Why is Social Security Under Attack from Obama, when it ADDS NOTHING to the deficit???

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9. I never said it's ok

Trust me, I am not happy about this. I think it's insane that struggling SS recipients are being asked to sacrifice so that people making between $250,000 and $400,000 don't have to. But I recognize that unfortunately, the Republicans control the House and they are going to have some leverage on the debt ceiling and they aren't going to raise it without doing something to screw someone. As bad as chained CPI is, it's not as bad as raising the Medicare age, which would have caused people to die while waiting for Medicare. I am also not convinced that a gradual decrease in COLA adjustments down the road is worse than having millions of people immediately cut off from the lifeline of unemployment benefits on January 1.

I wish these choices didn't have to be made, but that's what happens when the GOP wins the election right after the census. If we want to protect seniors and other people who are struggling, we will stop this crazy talk about sitting out the election if chained CPI happens and redouble our efforts to get rid of these Tea Party lunatics in the House, not to mention taking over more governors' mansions so we can follow Tom Delay's lead and redistrict mid-cycle.