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kairos12

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6. Provides a Limitless Supply of Elderly Workers Who Would Have...

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:40 AM

Jan 2013

no option but to work for poverty wages in order to buy food. That elderly work force would force young workers to accept dog food wages in order to stay in the work force. Bottom line--more for the one percent. Dog food for everybody else.

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They want to destroy Social Security for what reason(s)? [View all] IDemo Jan 2013 OP

The 1%-ers don't want to pay back the $3 trillion they owe the Soc Sec trust fund! reformist2 Jan 2013 #1

I'd go with no. 2 KansDem Jan 2013 #2

I think on one level, yes the very concept is completely abhorrent to them. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #3

I'm going with Reply #1, truebluegreen Jan 2013 #4

Yep. The gang on Wall Street would love to siphon off 2% a year in "management fees". reformist2 Jan 2013 #10

Corporation Financial Institutions Charge Keep As Much As 20% Of Your Monthly 401K Check TheMastersNemesis Jan 2013 #5

Provides a Limitless Supply of Elderly Workers Who Would Have... kairos12 Jan 2013 #6

Pretty much my view too - they want a big pool of serfs. emulatorloo Jan 2013 #8

The GOP is just an authorized Mafia nt flamingdem Jan 2013 #7

Sociopathic hoarders reteachinwi Jan 2013 #9

They've helped us become a country that doesn't produce much flamingdem Jan 2013 #12

Because it will make it easier to default on the debt thelordofhell Jan 2013 #11

Wall Street wants the money. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #13

Whatever Wall St wants, Wall St gets. raouldukelives Jan 2013 #14

They haven't got their hands on this, so far! :) reformist2 Jan 2013 #19

I've seen many supposed explanations... MyshkinCommaPrince Jan 2013 #15

They want that money. Period. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #16

Because we've always been at war with Eastasia.... kentuck Jan 2013 #17

It is administered by the government and these folks want to be libtodeath Jan 2013 #18