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Faryn Balyncd

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39. The CURRENT CPI calculation has ALREADY been rigged to underestimate inflation.

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Dear “Chained-CPI”: When You’ve Lost the VFW, You’ve Lost America [View all] eridani Dec 2012 OP

They still vote Republican no matter how hard the GOP tries to screw them BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #1

All Repub voters are against cuts to veterans' benefits, SocSec and Medicare eridani Dec 2012 #2

I'm a Vietnam Vet and I wouldn't vote for a republiCON if my life depended on it madokie Dec 2012 #10

perception Roy Rolling Dec 2012 #13

I'm a Desert Storm Vet CaptJasHook Dec 2012 #18

I volunteered for the draft coldbeer Dec 2012 #19

I don't know any of my fellow VN vets who lean republiCON madokie Dec 2012 #21

LOL!!! coldbeer Dec 2012 #23

The only time I wore a traditional navy uniform was during boot camp madokie Dec 2012 #34

My father was a 32 year career AF officer enlightenment Dec 2012 #30

First, thank you for your service, liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #29

Thank you madokie Dec 2012 #33

One of my older brothers was in a Marine gunner crew. He told me years later, before he lost bluestate10 Dec 2012 #36

I'm very sorry about your brother and I don't doubt liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #38

I'm also a Vietnam Vet. I won't even knowingly let plethoro Dec 2012 #20

+1 madokie Dec 2012 #22

Likewise. I'm going to see The Hobbit at 4 bells today with my 42 year-old-daughter plethoro Dec 2012 #24

If by "they" you mean veterans, then you're mistaken. Many of us vets vote straight blue. Scuba Dec 2012 #4

65 and over went for Romney by 12 points BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #9

I don't know what precentage of vets belong to a VFW, but I'm guessing less than half. Scuba Dec 2012 #15

Yeah, that's what I was saying BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #16

My 92-yr. old father is a WWII vet and member of the VFW proReality Dec 2012 #8

My dad is in the VFW and votes Democratic gollygee Dec 2012 #14

Yeah, that is the fucking kicker. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #35

Good for the organizations. All of them. But will Congress listen? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #3

If we speak loud and long enough, and in sufficient numbers, we won't have to ask. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2012 #5

It seems to me that when we spoke up in 2006 and replaced Republicans in Congress with Democrats, AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #6

Sorry. I meant loud and long like they did in 1880, 1884... jtuck004 Dec 2012 #31

No, it won't RVN VET Dec 2012 #7

It would be more like the protests at the first Dubya inaugural Fumesucker Dec 2012 #11

Maybe if we hang teabags on our hats, the media will report the protest. mountain grammy Dec 2012 #12

The existing CPI calculation..... sendero Dec 2012 #17

What amazes me is that Congress is so apoplectic burnsei sensei Dec 2012 #25

I'm all for lowering Medicare age. 55 years. Panasonic Dec 2012 #26

Agree with you... thatgemguy Dec 2012 #28

How many average folks have heard this term or know what it means? Myrina Dec 2012 #27

AARP is pretty infulential, and retirees who are on their lists generally get it eridani Dec 2012 #32

This is one reason I'm skeptical of proposals that would separate Social Security from vets benefits limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #37

Actually disabled people have spending patterns that are very similar to those of the elderly n/t eridani Dec 2012 #40

The CURRENT CPI calculation has ALREADY been rigged to underestimate inflation. Faryn Balyncd Dec 2012 #39