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In reply to the discussion: Guess what? Chained CPI is the bright idea of Third Way, the Dem "policy shop". [View all]woo me with science
(32,139 posts)2. Of course it is.
And Dick Durbin is arguing FOR a chained CPI, not against it. He tries to appear as an advocate for the vulnerable by saying that its use should be exempted for Social Security benefits, but he wants to let this scam take hold in our government and affect other vulnerable groups: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022020805#post7
A chained CPI affects many other programs and vulnerable groups apart from Social Security recipients. By advocating its use at all, Durbin is saying,
Fuck the disabled. Fuck veterans. Fuck federal retirees.
What a disgusting charade from self-described "Democrats."
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Guess what? Chained CPI is the bright idea of Third Way, the Dem "policy shop". [View all]
madfloridian
Dec 2012
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Not surprising since most of the Third Way board members are wealthy banksters.
JaneyVee
Dec 2012
#1
Dick Durbin used to be a liberal, or maybe he just faked it better and longer than the others.
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#26
Gosh, I remember when the Democratic Party was regarded as "The Party of the People".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2012
#12
I found this post from the DU archives 2004. Quite a bit of info on funders of DLC
madfloridian
Dec 2012
#28