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In reply to the discussion: Shameful - The Ho Hum Response To Cuts In SSDI. [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)1) Lots of the media are busy instilling more fear of brown people.
2) Younger people have always assumed Social Security will be pillaged by the time we can get it. Every other part of the safety net has been shredded, largely due to the work of "sensible" Democrats. Why expect them to leave that one alone? Yes, this is SSDI, not "regular" Social Security, but it's the first two words people are paying attention to.
3) To actually do it, Republicans would have to cut Social Security right before the 2016 elections. That's when Republicans would would actually have to raise taxes, cut benefits, or allow a transfer. That has "really fucking stupid politics" written all over it, and there's enough Republicans left that realize it is really stupid. So people don't believe the Republicans will actually do it.
And if they did, the massive losses in the 2016 election would allow Democrats to reverse the change in January 2017.