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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 10:43 AM Original message |
Here is why Obama is wrong to include Social Security and Medicare in the debt ceiling talks. |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. Every credible economist (who is not a shill for Wall St.) says cutting these programs will be disas |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. SS payouts also go right back into circulation (through purchases) and thus |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. Obama has been hanging around the Republican crowd too much. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. He is making it an arbitrary political choice of his own. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Weasel words, once again. SS is fully funded through 2054-or was, until they |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. And in this economy |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 02:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. He used the same sort of gibberish-speak when he was queried |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 02:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. Actually Medicare Is Not Self-Funded, and Social Security Is... |
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