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From me all you get is agreement, the US gov. does not exist to serve "we the people," rather RKP5637 Jan 2013 #1
Hard to rebut the truth. n/t 99Forever Jan 2013 #2
I don't understand the accounting for upaloopa Jan 2013 #3
+1 forestpath Jan 2013 #5
"then not paying it back may be the reason to cut payouts" - exactly. PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #8
The President has made THAT very clear! bvar22 Jan 2013 #11
The expiration of the trust funds is each programs fiscal cliff. dkf Jan 2013 #17
Bwahaha, if you haven't properly prepared!!!! Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #21
I'm speaking about preparing the national programs to adjust for those dates. dkf Jan 2013 #23
I don't buy it. We have money for wars, Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #24
Too many old people with ever expanding life expectancies and uncontrolled medical expenses. dkf Jan 2013 #26
Where did you get your information Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #28
Medicare plus social security, which are both projected to increase as a % of GDP. dkf Jan 2013 #29
The link will not download for me for some reason. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #33
They are elderly and are double covered from their jobs and Medicare..both of them. dkf Jan 2013 #34
K&R You won't get any rebuttal from me. forestpath Jan 2013 #4
hm... bigapple1963 Jan 2013 #6
So what you are saying is that the BIG money is in the gap between 250 and 400k?? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #7
Try reading the OP again. hay rick Jan 2013 #12
OMG .... Obama didn't raise the top rate to 91% ... clearly he hates us!!! JoePhilly Jan 2013 #14
Or 81%, or 71%, or 61%, or 51%, or 41%. hay rick Jan 2013 #16
that is correct Skittles Jan 2013 #9
No rebutal, just a rec from me NT brer cat Jan 2013 #10
Clarification requested quakerboy Jan 2013 #13
Some info. hay rick Jan 2013 #20
No rebuttal, but we know BadgerKid Jan 2013 #15
Agreed. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #18
To the first part of your post, total agreement. It's not....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #27
Yes. I was one of the ones who said that when it was being done. And I kept getting comments like plethoro Jan 2013 #19
Alas. Nothing to add or subtract from this OP. K&R nt riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #22
I can't rebut what I agree with....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #25
Much more open now about being greedy and screwing the old, infirmed, and poor f/b/o indepat Jan 2013 #31
K&R woo me with science Jan 2013 #30
No rebuttal, absolutely agree davekriss Jan 2013 #32
Been telling my right wing co workers B Calm Jan 2013 #35
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