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xtraxritical

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36. Just today Geithner offered up $400B in spending cuts to "health care" over ten years.

Reply to yurbud (Reply #34)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 11:22 PM

Nov 2012

That's $40B a year out of Medicare and Vet. Programs. Here's a link to an HP article.

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Poll: Large Majorities Back Raising Taxes On Wealthy, Oppose Raising Medicare Age [View all] DonViejo Nov 2012 OP

The idiots in Congress better be listening still_one Nov 2012 #1

Not To Worry! OpenedMindGuy Nov 2012 #2

I think you are right as long as the Democrats hold firm still_one Nov 2012 #3

McConnell and Co keep Obstructing = RKP5637 Nov 2012 #4

Thanks! OpenedMindGuy Nov 2012 #15

And I'm John2 Nov 2012 #5

Paying their fair share of taxes! Yes! They are parasites on this country - bankers, financial, RKP5637 Nov 2012 #8

K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2012 #6

Rich people can always afford to pay more in taxes than the rest of us jsr Nov 2012 #7

what i don't understand loyalkydem Nov 2012 #9

Gerrymandered districts in the House. CTyankee Nov 2012 #14

Come on TPM: Stop repeating the income cut off inaccurately. Even 'rich' people get the break on FailureToCommunicate Nov 2012 #10

This fact needs repeating daily. Thanks. byeya Nov 2012 #12

Pres Obama should call a meeting of Dept Heads and WH Staffers and say that anyone who doesn't byeya Nov 2012 #11

Hiimself included? Myrina Nov 2012 #18

It's called moderation, and it's healthy toby jo Nov 2012 #26

I think Obama also is looking for more participation from the general population wanttosavetheplanet Nov 2012 #31

Polls mean nothing to the GOP Thav Nov 2012 #13

+1 hrmjustin Nov 2012 #22

They can't raise 'em high enough bucolic_frolic Nov 2012 #16

I'd be more in favor of Eisenhower rates. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #21

that's the real problem in this tax disussion mostlyconfused Nov 2012 #25

... and yet that's the shit sandwich we'll get ... Myrina Nov 2012 #17

when has public opinion ever stopped a bipartisan consensus to kiss Wall Street's ass? yurbud Nov 2012 #19

the minor "problems" with Social Security could be fixed by raising the cap on income taxed for it yurbud Nov 2012 #20

Honestly... wanttosavetheplanet Nov 2012 #32

We, the 99% are the job creators. vkkv Nov 2012 #23

Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award rocktivity Nov 2012 #24

Compromise on this, to me, would be closeupready Nov 2012 #27

"Opposition to such a change peaks (naturally) among those aged 50 to 64" nobodyspecial Nov 2012 #28

Retirement needs to drop back down to 55. JRLeft Nov 2012 #29

The only people who are for raising the retirement age and the age for receiving Medicare... wanttosavetheplanet Nov 2012 #30

The actual scam that Congress is running is that SS and Medicare xtraxritical Nov 2012 #33

and the bitter irony is Obama looks like he's going to use his political capital the same way Bush yurbud Nov 2012 #34

Just today Geithner offered up $400B in spending cuts to "health care" over ten years. xtraxritical Nov 2012 #36

This will be the litmus test of all litmus tests Cherchez la Femme Nov 2012 #35

+1000 Cleita Nov 2012 #38

It's what would make sense, but since when is commons sense Cleita Nov 2012 #37