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In reply to the discussion: Social Security heading for insolvency even faster [View all]orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)1. Does he look very attentive? or waiting for a
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Obama's "Deficit Commission" (Simpson-Bowles) recommended a $50,000 cut in lifetime benefits
MannyGoldstein
Apr 2012
#27
And wasn't that before Obama cooked up the 2% cut in Social Security taxes?
dflprincess
Apr 2012
#33
So appointing the two biggest foes of Social Security to run a "deficit commision"
MannyGoldstein
Apr 2012
#32
We simply need to raise the cap on SS funding, and eliminate the Reagan tax cuts.
grahamhgreen
Apr 2012
#30