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18. If Obama doesn't guarantee their pensions in the end, he will have officially gone from hero to zero

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 09:00 PM

Jul 2013

The saddest part of all this is that, I'm really not sure anymore how much Obama will fight to do anything like this.

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Heads Up !!! - Detroit Bankruptcy Could Hit Millions Of Retirees - CNBC [View all] WillyT Jul 2013 OP

Don't you think THAT was the plan from the get-go? SoCalDem Jul 2013 #1

yes nt Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #19

It's ProSense Jul 2013 #2

That's the ripe, juicy fruit that the MI GOP has always wanted MrScorpio Jul 2013 #3

Who needs pension funds in this bountiful, robust economy? adirondacker Jul 2013 #4

LOL !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #5

A huge part of the stock market is owned by pension funds JPZenger Jul 2013 #12

du rec. xchrom Jul 2013 #6

Yes, this is the plan gollygee Jul 2013 #7

Any suggestions Crepuscular Jul 2013 #8

Find the book Shock Doctrine and read it gollygee Jul 2013 #10

Who created Crepuscular Jul 2013 #14

The filing was ruled unconstitutional! Rex Jul 2013 #9

Interesting quote JPZenger Jul 2013 #11

That is especially true Crepuscular Jul 2013 #15

A lot of those retirees mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #13

Bingo !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #16

They shared in the pleasure mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #17