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In reply to the discussion: So now that Obama has said, himself, on MTP that he proposed Chained CPI... [View all]cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)9. negotiating in good faith does not require
changing social security, which has nothing at all to do with the budget deficit.
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So now that Obama has said, himself, on MTP that he proposed Chained CPI... [View all]
cthulu2016
Dec 2012
OP
So we should forgive Obama for even putting it on the table and regardless of what you and others
Arcanetrance
Dec 2012
#26
Good for him making statements but the previous actions alot of times are the opposite
Arcanetrance
Dec 2012
#37
From a technical/academic point of view the chained CPI is more accurate for a general population
grantcart
Dec 2012
#42
What is really odd to me is that with such a sizeable population on social security that
grantcart
Dec 2012
#53
The BLS has been calculating an elderly index for twenty or thirty years, but it's not used.
PETRUS
Dec 2012
#59
Chained CPI is not 'more accurate' as a measure of consumer prices at all. I don't know why
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#58
So, you're claiming, Obama offered something on SS that's not relevant to the Cliff talks?
leveymg
Dec 2012
#84
Of course he did. He also put Social Security and Medicare on the table in the first round also.
still_one
Dec 2012
#6
It's becoming clear that Obama thinks the long-term viability of Social Security
alcibiades_mystery
Dec 2012
#10
When a person goes contrary to their natural constituency, there must be a good reason.
dkf
Dec 2012
#25
I hope our other "natural constituencies" actually vote Democratic because we lost seniors big
cthulu2016
Dec 2012
#30
If Obama believes we need to cut/slash Social Security in order to "save" it...
WorseBeforeBetter
Dec 2012
#115
There is certainly a policy debate to be had regarding the future of Social Security
alcibiades_mystery
Dec 2012
#22
I'm pretty sure he examined the situation in Benghazi more thoroughly than you did.
Guy Whitey Corngood
Dec 2012
#24
Then he should be able to make a convincing argument and has the pulpit to make it.
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#110
I'd say it's WAY more clear that he doesn't give a shit about Social Security
kenny blankenship
Dec 2012
#27
I am glad he is doing something about the long term viability of Social Security
democrattotheend
Dec 2012
#114
As far as I know, President Obama has always supported Chained CPI. Not sure why this is news.
limpyhobbler
Dec 2012
#13
I heard OurPOTUS say he was against cuts to SS when I attended one of his rallies in September
MotherPetrie
Dec 2012
#28
I just checked the transcript. Yeah, OurPOTUS said "slashing" - most definitely a weasel word.
MotherPetrie
Dec 2012
#46
If you just started receiving SS, you paid the higher tax rates that Obama is so
JDPriestly
Dec 2012
#97
I thought he ran on a platform of no cuts to Medicare or Social Security.....
Swede Atlanta
Dec 2012
#69
Cry me a river. Now that you can't crow about a deal that didn't happen, you do this.
MjolnirTime
Dec 2012
#81
The new goal post is to interpret Republican refusals of SS cuts, from late 2008
kenny blankenship
Dec 2012
#104