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doc03

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6. If anyone thinks if Obama agrees to cut SS and the Republicans

Reply to Elwood P Dowd (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 12:20 AM

Dec 2012

don't use it in 2014 to take the Senate you are living in a dream world. They hammered that $716 billion cut in Medicare to take the House in 2010. My tea-bagging congressman ran his entire campaign this year on protecting SS and saving Medicare, they already have the Democrats set up for the kill people.

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Cutting Social Security will be devastating to our party in future elections. [View all] Elwood P Dowd Dec 2012 OP

Nonsense. The GOP already wins the 65+ crowd and no one is cutting banned from Kos Dec 2012 #1

Sadly, you may be on to something. downandoutnow Dec 2012 #4

by changing the COLA, benefits will be cut almost every year. Mel Content Dec 2012 #7

Pres Obama is the one offering up SS newfie11 Dec 2012 #2

As far as I'm concerned, I won't have a party anymore. forestpath Dec 2012 #3

Social Security won't be touched. Period! Coyotl Dec 2012 #5

If anyone thinks if Obama agrees to cut SS and the Republicans doc03 Dec 2012 #6

Yep, if Obama goes through with the C-CPI we will own it long after he leaves. Elwood P Dowd Dec 2012 #8

We shd be in the streets over this. We've already been robbed of 4 decades'-worth snot Dec 2012 #9