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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hey liberals: Cutting Social Security and Medicare is wrong no matter who does it. [View all]
Obama and Boehner will negotiate over whether the wealthiest Americans should pay a little more. One thing they seem to agree on: working families must accept cuts.
They are talking about cutting Social Security cost of living increases, and also raising the retirement age for Medicare. I don't think we would have ever let George Bush get away with this.
Why are liberals keeping quiet through this, I don't understand.
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Hey liberals: Cutting Social Security and Medicare is wrong no matter who does it. [View all]
limpyhobbler
Nov 2012
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Why did they ever even touch our retirement? We should have had a lock box
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#1
Last time the Republicans turned down the cuts, not POTUS, he was the one offering them.
Dragonfli
Nov 2012
#15
Didn't the President say that he and Romney are in agreement re: Social Security?
MannyGoldstein
Nov 2012
#52
Some Democrats are as pissed as the Republicans about "that one" being re-elected, I guess
Scootaloo
Nov 2012
#55
The only thing we are pissed about is hearing about "austerity" bullshit when we just voted
eridani
Nov 2012
#61
Soc sec is NOT part of the budget, so has nothing to do with the deficit & should be
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#13
Oh yes! Thousands upon thousands daily emails, phone calls, et al, will make a difference.
Amonester
Nov 2012
#48
You, and some of our politicians, seem sorely in need of a reminder
woo me with science
Nov 2012
#51
" I don't think we would have ever let George Bush get away with this. " Exactly.
dflprincess
Nov 2012
#41
Amazing that most Republicans are to the left of Obama on Social Security.
MannyGoldstein
Nov 2012
#54
Simpson-Bowles only cuts the average benefit by 22%. Who will miss that paltry amount?
MannyGoldstein
Nov 2012
#53