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26. Hillary Clinton Refuses to Rule Out Any and All Benefit Cuts to Social Security

Sat May 7, 2016, 08:43 AM

May 2016

Huff Post: “Hillary Clinton Refuses to Rule Out Any and All Benefit Cuts to Social Security”

PCCC & Social Security Works Launch Online Ad Buy in NH

PCCC: “It is an absolute must for a Democratic nominee who claims to be progressive to take Social Security cuts off the table.”

WASHINGTON - Today, after Sec. Hillary Clinton’s campaign made clear for the first time that she will not commit to never cut Social Security, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Social Security Works have launched an online ad buy in New Hampshire to increase pressure on Clinton to make that explicit promise before Tuesday’s primary.

Minutes ago, the Clinton campaign told the Huffington Post, “She has no plans to cut benefits.” The Huffington Post accurately reported, “Hillary Clinton refuses to rule out any and all benefit cuts to Social Security.”

The PCCC and Social Security Works in response announced an online ad buy statewide across New Hampshire today. The Facebook and Google ads will target likely Democratic voters, including Clinton’s supporters.

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Senator Mark Warner suggests cutting social security. Think he's the only Dem [View all] cali May 2016 OP

Depressing. kentuck May 2016 #1

Yes it is. And so many people heresy they're liberals but insist on how dems would never do this cali May 2016 #3

9 Dems puffy socks May 2016 #55

Why switch when you are pulling off RW agenda as a dem? Katashi_itto May 2016 #18

Exactly why bother switching parties when ours is is going through a right wing realignment? Dragonfli May 2016 #37

The Corporate Dems are trying to steal the country club vote from the GOP rather than hollowdweller May 2016 #39

Of course, their goal is to change their constituents from the workers, to the country club set /nt Dragonfli May 2016 #43

Dragonfli for president !!!!!!!!!!!! pangaia May 2016 #87

Are you advocating for a third party. Manny got PPR'd for less. rhett o rick May 2016 #92

Naw, he is just asking about having too many beers with me after we settle our many travel expenses Dragonfli May 2016 #95

god, you're over my head... pangaia May 2016 #112

ooppsss...... just kidding just kidding.. pangaia May 2016 #98

We are good soldiers! We will do well under Clinton while turning ever- rightward! Dragonfli May 2016 #111

Let's wait until after the hangover, I'm a crappy DJ anyway, and there wil be plenty of time for Dragonfli May 2016 #97

3 parts Patron silver anejo, 2 parts hand-squeezed limes, 1 part Cointreau pangaia May 2016 #113

I'm game! (or is it gamy, I get the two confused) Dragonfli May 2016 #114

it's game. pangaia May 2016 #115

Likely both, my dog loves to smell me, but seas of people part when I approach. Dragonfli May 2016 #116

LOL.... pangaia May 2016 #118

Excellent analysis. Blue_In_AK May 2016 #104

Excellent post. Dark n Stormy Knight May 2016 #105

And Trump is running on the promise never to cut SS. And bring back American manufacturing. RiverLover May 2016 #2

It's reversing once again. It was republicans wanting women to vote years ago, ViseGrip May 2016 #40

Cut his retirement. Downwinder May 2016 #4

I'd cut his retirement by utilizing a certain Bohunk68 May 2016 #5

. Dragonfli May 2016 #45

Talk about yer severance packages..... LongTomH May 2016 #80

. In_The_Wind May 2016 #103

What a dumb ass Pakid May 2016 #6

Need to find a replacement for him Lazy Daisy May 2016 #11

Let me guess. Hillary's short list? Vinca May 2016 #7

I don't think so. I hope neither he or Kaine are on that list cali May 2016 #9

I've seen both their names mention in speculative "news" reports underpants May 2016 #35

This @$$hat barely won reelection in 2014. It's unfortunate that he did. CentralMass May 2016 #8

don't let silly details like this get in the way of supporting Blue Team! corkhead May 2016 #10

Man, I'm pissing every DU faction off. Fellow Bernie supporters are ripping into me for cali May 2016 #12

