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In reply to the discussion: Once again, Obama offers to cut Social Security [View all]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)for over 3 years now. It survived Obama's entire first term.
Now, if I see an actual piece of legislation with actual cuts (not just a single "tag line" with no details), then I'll complain. But as usual, a single phrase is enough to cause full blown hysteria around here.
I've watched the hair-on-fire game here for a long time. We've had this exact same thread dozens of times now.
Obama said "reform" that means SLASH!!!!!
And the reason I think some are PARANOID (your word) is that they flip out. They take one phrase, assume the worst, and lose their minds. And again, this is a repeating pattern. I'm not just talking about THIS thread. It has happened over and over.
Obama was supposed to cave in DECEMBER and make SS cuts during the fight over the Bush tax cuts. Didn't happen.
He was supposed to CAVE over the debt ceiling and make such cuts (this January AND last summer). Didn't happen.
He was going to do it in his budget in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Didn't happen.
And on numerous other occasions since his first year in office probably starting when it was predicted that he was going to make huge cuts to SS based on the Simpson-Bowles report, again, didn't happen.
Maybe the 10th time will be the charm and his evil plan will finally be realized.