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tokenlib

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44. It's a lot easier to be the "tweak-er" than the "tweak-ee"--think about it "grand bargainers"...

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 02:24 AM

Oct 2012

..and then make sure you sleep well at night...

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Obama praises Romney: "I suspect that on Social Security we’ve got a somewhat similar position" [View all] MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 OP

"That must mean that Romney won't cut a cent from Social Security Benefits" ProSense Oct 2012 #1

Do you think that's what the President meant? MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #2

Here: ProSense Oct 2012 #4

I don't see any reassurance that SS won't be cut. MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #10

Indeed. 'Tweaked in the way Reagan tweaked it...' Marr Oct 2012 #17

"tweaked the way it was by Ronald Reagan and Speaker" = having workers pay more than the HiPointDem Oct 2012 #12

There was an actual problem that needed to be solved under Reagan MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #15

The problem that needed to be solved was simply that the trust fund balance had gone nearly HiPointDem Oct 2012 #18

I think it meant that Romney will run away from a similarity...... Sheepshank Oct 2012 #3

The Simpson-Bowles Commission report is being touted............ socialist_n_TN Oct 2012 #5

The poorer you make them, the more fearful and docile they become jsr Oct 2012 #7

The deck was stacked by 'our' guy. appal_jack Oct 2012 #8

Thank you. woo me with science Oct 2012 #16

Oh now now, Woo Oilwellian Oct 2012 #37

It seems woo me with science Oct 2012 #38

Cutting... but not slashing... MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #40

The "save-the-safety-net" side had token representation Art_from_Ark Oct 2012 #45

Had she been chair... appal_jack Oct 2012 #55

It's just easier for most folks to push realities like this out of their mind. Poll_Blind Oct 2012 #6

We are bought and sold. woo me with science Oct 2012 #9

If you keep voting for it kenny blankenship Oct 2012 #11

explain to me, if you can, where the 22% cut in benefits comes from? hfojvt Oct 2012 #13

It's calculated by the Chief Actuary of Social Security MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #14

SS will still be able to pay out about 80% of presently scheduled benefits if no changes at all are HiPointDem Oct 2012 #19

Why are we talking about a 75 year horizon? abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #33

Because that's the way the politicians set it up in 1982 -- on an 'actuarial basis'. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #35

"And it's pure fraud." Occulus Oct 2012 #20

how many benefits it cuts depends on income level hfojvt Oct 2012 #23

"Scaled Medium Earner" from the Chief Actuary's letter MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #24

Cost of living is a relative measure... ljm2002 Oct 2012 #22

Excellent & true points, n/t. appal_jack Oct 2012 #48

I did a double take when I heard that remark... ljm2002 Oct 2012 #21

that one quote is DISTURBING- W H comment line here I come !!! tokenlib Oct 2012 #29

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #39

Kick woo me with science Oct 2012 #25

Any second now. JoePhilly Oct 2012 #26

And people wonder why I characterize compliments you might give him as backhanded... nt stevenleser Oct 2012 #27

right on fucking cue... Whisp Oct 2012 #28

I seriously cringed when he said that. nt NCTraveler Oct 2012 #30

I think it was a rhetorical strategy BarackTheVote Oct 2012 #31

"...and Obama went after him with incensed incredulity. It was a win." rudycantfail Oct 2012 #34

Write and call your representatives today. Call the White House. woo me with science Oct 2012 #32

As I type this, the post above says "What advice would you give the president for the next debate?" lumberjack_jeff Oct 2012 #36

Kick. Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #41

Obama's Social Security Answer Leaves Democrats Utterly Baffled Lasher Oct 2012 #42

Obama's been straight about his position since MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #43

I recall that during the 2008 primary DURHAM D Oct 2012 #49

It's a lot easier to be the "tweak-er" than the "tweak-ee"--think about it "grand bargainers"... tokenlib Oct 2012 #44

Kick. This is important. nt woo me with science Oct 2012 #46

Kick woo me with science Oct 2012 #47

Kick woo me with science Oct 2012 #50

I can see having to adjust SSI if Politicalboi Oct 2012 #51

Austerity is coming regardless of who wins. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #52

For the moment this is still a democracy..we don't have to roll over and take the "tweaking." N/T tokenlib Oct 2012 #53

Kick in response to Axelrod inferring this needs to be discussed in "quiet rooms" when on Fox News.. tokenlib Oct 2012 #54

After the election, it will be too late to find out... kentuck Oct 2012 #56