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In reply to the discussion: Chained CPI off the table. [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)The PROBLEM is that Daddy is gambling with the Rent Money.
This is NOT the first time he had pushed Social Security into the Pot.
Rep. Conyers: Obama Demanded Social Security Cuts--Not GOP
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Rep-Conyers-Obama-Demand-by-Jeanine-Molloff-110729-352.html
Push it into the pot enough times,
and one day, it doesn't come back.
Famous Last Words:
"But it looked like a sure WIN!"
The Untouchable 3rd rail of the Democratic Party,
the "Touch This and You DIE" cornerstone of the modern Democratic Party,
has been reduced to Just-Another-Chip in the Big Game.
The Rubicon has been crossed.
What once was taboo,
is no longer.
In and of itself, THAT represents a HUGE step toward the Conservative Right.
It doesn't matter if Daddy wins THIS time,
the precedent has been set.
The precedent established by the New Democrat Centrist Party:
Social Security WILL be On-the-Table NOW,
and in every future Budget or Deficit negotiation,
until it is GONE.
You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their rhetoric, promises, or excuses.
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