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yeoman6987

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77. I don't understand what they think they can cut

Reply to blondie58 (Reply #23)

Sat May 7, 2016, 02:03 PM

May 2016

SS average check is around 1200 dollars. What can they cut? Nothing left to cut.

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Senator Mark Warner suggests cutting social security. Think he's the only Dem [View all] cali May 2016 OP

Depressing. kentuck May 2016 #1

Yes it is. And so many people heresy they're liberals but insist on how dems would never do this cali May 2016 #3

9 Dems puffy socks May 2016 #55

Why switch when you are pulling off RW agenda as a dem? Katashi_itto May 2016 #18

Exactly why bother switching parties when ours is is going through a right wing realignment? Dragonfli May 2016 #37

The Corporate Dems are trying to steal the country club vote from the GOP rather than hollowdweller May 2016 #39

Of course, their goal is to change their constituents from the workers, to the country club set /nt Dragonfli May 2016 #43

Dragonfli for president !!!!!!!!!!!! pangaia May 2016 #87

Are you advocating for a third party. Manny got PPR'd for less. rhett o rick May 2016 #92

Naw, he is just asking about having too many beers with me after we settle our many travel expenses Dragonfli May 2016 #95

god, you're over my head... pangaia May 2016 #112

ooppsss...... just kidding just kidding.. pangaia May 2016 #98

We are good soldiers! We will do well under Clinton while turning ever- rightward! Dragonfli May 2016 #111

Let's wait until after the hangover, I'm a crappy DJ anyway, and there wil be plenty of time for Dragonfli May 2016 #97

3 parts Patron silver anejo, 2 parts hand-squeezed limes, 1 part Cointreau pangaia May 2016 #113

I'm game! (or is it gamy, I get the two confused) Dragonfli May 2016 #114

it's game. pangaia May 2016 #115

Likely both, my dog loves to smell me, but seas of people part when I approach. Dragonfli May 2016 #116

LOL.... pangaia May 2016 #118

Excellent analysis. Blue_In_AK May 2016 #104

Excellent post. Dark n Stormy Knight May 2016 #105

And Trump is running on the promise never to cut SS. And bring back American manufacturing. RiverLover May 2016 #2

It's reversing once again. It was republicans wanting women to vote years ago, ViseGrip May 2016 #40

Cut his retirement. Downwinder May 2016 #4

I'd cut his retirement by utilizing a certain Bohunk68 May 2016 #5

. Dragonfli May 2016 #45

Talk about yer severance packages..... LongTomH May 2016 #80

. In_The_Wind May 2016 #103

What a dumb ass Pakid May 2016 #6

Need to find a replacement for him Lazy Daisy May 2016 #11

Let me guess. Hillary's short list? Vinca May 2016 #7

I don't think so. I hope neither he or Kaine are on that list cali May 2016 #9

I've seen both their names mention in speculative "news" reports underpants May 2016 #35

This @$$hat barely won reelection in 2014. It's unfortunate that he did. CentralMass May 2016 #8

don't let silly details like this get in the way of supporting Blue Team! corkhead May 2016 #10

Man, I'm pissing every DU faction off. Fellow Bernie supporters are ripping into me for cali May 2016 #12

Then you are totally doing the right thing. Blind fanaticism leads us down cul-de-sacs. erronis May 2016 #81

I'm with you Cali runaway hero May 2016 #83

Well, at least now we know... gregcrawford May 2016 #13

THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET, DEMOCRATS AND BILLIONAIRE PETE PETERSON. appalachiablue May 2016 #61

Even the Bowles-Simpson commission voted against their own recommendations. Enthusiast May 2016 #14

Well if he wan't the US to go totally 3rd world, cutting SS is the way to go n2doc May 2016 #15

WARNER'S a tech multi millionaire. Almost all are mills in Congress esp. the Senate, House of Lords. appalachiablue May 2016 #65

Ed Rendell is another prominent "Democrat" gunning for Social Security. Chef Eric May 2016 #16

Lobbyist Fast Eddie works with the 'Fix the Debt' Campaign, Bankers, Fracking in PA, etc. appalachiablue May 2016 #62

Try not running huge trade imbalances -- that should help a lot more than cutting Social Security Samantha May 2016 #126

$257,481,658 sulphurdunn May 2016 #17

Wealthiest US Senator as of 2012; tech multi millionaire. appalachiablue May 2016 #68

We are looking at a future Hillary cabinet member. Katashi_itto May 2016 #19

I worry about who she'd name to her cabinet cali May 2016 #20

Yep...Jamie Dimon..sec of treasury...etc. Katashi_itto May 2016 #21

Anyone who's been watching knows Warner is a huge DINO mdbl May 2016 #22

I like Bernies idea better blondie58 May 2016 #23

It is sickening cali May 2016 #24

I don't understand what they think they can cut yeoman6987 May 2016 #77

Mine is under $800 a month. eom zalinda May 2016 #91

$775 here. Paka May 2016 #101

Disgusting that they think you have too much. yeoman6987 May 2016 #122

And they want to cut that. Ugh!!!!! yeoman6987 May 2016 #121

I get $1000. n/t FlaGranny May 2016 #133

BINGO! MrMickeysMom May 2016 #117

Warner is worth over $250,000,000. QC May 2016 #25

Hillary Clinton Refuses to Rule Out Any and All Benefit Cuts to Social Security marble falls May 2016 #26

If you trust what she says, I have a bridge over the Mojave Desert that I would like to sell you. JDPriestly May 2016 #123

