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In reply to the discussion: Social Security heading for insolvency even faster [View all]radarluv
(30 posts)37. Better hide your book or they'll steal that too.
You bring up a good point. They've been borrowing money from Social Security for years, everyone forgets that and they want it that way. First they get rid of your pensions, then you lose the value of your 401K, they strip the union gains, then they get rid of your medicare, then your social security. When does the class warfare start, and where do I sign up?
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Obama's "Deficit Commission" (Simpson-Bowles) recommended a $50,000 cut in lifetime benefits
MannyGoldstein
Apr 2012
#27
And wasn't that before Obama cooked up the 2% cut in Social Security taxes?
dflprincess
Apr 2012
#33
So appointing the two biggest foes of Social Security to run a "deficit commision"
MannyGoldstein
Apr 2012
#32
We simply need to raise the cap on SS funding, and eliminate the Reagan tax cuts.
grahamhgreen
Apr 2012
#30