Progressives to Clinton: Pledge to Never Cut Social Security—Now

[FreakinDJ]

Hillary Clinton is under pressure from progressives to pledge never to cut Social Security—and to do it before the New Hampshire primary on February 9.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) launched a new national push this week demanding the former secretary of state confirm her allegiance to the program that provides benefits to roughly 60 million Americans, which she has yet to do. The campaign includes a petition calling on Clinton to make the promise, and will introduce new tactics in the coming days.

"We challenge Hillary Clinton to promise before the New Hampshire Primary that she will never cut Social Security," PCCC co-founder Adam Green said on Tuesday—just a day after the Iowa caucuses unexpectedly ended in a "virtual tie" between Clinton and her chief rival Bernie Sanders.

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/02/04/progressives-clinton-pledge-never-cut-social-security-now

Ain't gonna happen folks

Because Hillary ain't no Progressive

[CharlotteVale]

1. She could make 100 pledges - I wouldn't believe her. I can't believe they would.

[FreakinDJ]

2. .....

[CharlotteVale]

5. LOL.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

3. So she cant win no matter what she does?

[CharlotteVale]

4. I said I wouldn't believe her. You can make of that whatever you want.

[Kip Humphrey]

6. Bernie will EXPAND Social Security benefits not just NOT CUT Social Security benefits

Now THAT's Progressive!

[liberal_at_heart]

8. But that is wishing for ponies! We can't afford to expand SS. We have to spend trillions on war.

[Kip Humphrey]

10. Oh yeah, I forgot.

[Thinkingabout]

7. What makes you ask this question?

[Le Taz Hot]

9. She can promise anything you ask her to promise.

Then the second she's shoved into office she'll "evolve."

[RufusTFirefly]

11. It wasn't that long ago that NOBODY -- Democratic or Republican -- would DARE touch SS

How far we've fallen, folks.

The New Deal is almost gone. The privatizers are preparing a victory party.

[stillwaiting]

12. OMG she could campaign on never cutting SS and wouldn't lose a minute's sleep after doing so.

I don't trust her with SS. At all.

[Matariki]

13. Pledge also to not raise retirement age

At least until science figures out how to extend natural lifetimes to a few hundred years.