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MyshkinCommaPrince

(611 posts)
31. Agreed.
Tue Feb 5, 2013, 06:04 PM
Feb 2013

They keep trying to back our side into a position where we have to do the hard things that they want, but we don't, to fix the messes they've set up. The ShrubCo years look like one long, ugly example of that. Then they point to us, call us the enemy, and argue that government never works. Enough to make a person a bit snarly.

Pretty simple really... demwing Feb 2013 #1
You got it. Republicans do not do responsibility. Berlum Feb 2013 #2
Agreed. MyshkinCommaPrince Feb 2013 #31
SS and Medicare are tough av8r1998 Feb 2013 #3
"Get it done, guys" TransitJohn Feb 2013 #4
no av8r1998 Feb 2013 #5
also av8r1998 Feb 2013 #6
For fuck's sake at least try to get the numbers right eridani Feb 2013 #7
LOL av8r1998 Feb 2013 #11
Just to be clear av8r1998 Feb 2013 #16
It doesn't matter whether they need it or not--they PAID INTO IT eridani Feb 2013 #8
Exactly av8r1998 Feb 2013 #12
You can't collect if you are working if you are making that much eridani Feb 2013 #14
And if he's still working, he's still paying FICA on the first $113K n/t eridani Feb 2013 #15
Yes av8r1998 Feb 2013 #17
That's not how it works. You work, and you pay FICA on income up to $113K eridani Feb 2013 #19
No, he isn't av8r1998 Feb 2013 #20
I don't get it. You first complained that he shouldn't be getting the yearly limit payout eridani Feb 2013 #22
Back at you soon... av8r1998 Feb 2013 #24
eridani JustAnotherGen Feb 2013 #27
Agreed 100%. Boomers had FICA doubled in 1983 to prepay our own retirement plus eridani Feb 2013 #35
My thoughts.. av8r1998 Feb 2013 #30
If these folks paid into SS they should be allowed to use it newfie11 Feb 2013 #9
"Their time to use it" av8r1998 Feb 2013 #13
I made nowhere near this but I Am on SS newfie11 Feb 2013 #32
You can't have it both ways av8r1998 Feb 2013 #33
I agree BUT at the same time we need to get even more progressive with our tax CTyankee Feb 2013 #18
You're right but.... av8r1998 Feb 2013 #23
Making people wait longer to collect benefits is already somewhat in place now... CTyankee Feb 2013 #26
1983 and 1993 changes to SS reteachinwi Feb 2013 #29
I graduated from college with a degree in accounting 20 years ago av8r1998 Feb 2013 #34
"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, ..." baldguy Feb 2013 #10
I double dog DARE Joe Scarborough to look straight into the camera and say to CTyankee Feb 2013 #21
they KNOW that people are very fond of ss & medicare. they are political cockroaches. spanone Feb 2013 #25
Because they want Democrats to do the lifting, take the blame, and they want to benefit TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #28
And it is looking like that might happen newfie11 Feb 2013 #36
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