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In reply to the discussion: 47 members of Congressional Progressive Caucus won't promise not to cut Social Security and Medicare [View all]PennsylvaniaMatt
(966 posts)From Gallup: American's Top Critique of GOP: "Unwilling To Compromise" - http://www.gallup.com/poll/161573/americans-top-critique-gop-unwilling-compromise.aspx
I was just trying to make the connection that looking at the overall view of the Democratic Party, we are more willing to "compromise - and yes, that does mean putting something that we don't like on the table, like Chained CPI, just like we want the GOP to put additional revenue on the table. That sort of attitude helps our image as a party.
Plus, even though simply cutting Social Security is not supported by many at all, what IS supported by a large majority of Americans is deficit reduction in a balanced way, including taxing upper income people (In the President's budget, Chained CPI is only on the table with $580 billion in new revenue, something that has gotten overlooked a lot in this debate.)