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In reply to the discussion: Obama May Do Social Security Reform During Lame Duck Session, Senate Democrats Worry [View all]tokenlib
(4,186 posts)29. It was the leaks about the "grand bargain" with Boehner..not Huffpo that started this.
AND, if the President would simply say "NO CUTS" to Social Security instead of this "balanced" approach centrist crap on Social Security--we would not be having this discussion.
Get control of Congress..raise the CAP with no donut hole to $250,000..knock Social Security OFF the table and then we can move along..nothing to see then.
OTHERWISE, be prepared to see a "balanced" bargain drawing on Simpson-Bowles (that has been name dropped too frequently for comfort) with a higher retirement age and "chained CPI" offered on the sacrificial altar in the hopes of some revenue crumbs allowed by the GOP on the cap...
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Obama May Do Social Security Reform During Lame Duck Session, Senate Democrats Worry [View all]
MotherPetrie
Sep 2012
OP
Maybe it is something he believes in. He appointed Erskine Bowles, after all.
WinkyDink
Sep 2012
#18
Cutting Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare would mean the closing of many nursing homes
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#35
You aren't familiar with President Obama's history with Republicans, are you?
MotherPetrie
Sep 2012
#8
Me either. I never bought that, and I was righteously pissed off with his "offer".
whathehell
Sep 2012
#26
Well, when you are a senator from a state that lost $5 million in heating assitance to the
jtuck004
Sep 2012
#32
So, behave like them. Be unwilling to compromise and unwilling to listen to other viewpoints is what
cstanleytech
Sep 2012
#47
It was the leaks about the "grand bargain" with Boehner..not Huffpo that started this.
tokenlib
Sep 2012
#29
If Obama "compromises" on Social Security or Medicare, he can count on a very hostile Congress
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#31
"May cut", "Dems worry". I'll defer concern until I hear what and who and when.
nolabear
Sep 2012
#33
Why exactly is this in LBN? I thought opinion pieces belonged over in one of the other forums?
cstanleytech
Sep 2012
#48