Millions live on $2 a day in America. The problem isn't just the safety net, it's the whole economy.

[woo me with science]

17. And NOTHING of any real significance on the horizon to help.

Nothing but more corporatism, new free trade agreement, new pipeline, new education deform, new police state infrastructure, more wars. Nothing to reverse the looting of the poor and middle classes, and nothing to hold the banks accountable.

That's why this hostage game with SS is particularly cynical and infuriating. At the worst, our Democratic President intends to gut seniors who are already struggling.

At best, this is a cynical attempt to distract the people from the continued corporatization of our society and propagandize us into being grateful for "saving" Social Security, when it should never have been on the damned table in the first place.

People are getting sick and tired of being jerked around on this issue.