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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublican Senator: We’ll Shut Down The Government If Democrats Don’t Cut Medicare Benefits
The Dem. response should be, "Go right ahead."
TOOMEY: We Republicans need to be willing to tolerate a temporary, partial government shutdown, which is what that could mean. And get off the road to Greece because thats a road that were on right now. We can only solve this problem by getting spending under control and restructuring the entitlement programs. This president doesnt want to go there. Were going to have to force it, and were going to have to force it over the debt ceiling.
Read it, watch it: http://boldprogressives.org/pat-toomey-if-democrats-dont-agree-to-cut-medicare-benefits-well-shut-down-the-government/
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)...I think they're working towards negativer or possibly subzero.
P.S. Just found out 'negativer' is a real word. German, but real. Learn something new every single day as long as you aren't a Republican.
mrmpa
(4,033 posts)I'm from Pennsylvania. This asshole got into office, because voters sat out the 2010 elections. This is what you get when you don't vote. God forbid, we sit back again in 2014.
OffWithTheirHeads
(10,337 posts)Report1212
(661 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)Cha
(297,205 posts)response to the usual republicon vapidity.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)government worked out so well for Speaker Newt Gangrene.
unblock
(52,221 posts)"why don't we extend the solvency of these programs again by removing the cap on the social security tax?"
extending solvency does NOT have to come solely from cutting benefits. in fact, little if any cuts should be on that side of the equation.
dragonlady
(3,577 posts)unblock
(52,221 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)MFM008
(19,808 posts)yeah, go ahead, we need the house back in 14.
MineralMan
(146,302 posts)We have your free colonoscopy set up just over here for you.
Glitterati
(3,182 posts)Go right the fuck ahead and hang yourself.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)K&R
bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)Report1212
(661 posts)QED
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)I'll welcome the ensuing bloody revolution.
kentuck
(111,094 posts)And we will discuss that as soon as you pay off the debt you ran up with 2 wars and trillions in tax cuts...Sound fair?
City Lights
(25,171 posts)I double-dog dare you!
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)"Republicans Want Grandma To DIE!".
Start running it NOW, for God's sake.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)I dare you. Nothing about Pentagon cuts? Bite me.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)Skraxx
(2,972 posts)Zen Democrat
(5,901 posts)Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)....cutting Medicare.
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/daily-reports/2012/august/17/medicare-poll.aspx
forestpath
(3,102 posts)DCKit
(18,541 posts)But they're going to keep repeating misinformation because their base of Fox viewers believes anything they've heard ten times in a row.
Make7
(8,543 posts)LiberalFighter
(50,921 posts)Receive military benefits?