Then you are totally doing the right thing. Blind fanaticism leads us down cul-de-sacs. erronis May 2016 #81

I'm with you Cali runaway hero May 2016 #83

Well, at least now we know... gregcrawford May 2016 #13

THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET, DEMOCRATS AND BILLIONAIRE PETE PETERSON. appalachiablue May 2016 #61

Even the Bowles-Simpson commission voted against their own recommendations. Enthusiast May 2016 #14

Well if he wan't the US to go totally 3rd world, cutting SS is the way to go n2doc May 2016 #15

WARNER'S a tech multi millionaire. Almost all are mills in Congress esp. the Senate, House of Lords. appalachiablue May 2016 #65

Ed Rendell is another prominent "Democrat" gunning for Social Security. Chef Eric May 2016 #16

Lobbyist Fast Eddie works with the 'Fix the Debt' Campaign, Bankers, Fracking in PA, etc. appalachiablue May 2016 #62

Try not running huge trade imbalances -- that should help a lot more than cutting Social Security Samantha May 2016 #126

$257,481,658 sulphurdunn May 2016 #17

Wealthiest US Senator as of 2012; tech multi millionaire. appalachiablue May 2016 #68

We are looking at a future Hillary cabinet member. Katashi_itto May 2016 #19

I worry about who she'd name to her cabinet cali May 2016 #20

Yep...Jamie Dimon..sec of treasury...etc. Katashi_itto May 2016 #21

Anyone who's been watching knows Warner is a huge DINO mdbl May 2016 #22

I like Bernies idea better blondie58 May 2016 #23

It is sickening cali May 2016 #24

I don't understand what they think they can cut yeoman6987 May 2016 #77

Mine is under $800 a month. eom zalinda May 2016 #91

$775 here. Paka May 2016 #101

Disgusting that they think you have too much. yeoman6987 May 2016 #122

And they want to cut that. Ugh!!!!! yeoman6987 May 2016 #121

I get $1000. n/t FlaGranny May 2016 #133

BINGO! MrMickeysMom May 2016 #117

Warner is worth over $250,000,000. QC May 2016 #25

Hillary Clinton Refuses to Rule Out Any and All Benefit Cuts to Social Security marble falls May 2016 #26

If you trust what she says, I have a bridge over the Mojave Desert that I would like to sell you. JDPriestly May 2016 #123

Obama proposed cutting it as well, but the sheep pretended it wasn't happening Broward May 2016 #27

"He didn't mean it!". Marr May 2016 #49

they pretended it was part of his chess game Skittles May 2016 #109

I wonder why he gets a pass. Leontius May 2016 #119

Both Bill and Hillary zentrum May 2016 #28

Primary him - we need to get rid of these conservatives. nt TBF May 2016 #29

Neoliberals and neocons one in the same. RATM435 May 2016 #30

Well, given that neoconservativism is a sub-school of neoliberalism, yeah Scootaloo May 2016 #108

Well no more donations from me!! dicksmc3 May 2016 #31

Go Team Donkey!! TransitJohn May 2016 #32

There needs to be a campaign within his state to highlight this. LiberalFighter May 2016 #33

With the Clintons at the Helm Ferd Berfel May 2016 #34

It troubles me, but I believe many of her supporters would go along with whatever she proposes cali May 2016 #41

yep Ferd Berfel May 2016 #44

Yes. I talked to one of those low information voters today. Her 11-year-old was a Bernie JDPriestly May 2016 #124

You got right to the point. Exactly. No more parties. No more governments. Corporate tribunals. bjo59 May 2016 #128

DINOS, the lot of them including $Hillary. SammyWinstonJack May 2016 #36

Mark Warner also killed the only jobs bill we had in YEARS! Voting NO. ViseGrip May 2016 #38

when the DINO heaven05 May 2016 #42

Disgusting. Catfood Democrats suck. cali May 2016 #47

They' need walls around their neighborhoods to keep out the people with the pitchforks and torches LongTomH May 2016 #78

