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Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts) Wed Apr 10, 2013, 02:20 PM Apr 2013

Right or wrong of policy aside - do you believe the President's offer to cut social security benefit

through chained CPI will help or hurt public support for the Democratic Party

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	I believe it will show the willingness of Demcorats to compromise and thus help public support for the Democratic Party
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	I beleive it will be seen as weakness or maybe even betrayal and it will hurt public support for the Democratic Party
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	I don't think it will make any difference in terms of public support for the Democratic Party
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	I think it is too early to tell
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Right or wrong of policy aside - do you believe the President's offer to cut social security benefit (Original Post) Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 OP

Depends on how it is spun by the parties and talking heads. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #1

It will all depend on how the rest of the Democratic Party deals with it. GoCubsGo Apr 2013 #2

personally, I think if the President would get up and first tell the media directly to cut the crap Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #3

Personally, I would say "You'll pry SSA cuts from my cold dead hands...get your paws off me you damn Katashi_itto Apr 2013 #4

for more results Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #5

another try for more results Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #6

Keep in mind "the Democrats" political agenda is not national in 2014 loyalsister Apr 2013 #7

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

1. Depends on how it is spun by the parties and talking heads. nt

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Wed Apr 10, 2013, 02:22 PM

Apr 2013

GoCubsGo

(32,073 posts)

2. It will all depend on how the rest of the Democratic Party deals with it.

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 02:28 PM

Apr 2013

If they fight it and keep it from ever taking place, they'll come out smelling like roses. If they let it go through, then they'll rate just as badly as the republicans are doing right now.

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)

3. personally, I think if the President would get up and first tell the media directly to cut the crap

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Wed Apr 10, 2013, 02:45 PM

Apr 2013

about "entitlement reform" - That is Orwellian bullshit - to mask an assault on ordinary Americans and they know perfectly well that there would be no need to reduce social security benefits if we simply made some modest adjustments on the upper limits of FICA tax and then say clearly and boldly, " I will support cuts in socials security benefits - when hell freezes over!!" - that would win solid support for the Democratic Party for a generation.

Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts)

4. Personally, I would say "You'll pry SSA cuts from my cold dead hands...get your paws off me you damn

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 02:53 PM

Apr 2013

dirty, repuke..!"

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)

5. for more results

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Wed Apr 10, 2013, 04:03 PM

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Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)

6. another try for more results

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Wed Apr 10, 2013, 07:42 PM

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loyalsister

(13,390 posts)

7. Keep in mind "the Democrats" political agenda is not national in 2014

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Wed Apr 10, 2013, 08:03 PM

Apr 2013

In my state, I think it's possible that the republicans are going to have a hard time parsing their their usual debt rhetoric, opposition to cutting SS, and their desire to cut Medicare.

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