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woo me with science Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-11 08:14 PM
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  -The Chained CPI Is Not JUST A Cut, It's Also A Regressive Tax Increase !!! WillyT  Jul-08-11 03:37 PM   #0 
  - Pelosi says this is not going to happen.  emulatorloo   Jul-08-11 03:39 PM   #1 
  - Yep... Let's Make Sure It Does NOT Happen...  WillyT   Jul-08-11 03:41 PM   #2 
  - I've called my Dem Senator and Rep, am going to keep reminding them  emulatorloo   Jul-08-11 03:44 PM   #3 
  - Pelosi also said that the final Health Care Bill...  bvar22   Jul-08-11 04:31 PM   #13 
  - Good reminder.  dixiegrrrrl   Jul-08-11 05:04 PM   #14 
  - There is plenty of daylight between not going to happen and "unlikely to happen".  TheKentuckian   Jul-08-11 05:59 PM   #18 
  - No, actually she has refused to rule it out: See here:  woo me with science   Jul-08-11 08:12 PM   #22 
  - The Chained-CPI assumes the availability of cheaper substitutes for all goods in all areas, and  leveymg   Jul-08-11 03:44 PM   #4 
  - My Favorite Quote On This So Far...  WillyT   Jul-08-11 03:52 PM   #6 
  - That comes from the Hedonic Index instituted during Clinton's rule.  Fuddnik   Jul-08-11 03:57 PM   #8 
  - Nobody seriously claims the economics is actually a science. Choose the math that fits the policy  leveymg   Jul-08-11 04:02 PM   #10 
  - Has the President said he supports a chained CPI?  mzmolly   Jul-08-11 03:48 PM   #5 
  - No, it would be political suicide.  Fuddnik   Jul-08-11 04:02 PM   #9 
     - I see. So not saying something means he'll do it  mzmolly   Jul-08-11 04:09 PM   #12 
        - No, that's how you WANT to see it.  Fuddnik   Jul-08-11 05:45 PM   #16 
           - Which of his past speeches indicate this is a "done deal"?  emulatorloo   Jul-08-11 07:59 PM   #21 
           - As a former speech writer, I don't suppose you know that politicians are  mzmolly   Jul-08-11 09:12 PM   #24 
  - Oh, so that's why Orrin Hatch said that poor people need to pay more taxes  notadmblnd   Jul-08-11 03:53 PM   #7 
  - What Orin Hatch means is that poor people should substitute food - if they can't afford  leveymg   Jul-08-11 04:06 PM   #11 
     - Or...  WillyT   Jul-08-11 05:41 PM   #15 
  - nice....  fascisthunter   Jul-08-11 05:52 PM   #17 
  - It steals from the working and middle class, and enables historically low tax rates for billionaires  Faryn Balyncd   Jul-08-11 06:27 PM   #19 
  - Yeah... Huh ???  WillyT   Jul-08-11 06:45 PM   #20 
  - K&R nt  woo me with science   Jul-08-11 08:14 PM   #23 
  - Kick !!!  WillyT   Jul-09-11 12:29 PM   #25 
 

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