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notadmblnd

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15. technically, no he hasn't cut SS

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 06:32 PM

Mar 2014

but if IIRC, he did put a freeze on cola increases for a few years. So has it been cut? No, but seniors have less than they would have had if they had gotten their annual cola increases.

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Number of times this President has cut Social Security: Zero [View all] 11 Bravo Mar 2014 OP

Number of times Obama bombed Iran and/or Syria back to the stone age? Nil! Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #1

Number of times he named Summers to head the Fed. Zero. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #2

I should have added: Number of reliably liberal SCOTUS justices ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #4

Yes two women. truedelphi Mar 2014 #20

Unrec, negative nabob! nt lillypaddle Mar 2014 #43

That is such twisted logic. If the news is Obama supports upaloopa Mar 2014 #3

Twisted logic is accusing him of something that hasn't happened. 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #5

We are reacting to news reports that he supports something. upaloopa Mar 2014 #6

If you believe that everything the corporate media calls "news" ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #12

Are you saying we should take your word instead? nt Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #14

Hi MojoRabbit. truedelphi Mar 2014 #25

Thank you Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #51

So the corporate news just made it up? AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #97

"we all know"? Just how do we all "know" that? I don't! George II Mar 2014 #60

Wasted energy Glitterati Mar 2014 #8

I'm on social security retirement and the ACA Progressive dog Mar 2014 #22

Honey, not EVERYONE gets Medicare Glitterati Mar 2014 #23

Tootsy, a LOT do. Whisp Mar 2014 #76

Clearly Glitterati Mar 2014 #77

ODS...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #28

So sweet! Glitterati Mar 2014 #30

That's simply not true. We don't tolerate him being bashed for something he hasn't done but... George II Mar 2014 #62

Simply not true. Glitterati Mar 2014 #64

And worse ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #72

Oh yeah... sheshe2 Mar 2014 #92

Exactly. progressoid Mar 2014 #19

There's a difference between saying "I don't support it" and speaking as if it already happened. jeff47 Mar 2014 #24

...^ 840high Mar 2014 #52

Something is an outrage, I tell you! Grrrrr. FSogol Mar 2014 #7

Some others ... the President was never going to ... JoePhilly Mar 2014 #9

This bullshit talking point again? That the threats to cut SS have done no harm? woo me with science Mar 2014 #10

OK, I'll try to woo you with a little science. If something has not occurred ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #21

There is nothing scientific about narrative. zeemike Mar 2014 #37

Do you have any idea what a THREAT is? Demeter Mar 2014 #39

When is the "appropriate time" to speak out about such things? hughee99 Mar 2014 #45

Censorship is freedom. jsr Mar 2014 #79

Too bad he did not say that to us before the election. zeemike Mar 2014 #35

chilling woo, just terrifying! dionysus Mar 2014 #87

How's that "Paul Ryan pick leading to austerity" conspiracy working out? joshcryer Mar 2014 #96

The big picture here... Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2014 #11

Try this for a big picture, OK? Glitterati Mar 2014 #16

My point exactly... Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2014 #55

Bwahahahahaha Glitterati Mar 2014 #57

Sounds like you would be exempt from chained-CPI, if it were going to be enacted. Hoyt Mar 2014 #70

You know what? Glitterati Mar 2014 #71

You won't be subject to chained-CPI, that concern you can forget about. Hoyt Mar 2014 #80

That simply makes no sense Glitterati Mar 2014 #82

Even under the catfood commission those on the lower end will be protected Hoyt Mar 2014 #84

I understand what you're trying to say quite clearly Glitterati Mar 2014 #86

You aren't trying to understand, you just enjoy blaming Obama for issues where Hoyt Mar 2014 #88

I'm done. Glitterati Mar 2014 #91

Neither joking nor cheerleading... Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2014 #81

I clearly don't need your false concern Glitterati Mar 2014 #83

You're right... Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2014 #104

You're projecting your own feelings Glitterati Mar 2014 #105

I've said all that I'm going to say... Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2014 #106

Tell the folks presenting these threats and including them in budgets to cut it out and TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #100

How many head scratching moments have we seen from this administration? 1000words Mar 2014 #13

technically, no he hasn't cut SS notadmblnd Mar 2014 #15

I share yr frustration. n/t truedelphi Mar 2014 #18

And technically it is a cut. zeemike Mar 2014 #38

Here's the COLA history Glitterati Mar 2014 #50

Who sets the COLA rate?...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #63

The info is right there on that page. Glitterati Mar 2014 #67

Oh, I know how it is set... SidDithers Mar 2014 #68

Semantics is the name of the game. truedelphi Mar 2014 #17

Can you spell S T R A W M A N ? rhett o rick Mar 2014 #26

Ya, man. fleabiscuit Mar 2014 #46

hit too close to home, didn't it? dionysus Mar 2014 #90

And all you guys have is, "Obama didnt do it.....yet." Oh yeah and of course you have rhett o rick Mar 2014 #93

The only thing suckier than Strawman Obama... tridim Mar 2014 #27

IDK about that. Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #94

The Wheel of Outrage must be spun every day... SidDithers Mar 2014 #29

And those waiting for Godot 'have not yet begun to suffer.' The rest who suffer today, and have freshwest Mar 2014 #34

Thank you for pointing out the absurd outrage of this OP. I agree. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #54

So this argument says... mindwalker_i Mar 2014 #31

Number of times he's offered to put it on the table in a COLA adjustment... MORE THAN ZERO. Fearless Mar 2014 #32

The TPP and Keystone are still in the planning stages and in progress, Obama DID offer a chained Autumn Mar 2014 #33

No cola for years was a pretty effective reduction of Social Security. aquart Mar 2014 #36

Hey 11 Bravo, I agree with you. n/t albino65 Mar 2014 #40

Well, he DID offer up Chained CPI to the Republicans. neverforget Mar 2014 #41

...^ 840high Mar 2014 #53

So you're saying he's a liar? JoeyT Mar 2014 #42

Thanks. marble falls Mar 2014 #44

Rah Rah Rah! n-t Logical Mar 2014 #47

this your first dance? ever heard of a "trial balloon?" frylock Mar 2014 #48

Because it is always better to wait until after the damage is done. Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #49

So he put the gun to grandma's head but, not to worry, he never pulled the trigger. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #56

Yet. nt Glitterati Mar 2014 #61

This go around, he has the gun behind his back. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #75

You've proved that Obama wants children to be homeless. MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #58

You know what, Manny? Glitterati Mar 2014 #65

No, it makes me very cross. MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #69

Thanks! I've been thinking just that for months, haven't put it so succinctly. George II Mar 2014 #59

Hear! Hear! BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #66

Is President Obama a great president or the greatest president EVER? jsr Mar 2014 #73

And Yet... All It Takes... Is Once... WillyT Mar 2014 #74

The proof will be in the pudding: what is to come will come indepat Mar 2014 #78

and he would have done it, too, if not for those brave 3rd party DUers who stopped him! dionysus Mar 2014 #85

LSD makes it seem like it was never offered ...never attempted ...and never planned. Enjoy the trip. L0oniX Mar 2014 #89

Not for lack of trying. Trash Katashi_itto Mar 2014 #95

Enter "brazillion" into your calculator. Not sure if a hand-held can take the zeroes necessary tho. Hekate Mar 2014 #98

It serves a purpose Exen Trik Mar 2014 #99

Damn right. MADem Mar 2014 #101

and tet he keeps trying, just another failure on his part. bowens43 Mar 2014 #102

Um. 11 Bravo? Will you marry me? raven mad Mar 2014 #103