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In reply to the discussion: I Think Obama Is Bluffing [View all]patrice
(47,992 posts)cuts to Social Security and that specifically includes a Chained CPI.
My THEORY for that response is that the Senator is positioning himself relative to "health" "care" costs and the BIG lever for creating downward pressure on those, coming next year: the ACA health care insurance exchanges. If SS benefits are cut, downward force on health care costs is justified, so Senator Pat Roberts does not support cutting SS benefits, so he can say leave all of those fat middle-wo/men salaries alone in the health care providers and health care insurance markets alone . . . .
just a guess as to why the penultimate Republican would miss an opportunity to cut Social Security - it's not exactly as if the guy has to worry about holding his senate seat or anything, even if he does support SS cuts, so what else could be going on here???