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Bluenorthwest

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9. And? What does that mean, exactly? Other than the clear fact that it is an admission

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 05:01 PM

Dec 2012

that this 'change' will be a cut and a sacrifice by those who are on fixed incomes?
This whole thing is a right winger's wet dream.
This year, the average SS COLA increase is $21. Do you feel comfortable wanting to knock that down a bit more, really?
The idea of a nation that put two wars of choice off the books and on credit without so much as a thought about it doing something like this is shameful. Pathetic and indicative of decaying culture.

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"he would make sure that the most vulnerable were exempted out from this change" [View all] jberryhill Dec 2012 OP

More means testing paperwork hell. Amak8 Dec 2012 #1

Probably means, the vulnerable get 105% of whatever closeupready Dec 2012 #2

Yeah ... right. GeorgeGist Dec 2012 #3

Exactly the scam I predicted: woo me with science Dec 2012 #4

If you need Social Security to live on you are upaloopa Dec 2012 #5

Are those the only two classes of recipients? jberryhill Dec 2012 #10

The correct term is 'beneficaries'. The two words do not mean the same things. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #17

Not comforting. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #6

DU rec...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #7

Yeah, let's implement a right-wing scam. It's just fine as long as we exempt a few people. woo me with science Dec 2012 #8

And? What does that mean, exactly? Other than the clear fact that it is an admission Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #9

Those are b.s. words from the WH Larkspur Dec 2012 #11

Thank you. Note how the expectations of our party are constantly shifted woo me with science Dec 2012 #14

+1 leftstreet Dec 2012 #16

Okay, so you pick and choose which ones are "BS" jberryhill Dec 2012 #18

You are the one making the assertion that this phrase mitigates cutting Social Security. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #23

+1 HiPointDem Dec 2012 #22

really? I'd love to know how he could possibly do that. It's lying dog shit. cali Dec 2012 #12

a la "the most vulnerable can go to the ER for all healthcare needs" jsr Dec 2012 #13

OP seems to have left the building with an attache case filled with terms of art. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #15

That's nothing more than a throwaway line. Anyone who is paying attention Autumn Dec 2012 #19

"Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me". nt jody Dec 2012 #20

Nothing is good enough for the reactionary left and right. nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #21