He offered it because he knew they couldn't take it. Which means it was always safe.

[Demo_Chris]

81. Oh good grief

The "teabaggers" have the FOREVER talking point that even the "radical marxist socialist" Obama thinks Social Security and other entitlements need to be cut. Thanks to Obama, cutting Social Security is now always on the table. Why, even radical leftists like Obama agree it needs to be slashed. And if the 'radical leftist' position is cutting it... then what's the sensible moderate compromise that the corporate media will demand?

Let me cut to the chase:

Thanks to Obama, Social Security WILL be cut. That is now a given. The only question is how soon and how much. Everything else, such as simply raising the cap, is now off the table. Even "socialists" agree we need to cut that sucker.

If you are on social security now you are probably fine-- for now anyway. Sure, you'll see your checks go down every year, you'll fall further and further behind, but you will have the comfort of knowing that as bad as you have it now, future recipients will have it far far worse -- assuming they see anything at all. Screw them, they can start planning now for their retirement now, right? They can start saving all the extra cash they earn at their Walmart jobs. They'll be fine!