It's not 3 dimensional chess. It's a kick to the gut.

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184. When people get stabbed in the back

by someone they trust, this kind of thing tends to happen. If a friend of yours, who you thought you could trust, stole part of your life savings away from you, are you telling me that would be ok with you?? If Obama cuts SS/Medicare, how is this different from a friend stealing a portion of your savings and now you may not be able to survive without it and you don't have any other provisions because you trusted that friend not to raid your savings the minute your back was turned. The politicians claim to be your friend when in fact, they are not really your friends at all because their actions do not reflect their promises. With the exception of a handful of good democrats who do try to work for what's best for the 99%, the rest of the government doesn't give a flying toss about you, me or anyone else but themselves and the corporations they cater to.

I'm a long way from being eligible for SS, a good 25 years away - but my dad is 62 and had to retire early due to health issues late last year. I worry that once he is eligible for SS (you know that thing he paid into for a good 40+ years?) will be greatly reduced or non-existent. I sure as hell won't be able to take care of him financially unless things change mighty quick with the economy. I can't even take care of myself at a satisfactory level at the moment. I find it terribly troubling. That this is even being discussed, much less seriously considered, by democrats no less, is a travesty and not what we voted for.