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In reply to the discussion: Question: how would you feel if they raised the minimum age of Social Security or Medicare? [View all]ReRe
(10,597 posts)....BETRAYED. And they should lower the ages instead of raising them. If they change any of those programs (Medicare, Social Security or Medicaid) this will not be the America we've lived all of our lives in, fought & died for, worked and paid into the systems all of our lives and paid taxes for. We will be a 3rd world country.
After this election, though, I think the shoe is on the other foot. It's the reason all of the money-mongers are going crazy. Their number is up. This "cliff" business is nothing but a trick they came up with. The only thing that's going to go over some imaginary cliff is the Bush tax cuts.
It's a shell game, folks. Has anyone seen the shell game actually played? I went to a historical festival a few years back and happened by this fellow dressed in period costume. He didn't actually take any money... he just explained how it was done, and told the whole history of the game. (He was good at his craft, too.) If you EVER have a chance to see this game demonstrated, take it. Right there in that simple game, I saw how the money-mongers do it. It's a game of bait and switch. Sleight of hand. It's an old con game.
When I seen that look that Hillary give Bibi today, I puffed up with the biggest feeling of hope that I've felt in years. Something is happening here, and it's good. This is Thanksgiving. Let's put our worries aside for now and enjoy the Holiday. I believe the odds are on our side now, and that is something to be thankful for. Sorry to preach. Let's party now....