LOL heaven05 May 2016 #131

Oh dayum. I 1st thought gated communities like the rich have around my area. But your point ... ebayfool May 2016 #107

ouch!!! heaven05 May 2016 #132

Third party candidate????????? Soxfan58 May 2016 #46

I'll bet the DNC loves him. /nt Marr May 2016 #48

Democrats should be for expanding the social safety net. PufPuf23 May 2016 #50

Clinton isn't stupid, she knows SS is the 3rd rail and won't fuck with it. lark May 2016 #51

She's not the brightest, sorry. And closeupready May 2016 #75

Has HRC ever threatened to reduce SS? lark May 2016 #134

Look at her campaign donors - Wall Street's greed for that SS Trust Fund closeupready May 2016 #136

I'm sure she's still got some weasel words stashed in her bag of tricks. Fuddnik May 2016 #85

Another Third Way Dem FreakinDJ May 2016 #52

Gee! With friends like these... GreenPartyVoter May 2016 #53

Screw cutting SS. Warner needs to shut up. hrmjustin May 2016 #54

OMFG... ljm2002 May 2016 #56

Thanks. Great post cali May 2016 #57

+5 appalachiablue May 2016 #69

The businesses community needs to get more involved in politics???? awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #58

This is why the so called revolution cannot ignore local races nini May 2016 #59

Right on! If we can't trust Hillary on this subject......and we can't.... LongTomH May 2016 #79

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK snort May 2016 #60

EVERY FUCKING ELECTION CYCLE - this same loosely-knit cabal of assclowns bullwinkle428 May 2016 #63

"with friends like that, who needs enemies?" niyad May 2016 #64

He is a DNC, not a democrat and erlewyne May 2016 #66

The Bowles-Simpson deficit plan was bullshit. It hurt the ones who needed the benefits the most still_one May 2016 #67

this probably put him on Hillary's short list for VP (if he wasn't already there) yurbud May 2016 #70

Friend of the Revolution mikehiggins May 2016 #71

Who the f**k does the Warner assh**e think he is? StarzGuy May 2016 #72

NO NO NO Goddamnit shadowmayor May 2016 #73

This is one Virginian dgibby May 2016 #74

I will never again mention the name of this traitor. saidsimplesimon May 2016 #76

This had BETTER kill his chances at being Clinton's VP pick. Chan790 May 2016 #82

Crickets from the Hillary supporters here. They must support cutting SS. nt Lucky Luciano May 2016 #84

No, he is not alone in this dirty business Tsiyu May 2016 #86

This is despicable. octoberlib May 2016 #88

"The $17 Trillion Delusion: The Absurdity of Cutting Social Security to Reduce the Debt" ... Jopin Klobe May 2016 #89

Exactly. This BS that way too many Dems are buying into has been disproven by a number Dark n Stormy Knight May 2016 #106

Here is some more history on Mark Warner. ViseGrip May 2016 #90

This is how you get on the short list Vote2016 May 2016 #93

Mostly Dixiecrats from VA. / it's a sky daddy thing. ConsiderThis_2016 May 2016 #94

For what it's worth, Warner is from Indiana, Kaine from Minnesota, Dave Brat (R) appalachiablue May 2016 #110

You are an immoral criminal, mark warner, a thief and a slumlord! Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #96

RICH people live on a different plane. pansypoo53219 May 2016 #99

I live in VA. I've called his office before about his Republican position on SS and they CharlotteVale May 2016 #100

One of those "new" Democrats & a Hillary superdelegate, taboot. pacalo May 2016 #102

This is shameful and we should expose all the Dems who march to the beat of that BS. YOHABLO May 2016 #120

His comments are downright scary. bobGandolf May 2016 #125

Quite revealing, that. cali May 2016 #129

He needs to be targeted next election which is about 4 years away emsimon33 May 2016 #127

K&R! This needs another day on the front page nt riderinthestorm May 2016 #130

start party convention coming up(not warners) is it bad form to boo dino reps? dembotoz May 2016 #135