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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Fri Dec 9, 2016, 02:27 PM Dec 2016

Going for the Big Enchilada (GOP gutting Social Security) [View all]

Going for the Big Enchilada
By JOSH MARSHALL Published DECEMBER 9, 2016, 1:18 PM EDT

Republicans apparently aren't going to be satisfied with phasing out Medicare. They're going to try to pass huge cuts to Social Security this year too. Not Bush-style partial phaseout but just big, big cuts. And you're out of luck even if you're a current beneficiary.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/going-for-the-big-enchilada

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Going for the Big Enchilada (GOP gutting Social Security) [View all] workinclasszero Dec 2016 OP

I guess all of us who get Social Security PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #1

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