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HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)
114. +1. because they have a way of taking back their 'concessions' in the next round while leaving
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 05:30 PM
Nov 2012

the peons' concessions in place.

ordinary people have lost enough in this recession.

Raise the cap .... yes .............. reduce benefits, raise age ...NO!! Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #1
Agree Wwagsthedog Nov 2012 #2
I'm with Angry Dragon - NO cuts! N/T appal_jack Nov 2012 #92
NO! cantbeserious Nov 2012 #3
Medicaid and Food Stamps under no circumstances. If the 1% tax rates are increased to where they Squinch Nov 2012 #4
Means testing would eventually be the end of Social Security SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #5
No. appleannie1 Nov 2012 #6
Hell no! 99Forever Nov 2012 #7
Not just no.......FUCK NO. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #8
I concur with the lady that says FUCK NO! n/t Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #14
And baby makes three. FUCK NO!!!!!! socialist_n_TN Nov 2012 #23
I am with you guys. NO! NYET! F NO! roguevalley Nov 2012 #79
+100000000 RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #29
That goes for me TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #35
I second that! DaniDubois Nov 2012 #39
thank you argiel1234 Nov 2012 #44
+1,000 Scuba Nov 2012 #91
AMEN! Glitterati Nov 2012 #96
Amen to THAT. closeupready Nov 2012 #108
HELL FUCKING NO MotherPetrie Nov 2012 #9
Absolutely not n/t dflprincess Nov 2012 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author imanamerican63 Nov 2012 #11
No. n/t vaberella Nov 2012 #12
Not only NO, but FUCK NO. If anything at all, the SS dependents should get a massive COLA increase Panasonic Nov 2012 #13
NO! JaneyVee Nov 2012 #15
No. jwirr Nov 2012 #16
NO La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2012 #17
+1 freshwest Nov 2012 #69
NO Autumn Nov 2012 #18
oh and for the record fuck no! argiel1234 Nov 2012 #19
No AC_Mem Nov 2012 #20
Your post is very well stated; thank you! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #45
thank you for your reply argiel1234 Nov 2012 #48
No. Nt abelenkpe Nov 2012 #21
don't want to see it but I do expect to see it liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #22
NO DEAL! B Calm Nov 2012 #24
No! pscot Nov 2012 #25
Absolutely no. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #26
No, Ma'am: Not Acceptable The Magistrate Nov 2012 #27
Im a Sir, but thank you for the reply just the same argiel1234 Nov 2012 #31
Welcome to DU alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #28
thanks for your projective insight argiel1234 Nov 2012 #34
Welcome to DU alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #47
Yes or No? argiel1234 Nov 2012 #49
...poster refuses to answer the question....hmmm HiPointDem Nov 2012 #113
After reading and responding argiel1234 Nov 2012 #116
Like the dog that didn't bark. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #122
Interesting and informative argiel1234 Nov 2012 #124
Has anyone answered "yes"? PETRUS Nov 2012 #132
a couple so far, with exceptions of course argiel1234 Nov 2012 #136
Elsewhere... PETRUS Nov 2012 #138
Hell NO!! haikugal Nov 2012 #30
Absolutely not. nt. OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #32
Never cut any of the above. sakabatou Nov 2012 #33
NO FUCKING WAY DJ13 Nov 2012 #36
Ditto...Raise the cap! SoapBox Nov 2012 #42
HELL NO! sarcasmo Nov 2012 #37
No to the above, and no changes to the ACA unless it is to move it closer to universal health care. Fridays Child Nov 2012 #38
NO. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #40
NO! SoapBox Nov 2012 #41
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #43
while I share your disdain argiel1234 Nov 2012 #57
+1 Son of Gob Nov 2012 #59
No Generic Other Nov 2012 #46
NO dwilso40641 Nov 2012 #50
Really? In a recession, which we are still not out of, programs that support the poor like medicaid juajen Nov 2012 #51
No, hell no, fuck no, etc., etc., etc.!!!!! forestpath Nov 2012 #52
No ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #53
Absolutely not! octoberlib Nov 2012 #54
thank you argiel1234 Nov 2012 #165
Nope Change has come Nov 2012 #55
no madrchsod Nov 2012 #56
I will cost them more than they will save Downwinder Nov 2012 #58
All or none. pa28 Nov 2012 #60
No. PETRUS Nov 2012 #61
What would be the reason for a "deal" with republicans, at this time? Quantess Nov 2012 #62
nyet. nein. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #63
Sure, if they pass a living wage, there will be a fewer people needing food stamps justice1 Nov 2012 #64
They need to tweek Obamacare too - ALL employees should get health insurance, even part time TexasBushwhacker Nov 2012 #88
NO n/t RainDog Nov 2012 #65
NO! standingtall Nov 2012 #66
NO. laruemtt Nov 2012 #67
Not only NO but HELL NO.......n/t prairierose Nov 2012 #68
Point of clarification: Exactly what are the Republicans going to do in exchange for this??? nt Selatius Nov 2012 #70
That isn't the question. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #121
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Sparky 1 Nov 2012 #71
NO NO - absolutely not KauaiK Nov 2012 #72
No, but raise the $120K cap on SS deductions to $250K Tumbulu Nov 2012 #73
Robert Reich says it only needs to go to $183K but there are some other ideas TexasBushwhacker Nov 2012 #82
