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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:21 PM Original message |
FFS, Obama Did NOT Threaten To Stop Social Security Checks! |
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SSDA (131 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. I took it as |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. +1 That was the most alarming statement |
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iwishiwas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Repugs and the media conflate it on purpose. |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. It is not a Ponzi scam, ask John Mellon Scaife. He received, at |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. He admitted no such thing... |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
25. There is no trust fund. |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. The banner on Drudge Report says |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. That's a pretty irresponsible headline, even for Drudge. |
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Cereal Kyller (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. "Irresponsible" is not in Matty's dictionary |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Are some people here pushing that RW meme now? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Other than the OP, you mean? nt |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. Obama beats kittens too! |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. I have suggested using Facebook to counter that meme |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. Problem is, SS has NOTHING to do with government coffers. |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Not this year. Because of the 2% payroll tax cut, even SS needs borrrowed money. :/ |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Ummm... no |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I forgot about that. But wait, why couldn't SS sell bonds to raise cash? |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Let me see... |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. So they could sell them, just at a big discount. |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. And they could do that... |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. But the govt. workers who send out the checks are paid out of the general revenue. |
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SanchoPanza (410 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. There is a difference between money for SS checks and money to pay people to mail them. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. Seriously? Someone thought he did that? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. EDUCATE YOURSELF, PLEASE |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
20. Except the debt ceiling is unconstitutional and in complete violation of the full faith and credit |
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Cereal Kyller (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
26. This needs more recs |
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