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In reply to the discussion: Social Security belongs to the American people. It is not Obama's to bargain with. [View all]Cha
(297,204 posts)99. A lot of the same people were trashing him before this..
now they can dig the knives in deeper with their big bad tough talk.. and rake in the attas.
thanks asjr I'm a soon to be 69 year old on SS only, who's not jumping on the hate wagon.
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Social Security belongs to the American people. It is not Obama's to bargain with. [View all]
Triana
Apr 2013
OP
Population growth in America has been below Zero for many years now. Cuts are not necessary.
DhhD
Apr 2013
#17
Why cut from others who are not much better off to accomplish that? Where are your posts from the
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#18
I agree with you completely. Further, all those calling for Obama's head are forgetting that we got
Hoyt
Apr 2013
#80
Will you centrist shills PLEASE quit pretending that Census "poverty" has something to do with REAL
eridani
Apr 2013
#103
Had not EVERY President for the last 40 years not fiddled with COLA calculations.
Fuddnik
Apr 2013
#29
And not a single one of them was dealing with the worst depression since the Great Depression
eridani
Apr 2013
#104
Are you saying you are not a real Democrat and onlty faux Democrats voted in 2010?
Dragonfli
Apr 2013
#78
"strengthening of Social Security" - will be interesting to see how many fall-in with that?
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Apr 2013
#117
After this shit I am wondering what unpleasant surprises might come up with ACA. n/t
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#26
Perhaps the only point of it is to peel off a couple of Republicans to vote for revenue increases.
randome
Apr 2013
#68
You obviously didn't read my post upthread about fixing official rates of inflation.
Fuddnik
Apr 2013
#54
We already do, Have been since 1983, the tax increase was specifically implemented
Dragonfli
Apr 2013
#65
Politicians both right and left for decades used to be mindful of not scaring old folks
avaistheone1
Apr 2013
#57
'How dare he' is correct. This sense of entitlement these politicians have is truly upsetting.
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#58
It's a good thing that Obama was elected from Illinois and not Blagojevich.
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#67
Correct. I sent him an email weeks ago that said "It's not yours to 'bargain' with"
whathehell
Apr 2013
#89
I can't believe what I am reading here. Is there some contest going on to see who can be
asjr
Apr 2013
#82
Yep. I cannot believe this is now on the table and being commingled with the deficit.
myrna minx
Apr 2013
#110
"It's now in the bloodstream with pundits gleefully calling for it's eventual inevitability."
Triana
Apr 2013
#111
The new spin on this very site is that even if it does pass, its not too bad.
myrna minx
Apr 2013
#114