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In reply to the discussion: "Chained CPI" Americans (across the board) GET IT: [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)carried out I believe, of publicly exposing all Dem Senators who either remain silent at this critical time, or who like Pelosi, try to sell the lie that the Chained CPI will strengthen SS. We are all much more informed now than we ever were, and a threat from the coalition of Progressive Organizations together with all the other huge organizations such as the Unions and AARP to primary any Dem Senator who does not come out now and oppose this disastrous policy, rather than as they have done in the past, follow the Dem Leadership and support their choice, might just move a few of them to do what is right.
This is going to be a fight, something in the past they really haven't had. There is a change in the political atmosphere now and there are more of us than there are of them. United the people have a lot of power. Up to now, we have not been this united.
Paul Ryan said in 2005 to Bush when advising him to use his political capital to privatize SS, that 'SS is no longer the Third Rail of politics'. And we all know what happened when Bush believed that. He was sent home by the American people with his tail between his legs.
I am very hopeful that our Reps will get the message that we are not as stupid as they thought.