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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 03:51 PM Original message |
Since when does "Shared Sacrifice" = "Cut Social Security?" |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Shared sacrifice" does not include the millionaires and billionaires. You know, the owners. nt |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Sacrifice" is for the PEONS. |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. It means we get Social Security cuts, and the rich only get 13% off their taxes instead of 25%. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. The real tragedy is, SocSec doesn't HAVE to be cut |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Here Here! |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. even Reagan did that |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. What we need is a campaign to eliminate the Social Security Tax cap. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 04:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Is that for a year or a lifetime? |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. If you mean the cap on basing benefits that should increase on an annual basis. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Whew--that's exactly what I hoped you meant. Thanks! |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Which do you think would be better? Or do you have another idea? |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 07:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Eliminate the cap, which would allow everyone to pay |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. It is very tempting to use SS Fund to help fix the deficit. |
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NoNothing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Actually Social Security has the same source of funding as every other government program: |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Social Security is seperate from the budget according to how it was legislated. |
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NoNothing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Laws can't override fiscal reality |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-12-10 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well they cut our benifits....so it is only fair |
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felix_numinous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-10 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. I already made my 'shared sacrifice' |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-13-10 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. I suspect the drasticness of the SS cuts results from two things. |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-10 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
20. I can hear Limbaugh explaining why cutting SS will be a shared sacrifice |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-10 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
21. That's the latest meme |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-14-10 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. That's all the poor and middle class have been doing these past 10 years, |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-15-10 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
23. It begs the question, why did most seniors vote Republican |
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