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In reply to the discussion: Pres Obama: David, in pursuit of strengthening SS, I'm willing to cut SS benefits [View all]newspeak
(4,847 posts)i remember clearly little boots and his band of greedy robber barons spending like drunken sailors while cutting taxes for the very rich; while starting wars for his greedy corporate buddies. meanwhile, back on mainstreet, those tax cuts didn't seem to trickle down on the plebes, funds for crucial infrastructure was decreased and the states, well, they had to make up for federal funds lost. this whole fiasco seems contrived, just so the "drown us on in the damn tub", while allowing the greedy "pig, i mean big boys" even more wealth at our expense. now, especially the repugs, "oh, we're so worried about the deficit (that they created), "oh, we need to tighten our belts (the poor and what's left of the middle class). we must all share in the pain, yeah, sure. we've been sharing the pain for years, losing our homes, our decent jobs, our pensions-but, hey we need to sacrifice, right?
my aunt lives off SS and a pension. she just received a notice by the company that bought out the company she worked for-she wanted me to read the notice. the notice says that the company, at their discretion, can basically stop pensions. now, she gets about 900 in SS and 3-400 pension. with a chained CPI and if the pension is gone-she's dead. she's worked all of her damn life, as many other americans have worked, and they all do not deserve to be kicked to the curb.
if the majority of americans don't wake up fast and realize that they've been conned big time, and the only thing we are good for now days is to contribute to corporate welfare and bailing out greedy sociopaths at our expense; we may see such a disparity it will look like any third world corrupt fiefdom.
and those who are for "pulling yourself up by the bootstraps", there are many who have had their bootstraps cut or their boots stolen.