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In reply to the discussion: The president said it again: Our problem is with Social Security and Medicare. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)who own that fund, to for the next 30 years or more without doing anything, even under these worst of economic circumstances.
We the People are Creditors of the US Govt. No amount of pretending that the US Govt DOESN'T owe the American Workers who lent them over Two Trillion Dollars to pay for their Gambling Debts, their illegal Wars and the egregious Bush Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, is going to work. THAT is what the Tea Party wants, and they are going to have one hell of a fight trying to get it. From the people. And any politician who caters to their criminal attempts to turn that loan into theft from the people, will find themselves in the same position any politician who ever tried, including Bush, found themselves in.
It has been interesting watching all of this. How we see that Dems can STAND UP and refuse to COMPROMISE when they want to. I can't wait to see the same backbone now when the real reasons for all of this become clear. They will, I am sure, REFUSE to compromise on this most important issue, SS.
No Chained CPI for them now. Obama has shown he doesn't need to compromise at all. And on SS he will have a vast majority of the population behind him when he explains the FACTS about SS to the public and exposes their REAL goals here, to implement AUSTERITY and cut benefits when in reality we need to INCREASE benefits, and force the Govt to pay its debt to the SS fund as it plans to do with all of its other creditors.
Enough of these centrist lies about SS. I am thrilled to see the opposition already in place to any hint of trying to use SS as part of the Deficit debate. SS did NOT contribute to the Deficit and does not belong in any discussion ABOUT the Deficit.