Obama proposed cutting it as well, but the sheep pretended it wasn't happening Broward May 2016 #27

"He didn't mean it!". Marr May 2016 #49

they pretended it was part of his chess game Skittles May 2016 #109

I wonder why he gets a pass. Leontius May 2016 #119

Both Bill and Hillary zentrum May 2016 #28

Primary him - we need to get rid of these conservatives. nt TBF May 2016 #29

Neoliberals and neocons one in the same. RATM435 May 2016 #30

Well, given that neoconservativism is a sub-school of neoliberalism, yeah Scootaloo May 2016 #108

Well no more donations from me!! dicksmc3 May 2016 #31

Go Team Donkey!! TransitJohn May 2016 #32

There needs to be a campaign within his state to highlight this. LiberalFighter May 2016 #33

With the Clintons at the Helm Ferd Berfel May 2016 #34

It troubles me, but I believe many of her supporters would go along with whatever she proposes cali May 2016 #41

yep Ferd Berfel May 2016 #44

Yes. I talked to one of those low information voters today. Her 11-year-old was a Bernie JDPriestly May 2016 #124

You got right to the point. Exactly. No more parties. No more governments. Corporate tribunals. bjo59 May 2016 #128

DINOS, the lot of them including $Hillary. SammyWinstonJack May 2016 #36

Mark Warner also killed the only jobs bill we had in YEARS! Voting NO. ViseGrip May 2016 #38

when the DINO heaven05 May 2016 #42

Disgusting. Catfood Democrats suck. cali May 2016 #47

They' need walls around their neighborhoods to keep out the people with the pitchforks and torches LongTomH May 2016 #78

LOL heaven05 May 2016 #131

Oh dayum. I 1st thought gated communities like the rich have around my area. But your point ... ebayfool May 2016 #107

ouch!!! heaven05 May 2016 #132

Third party candidate????????? Soxfan58 May 2016 #46

I'll bet the DNC loves him. /nt Marr May 2016 #48

Democrats should be for expanding the social safety net. PufPuf23 May 2016 #50

Clinton isn't stupid, she knows SS is the 3rd rail and won't fuck with it. lark May 2016 #51

She's not the brightest, sorry. And closeupready May 2016 #75

Has HRC ever threatened to reduce SS? lark May 2016 #134

Look at her campaign donors - Wall Street's greed for that SS Trust Fund closeupready May 2016 #136

I'm sure she's still got some weasel words stashed in her bag of tricks. Fuddnik May 2016 #85

Another Third Way Dem FreakinDJ May 2016 #52

Gee! With friends like these... GreenPartyVoter May 2016 #53

Screw cutting SS. Warner needs to shut up. hrmjustin May 2016 #54

OMFG... ljm2002 May 2016 #56

Thanks. Great post cali May 2016 #57

+5 appalachiablue May 2016 #69

The businesses community needs to get more involved in politics???? awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #58

This is why the so called revolution cannot ignore local races nini May 2016 #59

Right on! If we can't trust Hillary on this subject......and we can't.... LongTomH May 2016 #79

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK snort May 2016 #60

EVERY FUCKING ELECTION CYCLE - this same loosely-knit cabal of assclowns bullwinkle428 May 2016 #63

"with friends like that, who needs enemies?" niyad May 2016 #64

He is a DNC, not a democrat and erlewyne May 2016 #66

The Bowles-Simpson deficit plan was bullshit. It hurt the ones who needed the benefits the most still_one May 2016 #67

this probably put him on Hillary's short list for VP (if he wasn't already there) yurbud May 2016 #70

Friend of the Revolution mikehiggins May 2016 #71

Who the f**k does the Warner assh**e think he is? StarzGuy May 2016 #72

NO NO NO Goddamnit shadowmayor May 2016 #73

This is one Virginian dgibby May 2016 #74

I will never again mention the name of this traitor. saidsimplesimon May 2016 #76

This had BETTER kill his chances at being Clinton's VP pick. Chan790 May 2016 #82

Crickets from the Hillary supporters here. They must support cutting SS. nt Lucky Luciano May 2016 #84

No, he is not alone in this dirty business Tsiyu May 2016 #86

This is despicable. octoberlib May 2016 #88

"The $17 Trillion Delusion: The Absurdity of Cutting Social Security to Reduce the Debt" ... Jopin Klobe May 2016 #89

Exactly. This BS that way too many Dems are buying into has been disproven by a number Dark n Stormy Knight May 2016 #106

Here is some more history on Mark Warner. ViseGrip May 2016 #90

This is how you get on the short list Vote2016 May 2016 #93

Mostly Dixiecrats from VA. / it's a sky daddy thing. ConsiderThis_2016 May 2016 #94

For what it's worth, Warner is from Indiana, Kaine from Minnesota, Dave Brat (R) appalachiablue May 2016 #110

You are an immoral criminal, mark warner, a thief and a slumlord! Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #96

RICH people live on a different plane. pansypoo53219 May 2016 #99

I live in VA. I've called his office before about his Republican position on SS and they CharlotteVale May 2016 #100

One of those "new" Democrats & a Hillary superdelegate, taboot. pacalo May 2016 #102

This is shameful and we should expose all the Dems who march to the beat of that BS. YOHABLO May 2016 #120

His comments are downright scary. bobGandolf May 2016 #125

Quite revealing, that. cali May 2016 #129

He needs to be targeted next election which is about 4 years away emsimon33 May 2016 #127

K&R! This needs another day on the front page nt riderinthestorm May 2016 #130

start party convention coming up(not warners) is it bad form to boo dino reps? dembotoz May 2016 #135