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yodermon

(6,143 posts)
12. so all those us treasury bonds everyone owns the world over, are worth "no money"?
Tue Dec 20, 2011, 10:55 AM
Dec 2011

good info, thanks.

Spell check never did work in the titles. DCKit Dec 2011 #1
The more you watch FoxNoise Cigar11 Dec 2011 #2
Is my understanding correct? jtrockville Dec 2011 #3
You are implying ... surfdog Dec 2011 #11
True, but we are running a huge deficit. jtrockville Dec 2011 #16
Bachmann's lie is that she cares about the future of Social Security Enrique Dec 2011 #4
Exactly. The Trust Fund is just as bankrupt as it was 2 years ago joeglow3 Dec 2011 #5
What part of - RC Dec 2011 #6
Why did you throw in Medicare, much of which has always been paid from the general fund? bornskeptic Dec 2011 #22
This is why. RC Dec 2011 #33
Technically you are correct zipplewrath Dec 2011 #7
It's the linking of GF revenue to SS that concerns many, not that SS is taking an immediate hit. RUMMYisFROSTED Dec 2011 #8
There is no money in any "Social Security Trust Fund", so how could a tax cut change that? Romulox Dec 2011 #9
so all those us treasury bonds everyone owns the world over, are worth "no money"? yodermon Dec 2011 #12
The "Trust Fund" doesn't own any US currency (hard cash), nor any US Treasury Bonds. Romulox Dec 2011 #13
The very next paragraph. yodermon Dec 2011 #17
Right. I provided the link so you could read on. It's all there. No cash. No Treasury Bonds. Romulox Dec 2011 #19
You rely on a really crucial hair-splitting definition. Igel Dec 2011 #25
No, he isn't. Yo_Mama Dec 2011 #37
In the long run it will izquierdista Dec 2011 #10
still bad to mix general revenue and SS books alc Dec 2011 #14
Groan (for reasons well-stated above). n/t Laelth Dec 2011 #15
I agree. dawg Dec 2011 #18
That's not what Bernie Sanders says and I trust his judgement better than anyone else doc03 Dec 2011 #20
This is Fact Check everyone NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #21
Fact check is merely confirming the shell game joeglow3 Dec 2011 #23
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrg! NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #24
I was hoping to see a picture of a pirate. joeglow3 Dec 2011 #40
LOL NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #46
Is it still okay to repeat them if they come from Obama? hfojvt Dec 2011 #26
Why are you putting W. Bush quotes up with a heading indicating they are Obama's words? rgbecker Dec 2011 #42
yes, you are missing that Obama is making the same arguments as those Bush quotes. hfojvt Dec 2011 #43
I haven't. Maybe you have some links. rgbecker Dec 2011 #44
"don't we now* hear the same arguments from Obama?" SunsetDreams Dec 2011 #50
Why are you still spreading this untruth? great white snark Dec 2011 #52
which part is untrue? hfojvt Dec 2011 #53
When did Obama say Tax Cuts (for the Rich) will create Jobs?..... SunsetDreams Dec 2011 #49
Obama is proposing social security tax cuts as a way to create jobs hfojvt Dec 2011 #54
It appears some here actually buy into Repig Talking points whole hog. Sad. MjolnirTime Dec 2011 #27
K + R deacon Dec 2011 #28
Most of our policy is a mess of Republican talking points Gingrichcare, Payroll Tax Holidays, TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #29
This thread is a DU classic NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #30
When they said getting Democrats in line is like herding cats, they weren't kidding. rgbecker Dec 2011 #31
Do you know how many Unrecs this thread would have on DU2? NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #32
It weakens the assets in the Trust Fund Yo_Mama Dec 2011 #34
The current level of FICA is where it is because of the wage cap bhikkhu Dec 2011 #45
Yeah, well if we are going to continue the payroll tax cut we need to raise FICA cap very high Yo_Mama Dec 2011 #55
Yes! Hutzpa Dec 2011 #35
Instead of going broke in 2036... kentuck Dec 2011 #36
Precisely Yo_Mama Dec 2011 #38
Hmm, an awful lot of Democrats disagree with you: Yo_Mama Dec 2011 #39
Your vision of the future may be wrong or it may be right. rgbecker Dec 2011 #41
Basically agree. Until the economy improves, every government benefit/program is at risk. Hoyt Dec 2011 #51
"PS. What ever happened to spell check?" greiner3 Dec 2011 #47
The problem is we then leave it to the politicians mmonk Dec 2011 #48
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