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In reply to the discussion: Switching to a Chained CPI for Social Security reduces the general fund deficit by ... [View all]dawg
(10,624 posts)47. Medicare, Medicaid and Defense are the three budget-busters.
I oppose any reductions in benefits or eligibility, but men and women of good faith could still find other ways of reducing expenditures by many, many billions of dollars.
No one wants to talk about it, but we really need to take a long hard look at end-of-life expenses. And something must be done to discourage (or at least stop encouraging) excessive testing. People are right to fear lawsuits, but they often take their fears to irrational heights. I suspect many tests and consults are ordered primarily with liability considerations in mind. (And with little or no expectations of the tests yielding additional useful information)
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Switching to a Chained CPI for Social Security reduces the general fund deficit by ... [View all]
dawg
Dec 2012
OP
Oh that was 24 hours ago. How long do you expect a person to keep their word?
BlueStreak
Dec 2012
#30
Any discussion about Social Security is a distraction. SS may go in the red in 20 years???? Fuck,
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#9
No. You are wrong. The General Fund pays interest on it's own debts, some of which are owed to the
dawg
Dec 2012
#11
No, the SS Trust Fund earns a coupon (interest) beyond its contributions collected.
banned from Kos
Dec 2012
#14
There will always be enough Treasuries to buy since SS HAS to buy Treasuries
banned from Kos
Dec 2012
#23
If the general fund did not run a deficit, no net new treasuries would ever be issued.
dawg
Dec 2012
#28
Why does ANY deal with the republicans have to contain some form of cutting Social Security??
bluethruandthru
Dec 2012
#19
You're right. That's why I can't figure out why our so-called democratic leaders
bluethruandthru
Dec 2012
#25