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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 11:56 AM Original message |
DU...Help me out here....My spouse and I just had an argument about cuts in Social Security |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. Uh, they "borrowed" our FICA |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. slight correction : WE borrowed the money |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Uh NO |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. +1. nt |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. yes...WE spent it... |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Uh, thanks for the feedback! |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. Throw the bum out! His j.o.b. is to agree with you constantly. |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. You're right, Gately....That is his j.o.b.....and I'm showing him this as a reminder! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. But Gately's post about the j.o.b. |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I agree completely! |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. Check Out This Site |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Ugh! That is the yucky Pete Peterson website where they are trying to undermine Social Security. |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. He May Want to Cut SS |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Only when they want to CUT IT |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. I have to agree with Jeannie at my house |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. They us social security to balance the budget ALL the time |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. If all the I.O.U.'s were cashed in that the federal government |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. At Snopes they have a long discussion of Social Security myths and reality. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. 2.5 trillion is *owed* to social security. bush tax cuts to the top 1% |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. Social Security is still in the black |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
17. WOW...!....thanks for all your great responses!...Can't read now, but can in a couple of hours.n/t |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
22. How to win the argument: |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. ask him also for the time frame. some of the numbers being thrown around are estimates for 75 years |
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