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In reply to the discussion: Where is that Chained CPI Everyone Was Sure Was Coming? [View all]TheKentuckian
(25,020 posts)Utterly off limits, totally taboo, completely unacceptable even in a academic sense without bringing white hot fury and political ruin far worse than getting caught with live boys or dead girls just for consideration of cutting Social Security.
Not only don't touch that third rail, don't even talk about it.
I am dedicated to a very one sided conversation on the safety net, how to expand it.
Hell, if I could I'd make talk of maintaining the status quo toxic in Democratic circles too. If you aren't talking about expanding and closing the holes then you'd best register (R) because you aren't viable with a (D), dead as fried chicken as a matter of fact.
I want the furthest right acceptable discourse to be the status quo and I want that to be the fringe of the fringe.
I do not apologize for this stance and see no merit in any other stance.
I want talks of cuts to mean that you will never be able to run for even dog catcher again even in a beet red district,
that no one will pay you to speak, you will be too toxic to be on stage at even the TeaPubliKlan convention, and no one wants to hear your thoughts on anything.
Hell yes, I want it drilled into politicians heads that they will be beyond done and more than a pariah for such nonsense and the common man on the street may as well be talking about eating babies if they are talking such bullshit.
Do I want talk of safety net cuts to be a "hanging offense", particularly for Democrats even for political ploys? GUILTY AS CHARGED!
It isn't our job to negotiate, that is what legislators are hired for. Our job is to push the miserable fucks and give them as little room to fuck us over as we can muster.
It is not our job to trust anyone to do the right thing, our job is to make them fucking do it whether they want to or not if they don't want to then to replace them with someone who does.