pushing for the cap to be raised. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #26

To be fair, he said "Republican hacks" kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #30

BAM! There it is! Bake Dec 2012 #32