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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:06 PM Original message |
People are getting Alarmed about the Social Security Payroll Tax Holiday Provision. Obama is Silent. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. I sent an email to the WHthis Am about this. Honestly 2% increase |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Maybe our best bet at this point is to pressure our Senators. I think Obama is already gone. |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. yes, yes yes, I have contacted my congressman, he is against this |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. We're going to need that filibuster to stop the Republicans (and Obama) |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. The reason Obama put this in there is that he wants to cut social security |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It's the foot in the door. |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Yep. If they really wanted to give a small tax break on the first $106,800 |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. Obama's hand-picked Deficit Commission chairman came up with this suggestion. |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. He hasn't been silent. I heard yesterday |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. EXACTLY. Leave SS Alone! |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. Where did this idea come from, anyway? |
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corpseratemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. +1 |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. never was a progressive idea |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. read this and weep: |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Mitch McConnell proposed this two years ago?! Wow. |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I know. That's what I said when I first saw it, "wow". nt |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. It's a Republican idea. Daily Kos had an article today where |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. did you see this? |
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Poboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. recommend |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. sad thing is/ Obama Likely Could Have Gotten Stand-Alone Payroll Tax Holiday |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. Sadly, I believe Obama really does want to go there... |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Yes, he wants to go there - and this has long been on the DLC's list - |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Thanks for that. nt |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. It's a poison pill, so 'silence' is key to passing it. nt |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. Why no talk about raising the salary cap? |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Yes, ProSense (where is she anyway) - has been telling us for months |
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