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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 09:38 AM Original message |
Poll question: Is raising the retirement age for Social Security acceptable or unacceptable? |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. Social Security is not part of the budget and not part of the deficit. This poll presumes wrong. |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. You are correct, but I don't think the poll presumes wrong |
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alc (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. paying back the SS trust fund bonds is part of the budget/deficit |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Option 4 is unacceptable and amounts to class theft |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. it shoud be lowered, not raised. absolutely unacceptable. nt |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Exactly - lowered. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. +2 |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
3. You try strapping on 50# of tools, a hard hat, safety glasses, work boots, |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. That's very similar to what my dad did as an industrial mechanic. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
19. working in the trades can do that fast |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. It's as early as 60 in Belgium. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. It needs to be lowered to 60. nt |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Agreed! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. It's a moot point anyway |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
8. Unacceptable (nt) |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
11. So far, 11 votes for "acceptable" |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I'm wondering the same thing |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I would guess it's young people who are still very strong physically & can't imagine |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. invincible |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Acceptable and inevitable. It's going to happen, there's no way around the demographics. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
12. It depends |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Now that's a very good point |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
21. It's a totally stupid idea, and it comes from guys who's hardest job all day is deciding which |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
23. It should be lowered to 62 or 60. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
25. I support lowering it to 55. We need upward pressure on wages. |
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