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In reply to the discussion: Someone explain to me what the big problem is with the cuts to SS [View all]doc03
(35,336 posts)37. Just a few days ago she said no way no how on raising the Medicare
age or cutting SS. What does protections for low income individuals mean? What is low income? Does that mean if you perhaps worked your ass off for 40 years and a have few dollars in an IRA you get screwed while your co-worker that drank away his paycheck gets a break? This spread the wealth around bullshit even applies to people that played by the rules and planed for their retirement too I guess.
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Vietnameravet
Dec 2012
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It's the principle of it, and the slippery slope, and it's grossly unfair to the neediest.
NYC_SKP
Dec 2012
#1
There should be 'means testing' before anyone over 65 can enter the casino/bingo parlor floors.
Purveyor
Dec 2012
#2
Part of it is putting more pain on those that can least afford it, while giving more to
teddy51
Dec 2012
#6
What is this "health care bill" of which you speak? Do you mean the health-insurance bill? The one
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#10
She said that? Nancy let's-protect-Bush-by-taking-impeachment-off-the-table Pelosi?
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#50
I don't want chained CPI, but the middle class tax are a WAY larger value than 125$ yearly.
phleshdef
Dec 2012
#27
I say draw the line at Social Security. Go to fucking war with the bastards.
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#36
right now we don't know if that is really part of the deal or not. It has been floated.
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#61