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In the discussion thread: Chained CPI: If my heating bill goes up & I stop heating my house, my bill didn't really go up. [View all]

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Wed Dec 19, 2012, 08:51 AM

grahamhgreen (9,796 posts)

41. Since SS does not add to the deficit - WHY IS IT ON THE TABLE?

easier to cut cororate loopholes or wars.

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60 replies	Author	Time	Post
Chained CPI: If my heating bill goes up & I stop heating my house, my bill didn't really go up. [View all]	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	OP
Only an economist...	Ed Suspicious	Dec 2012	#1
If hotdogs become too expensive, I can choose to go to a soup kitchen!	Luminous Animal	Dec 2012	#2
if medical bills get too high, i'll just remove my own tumor -- or maybe have the neighbor do it!	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#3
Charter hospitals, staffed not by real doctors and nurses, but by folks who just want to try it.	Scuba	Dec 2012	#22
it's a logical extension of the 'five weeks' training & you can be a teacher!' theme. surgeons will	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#24
Choosing to laugh here rather than cry.	closeupready	Dec 2012	#44
We live in Southern California and have a relatively small house, but we only heat the front part	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#4
Yeah. Their illogic is astounding. Old people buying cat food instead of tuna is a substitution--noy	Pretzel_Warrior	Dec 2012	#5
Amazing	DefenseLawyer	Dec 2012	#6
Wrong analogy. If you drink coffee and don't go to Starbucks, you can still drink coffee.	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#7
bullshit. the average SS benefit is $1200 a month, & 1/3 of recipients rely on SS for 90% or more	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#8
Why is there an obesity problem in America?	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#10
yeah, seniors are fat, therefore we can steal the money they paid into SS during their working	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#11
Could it be you are only thinking of yourself? Me, I am for higher taxes for all but the poor	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#23
you must be a mole working against the democrats, your arguments are so bad.	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#25
You are for higher taxes on the poor too, sales taxes are among the heaviest taxes the poor pay	Fumesucker	Dec 2012	#26
no, as I said those making under $50,000 don't pay any tax, across the board	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#33
If Office Max operates in your state, you DO pay sales tax when you order OM stuff online.	spooky3	Dec 2012	#59
How government works?	tama	Dec 2012	#56
NO to anarchy. and Obama's REAL fans love what he is doing in total and not based on one wedge	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#57
Re class warfare	tama	Dec 2012	#60
Because people buy cheap, unhealthy crap?	DetlefK	Dec 2012	#13
You didn't really say that did you?	pecwae	Dec 2012	#14
But nobody is touching today's seniors money. That is the red herring in these hate Obama threads	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#27
Social Security was designed to prevent poverty in the elderly	MannyGoldstein	Dec 2012	#36
are you a current recipient of social security benefits?	frylock	Dec 2012	#43
nope. So I am not already covered by it not starting now.	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#50
Why do so many poor people struggle with weight problems? Because good nutritional food	1monster	Dec 2012	#16
That's why I do love Mike Bloomberg & what he has done to reframe health care in NYC	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#28
Diet soda has been implacated as a cause for the drop in empathy levels.	canoeist52	Dec 2012	#42
lol	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#53
The 55,000 Boomers who died in VietNam thank you. The rest of us in our 60's don't do Starbucks.	WinkyDink	Dec 2012	#30
I've seen a lot of stupid, heartless posts here, but yours might take the cake.	EOTE	Dec 2012	#34
Hmmm...	tazkcmo	Dec 2012	#52
Total baloney. We've had ultra low interest rates for a long time. Once they take off and inflation	plethoro	Dec 2012	#9
Well, what about my health insurance? Gone up 15% every year for 20 years, except for last 2	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#29
You're plain nuts. Call Blue Cross for REAL rates.	WinkyDink	Dec 2012	#32
Except that most already don't go to Starbucks.	progressoid	Dec 2012	#12
Since SS does not add to the deficit - WHY IS IT ON THE TABLE?	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#41
Yup.. And those trips to the ER?	annabanana	Dec 2012	#15
The SS FAQ says there are 38 million beneficiaries 65 or older. Avg check in Oct 2012 is $1132.	jtuck004	Dec 2012	#17
if 1/3 of people were getting a social security check that would be over 100 million people.	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#18
Meant to say 1 in 3 of that population - fixed it. Thank you. n/t	jtuck004	Dec 2012	#21
...you just "upgraded to natural air conditioning"	Faryn Balyncd	Dec 2012	#19
Can I switch from switch from baloney to shit sandwich	eShirl	Dec 2012	#20
Again, this isn't affecting any one retired now, therefore the whining is misplaced.	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#31
but it will affect people who are retired now, & people soon to retire, and basically everyone	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#35
That's right; it will affect everyone receiving Social Security now and in the future. n/t	eShirl	Dec 2012	#39
Social Security...	sendero	Dec 2012	#38
Did you get your talking points mixed up?	eShirl	Dec 2012	#40
The "hedonics" and other crap..	sendero	Dec 2012	#37
If human food is too expensive and I decide to live on cat food, the price of food went down	meow2u3	Dec 2012	#45
Exactly, and the COLA went down because you couldn't afford human food.	madfloridian	Dec 2012	#46
In other words, the Chained CPI is a vicious circle	meow2u3	Dec 2012	#48
DURec	leftstreet	Dec 2012	#47
I get your point- but everyone's bills would drop drastically if we stopped Koch brothers	No Compromise	Dec 2012	#49
I haven't heated mine in three years. Of course I live in CA but it's been down to	Cleita	Dec 2012	#51
Capish	tama	Dec 2012	#54
my ecological footprint will also go down when i die of hypothermia. what's your point?	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#55
TPTB speak Growth! Growth! Growth! in public	tama	Dec 2012	#58

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