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In reply to the discussion: Candidly, I do not see the necessity at this time for "Shared Sacrifice" [View all]Samantha
(9,314 posts)Just looking at the election, how did President Obama win? He won by courting the swing states. So who will be hurt most by this policy? Obviously, all middle class and indigent people will be hurt by the policies I am hearing suggested now. If the Democrats truly wanted to protect us, they would not be pushing for the so-called Grand Bargain before the next term. Many more Democrats will be joining the legislature at that time. So I am thinking why the push now?
I definitely support going off the cliff since it has been often reported there would be no serious repercussions from doing so until some time passed. In the meantime, the Bush Tax Cuts will have expired. We pick up the negotiations from that point. After all, elections are suppose to have consequences and it looks to me like the losers of the elections want all the same consequences as if they had won. That is not how it works!
My answer is that it will be easier to achieve a Grand Bargain without these incoming Dems, especially Warren, so they are pressing ugently now Democrats truly pushing for these weasel cuts on the earned benefits would not Warren's voice heard.
What I think we should do is to reach out to the citizens that have the poorest of people -- yes, The Red States! We need to excite people in states like Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee to come out in droves, insisting to their representative Senators and Congressmen and Congresswomen! to refuse to cut Medicare and Medicaid.
In other words, we should follow the President Obama model for winning!
This is simply meant for the start of a discussion on how to block cuts on these programs. But we seriously need to huddle and start figuring out a strategy.
Thank you for posting on my thread.
Sam