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In reply to the discussion: I wish the President would just stay on vacation until January 1st... [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)31. Cutting SS is not to my liking no matter who does it. We did not elect
Democrats to offer SS cuts to Republicans.
If the president takes SS off the Deficit Table where it never belonged in the first place, then I am certain you will see many, many positive posts here on DU and elsewhere about him.
Unfortunately so far this has not happened. And it is not about the President. Not everything is about our favorite politicians, it is about current and future millions of Americans who will lose a part of the pittance they need to survive in their retirement years and who, imho, are way more important than any politician.
All he has to do is to say to all those millions why are asking him to do so 'I hear you and I will now remove SS from any further discussions about the Deficit'. It really is simple.
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I wish the President would just stay on vacation until January 1st... [View all]
kentuck
Dec 2012
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Not that the outcome will be much different for cutting the Pentagon's budget, but it should be!
Dustlawyer
Dec 2012
#1
I do agree with you. I think this fiscal cliff thing is another manufactured crisis. n/t
Cleita
Dec 2012
#2
If in fact he was "too eager" he would, by definition, already have agreed to a deal.
grantcart
Dec 2012
#3
You mean 'anti-policy' posts. If Obama has not put SS on the table then these
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#29
it's a game. Obama roped the dopes again, 9 steps ahead. No one plays it better
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#30
millions of people are concerned about the snow/ice storm tonight...I don't hear anyone caring
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#34
If you don't see how Obama got the supreme advantage by eliminating debt ceiling
grantcart
Dec 2012
#32
I agree with Dean. Go over the phony cliff. Everything he says there is true.
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#57
All Obama had to do then, and now is NOTHING, and taxes would rise on the wealthy.
grahamhgreen
Dec 2012
#52
Elizabeth is not there yet! Seems "O" wants to do it before a few progressives arrive...
SugarShack
Dec 2012
#25
Do you really think this is about one politician? This is about cuts to SS that will
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#41
The only result one is likely to get when trying to appease a poisonous viper is
indepat
Dec 2012
#45