Great- any and all ideas are welcome- but the top wage earners need to pay into SS Tumbulu Nov 2012 #97
sorry boys and girls but all options are on the table and its back bipartisan at any cost nt msongs Nov 2012 #74
The OP asked for your opinion. What is it, please? n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #84
OF.COURSE.NOT.!!!!! We People Nov 2012 #75
NO! dmr Nov 2012 #76
Not only no, but HELL NO! Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #77
No Fucking Way !!! - At The Very Least... Make The Rich Jump First !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #78
Nope.... WCGreen Nov 2012 #80
Yes, wickerwoman Nov 2012 #81
Absolutely NOT. Raise the cap on SS. Invest in Obama's jobs program and get Americans to work CTyankee Nov 2012 #83
What this country needs Tsiyu Nov 2012 #85
Not just NO but hell no former-republican Nov 2012 #86
ABSOLUTELY NOT. cui bono Nov 2012 #87
NO Skittles Nov 2012 #89
No quakerboy Nov 2012 #90
NO!!! tilsammans Nov 2012 #93
HELL NO!!! hobbit709 Nov 2012 #94
No JustAnotherGen Nov 2012 #95
No. MineralMan Nov 2012 #98
No. Ganja Ninja Nov 2012 #99
Unless the Republicans give MAJOR concessions like say, top tax rate raised to 45% and capital gains Mr.Turnip Nov 2012 #100
No "trade-off." Raising anything will STILL not help the poor if ANY cuts to SS/Medicare are made. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #110
+1. because they have a way of taking back their 'concessions' in the next round while leaving HiPointDem Nov 2012 #114
i agree as well, argiel1234 Nov 2012 #166
Absolutely not n/t gollygee Nov 2012 #101
Nope Teamster Jeff Nov 2012 #102
afternoon kick argiel1234 Nov 2012 #103
no. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #104
No! eom nc4bo Nov 2012 #105
Those should never be on the table...EVER and-justice-for-all Nov 2012 #106
Not after the Democratic landslide of last Tuesday. closeupready Nov 2012 #107
There aren't enough decibels for my "HELL, NO!" Republicans have worked since 1935 to destroy WinkyDink Nov 2012 #109
Of course not. woo me with science Nov 2012 #111
Too late Tallulah Nov 2012 #112
Cutting benefits, no. Cutting waste or streamlining the delivery of those benefits, yes. randome Nov 2012 #115
When waste and fraud is cut from the military/war/drone/war on drugs budget argiel1234 Nov 2012 #118
No. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #117
Not only no, but HELL NO! ljm2002 Nov 2012 #119
I think the people have sacrificed enough already Oilwellian Nov 2012 #120
NO Joey Liberal Nov 2012 #123
No Thanks... butterfly77 Nov 2012 #125
No. Fuck, no. AzDar Nov 2012 #126
Is this a trick question? Spirochete Nov 2012 #127
absolutely not, under any circumstances demmis19566ie Nov 2012 #128
WTF??? Fuck No. NO. NOT EVER we can do it Nov 2012 #129
Social security needs to be strengthened. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #130
Not only no but, heall no! Smickey Nov 2012 #131
No. tosh Nov 2012 #133
No fadedrose Nov 2012 #134
no PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #135
No, No, No!!!! RebelOne Nov 2012 #137
thank you argiel1234 Nov 2012 #146
No (nt) bigwillq Nov 2012 #139
Hell NO! OverBurn Nov 2012 #140
No, but then again I'm a Democrat. rudycantfail Nov 2012 #141
I doubt anyone here will ever agree to this. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #142
Oh there are plenty on this site I have discovered argiel1234 Nov 2012 #147
I also hope they won't. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #152
Im not going to sit back and watch this time argiel1234 Nov 2012 #158
I agree. But they have half the people on their side. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #161
people wise we outnumber them 10-1 argiel1234 Nov 2012 #162
Look what they did to OWS. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #174
It is heartening to see all the No responses in this thread argiel1234 Nov 2012 #143
F**K NO! workinclasszero Nov 2012 #144
Hell No Nightowl Nov 2012 #145
no lifesbeautifulmagic Nov 2012 #148
What are the consequences of something being unacceptable? JVS Nov 2012 #149
I signed up just to say a huge NO. Maplegrass Nov 2012 #150
Lurk no more, Maplegrass! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #151
WELCOME, please keep posting! nt Raine Nov 2012 #156
Oh HELL to the no. n/t Dakotacrat Nov 2012 #153
HUGE, emphatic NO eom amborin Nov 2012 #154
NO absolutely NOT! nt Raine Nov 2012 #155
Lets see SCALA13 Nov 2012 #157
Nope. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #159
thanks argiel1234 Nov 2012 #164
No, but I would support cuts in SS and Medicare for high-income seniors. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #160
It depends gravity Nov 2012 #163
What was our return during Grand Bargain I negotiations? Oilwellian Nov 2012 #167
That was a bad deal gravity Nov 2012 #179
link? argiel1234 Nov 2012 #168
Here gravity Nov 2012 #180
No. yardwork Nov 2012 #169
This message was self-deleted by its author Liberalynn Nov 2012 #170
NO Liberalynn Nov 2012 #171
^^^^^^^^^^^Now that's something I can say "yes" to.^^^^^^^ Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #178
absolutely no! luckyleftyme2 Nov 2012 #172
ASOLUTELY NO! DearHeart Nov 2012 #173
Nope. WCGreen Nov 2012 #175
Nope! nt Live and Learn Nov 2012 #176
no No NO NOO Next Royal Sloan 09 Nov 2012 #177
Definitely no on food stamps democrattotheend Nov 2012 #181
So let me get this straight: Squinch Nov 2012 #182
kick argiel1234 Nov 2012 #183
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