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Is this a joke: 20 years? [View all] ProSense Dec 2012 OP
Proud to K&R this. 99Forever Dec 2012 #1
And to add to the pain of this many of us have lost our company retirement accounts, if we RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2
Well I'll surely be dead by then, I just hope it's by natural causes and not starvation..n/t monmouth3 Dec 2012 #3
Excellent post, Thank You. K&R n/t Tom Rinaldo Dec 2012 #4
Let's just make this easy, kill off all those ready to qualify for their SS "benefit". All the l% mother earth Dec 2012 #5
This is how I see it Hydra Dec 2012 #13
Exactly. If you can't make profits for the master, you worth is zero...the new slavery. mother earth Dec 2012 #17
It's called debt bondage. Nothing new, but it did go out of fashion here for about 150 years. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #43
Sadly, I don't think you know how close you are to the truth. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #27
Without a doubt. nt mother earth Dec 2012 #62
soylent green? bobhuntsman Dec 2012 #32
When they lose Prosense!!!! nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #6
No kidding. jsr Dec 2012 #10
In 2014, Tea Party 2 privatizes Social Security! And our dreams will come true! freshwest Dec 2012 #14
Obama's "compromise" is putting us on the road to privatization of everything. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #49
Lack of involvement on the state level by people who don't want that, is doing it. freshwest Dec 2012 #52
Yep... 99Forever Dec 2012 #57
Jeez, I know. Akin to LBJ losing Cronkite on the Vietnam War! villager Dec 2012 #22
Woah a2liberal Dec 2012 #30
And how many times has Prosense said... druidity33 Dec 2012 #63
Excellent explanation. jsr Dec 2012 #7
K&R pscot Dec 2012 #8
The elephant in the room: WHY have the CPI in the deal AT ALL? Whether it's large or small. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #9
The SS actuary tables calculate the average retiree will live to 77 doc03 Dec 2012 #11
Average life expectancy is 78.5 years Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #12
Life expectancy is lowering for the impoverished and middle class me b zola Dec 2012 #24
That's another excellent point. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #42
I don't know me b zola Dec 2012 #58
Did you sign the white house petition? Blanks Dec 2012 #15
Any reason ProSense Dec 2012 #18
Sorry, I wasn't really addressing you necessarily... Blanks Dec 2012 #28
That petition asks for a lot of personal information. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #50
It asks for an email address and a zip code in order to create an account. Blanks Dec 2012 #60
Actually, I think Prosense co-authored the petition with Manny. PA Democrat Dec 2012 #19
She and Manny wrote it nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #20
Well, Fugg that...I'll be dead in 20 years. Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #16
You think they don't know that? This is their way of stealing those copper pennies off Autumn Dec 2012 #21
As the American Eagle flies overhead into a rainbow. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #51
Fuck the Repukes and "what they want" hifiguy Dec 2012 #23
K & R AzDar Dec 2012 #25
I'm no math whiz, so I need help here. Ineeda Dec 2012 #26
Whatever it is, ProSense Dec 2012 #34
Thank you for your polite reply. This I agree with. Ineeda Dec 2012 #36
looks like the stupid of Republican math is catching on rurallib Dec 2012 #29
I could go for $1500/mo Bohunk68 Dec 2012 #31
The issue isn't the amount of the cut IMHO. Blanks Dec 2012 #33
we don't give a shit about what Republicans want. bobhuntsman Dec 2012 #35
Welcome to the dark side. hay rick Dec 2012 #37
is there no sense of decency? Damn! In Truth We Trust Dec 2012 #38
Some discussion here about how small the benefit cuts are. tiredtoo Dec 2012 #39
This is a ProSense post? Hissyspit Dec 2012 #40
K&R MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #41
The problem isn't US not giving a shit about what THEY want. renie408 Dec 2012 #44
No deal. rosesaylavee Dec 2012 #45
Thank you, ProSense Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #46
Just leave it! defacto7 Dec 2012 #47
As one who is close to retirement age, can we be honest? NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #48
The precedent is what bothers me michigandem58 Dec 2012 #53
We've been told for *years* that the SS funding shortfall for younger workers is "no big deal". Romulox Dec 2012 #54
Where am I? WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #55
Cue "Twilight Zone" theme :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #56
All for show whatchamacallit Dec 2012 #59
And it's official; Hell has frozen over. Melinda Dec 2012 #61
"People are living longer, right?" Not exactly. truebluegreen Dec 2012 #64
I am sure it's that multi-dimensional chess game, or something. idwiyo Dec 2012 #65
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