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In reply to the discussion: Ezra Klein: Why rich guys want to raise the retirement age [View all]tomp
(9,512 posts)59. the expected delusional democrat reply.
exactly what part of: we wouldn't be talking about simpson-bowles type cuts to social security if it weren't for obama creating the commission- do you not understand?
not a dictator? he sure as hell can dictate the course of the discussion, and he enabled the media to run with this. he doesn't have to come right out and say it. that's how he fools naive people, like you. and he's surely not talking about increasing benefits like he should be. he started the ball rolling in the wrong direction then backtracked from it in cynical posturing.
and i don't need any civics lectures about how this all works. you need to pay more attention to the history of american politics.
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Ezra is a good man. I really love him. He's got compassion lux along with brains.
roguevalley
Nov 2012
#17
Social security is OFF the table! NO American, no matter one's social status,
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2012
#2
Maybe IF YOU WERE PRESIDENT, Social Security would be off the table. You're not. It isn't.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#42
"Social security CUTS on earned benefits are off the table"? You believe this? Too funny.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#48
Democrats as opposed to Republicans. I read that pretty clearly in the post. eom
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2012
#50
President Obama has "telegraphed" compromise because, 1: He's not a dictator;
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2012
#56
i'm sorry to see your intransigent sycophancy, though it is exactly what i expected.
tomp
Dec 2012
#61
"If ... you are over 50, talk to a lawyer ..." (1) Court victories for such persons are rare.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#45
You, of course, raise a good point when you mention that some attorneys will talk to new contacts
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#54
The people who depend the most on social security are those who work in physically laborious jobs
spicegal
Nov 2012
#31
You defeat the purpose of SS by raising the age! The "fix" should not focus on age,
Dustlawyer
Nov 2012
#40