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For those of us approaching retirement age, read my sig. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #1
Oh geez! ananda Dec 2012 #3
Good points in your sig.... WCGreen Dec 2012 #4
Boy that's the truth. Your sig line says it all even for those who Cleita Dec 2012 #14
I started paying into Social Security at age 14. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #17
Sorry. Your sig line is not correct. They will blame you if you don't work until you are dead, JDPriestly Dec 2012 #24
Bingo! nt valerief Dec 2012 #37
They will just blame it on you bigwillq Dec 2012 #39
actually, romneylies, they just want you to drop dead. :( roguevalley Dec 2012 #43
The fuckers raided the Trust Fund so they could keep taxes low for Rich people and still WCGreen Dec 2012 #2
War spending which makes the rich even richer. closeupready Dec 2012 #7
Blatant class theft, reverse Robinhood! davekriss Dec 2012 #33
Correction: Coffee VOUCHERS. Only to be redeemed on Tuesdays, between Noon and Two. nt Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #5
In October RomneyLies Dec 2012 #8
Pelosi: "I'm not thrilled with the Senior Coffee VouchTober Fest, but it's not a cut." nt Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #11
That makes it even worse bongbong Dec 2012 #21
This is spooky. The GOPers privatizing SS will start to look good leftstreet Dec 2012 #6
Yeah that's the way it works gollygee Dec 2012 #9
And then the banksters will get their wet dream of stealing all that money RomneyLies Dec 2012 #10
I always thought private accounts were better in some ways democrattotheend Dec 2012 #18
We'll be camping on their lawns Rider3 Dec 2012 #12
YES they need it. Yes they DO. kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #13
For a lot of people receiving SS today it is little more than doc03 Dec 2012 #15
That's more than I ever expected to get from it democrattotheend Dec 2012 #16
You would get a quarter if we just maintain the political will davekriss Dec 2012 #34
If our own leaders can't stand by SS the future of the program has to be questioned. pa28 Dec 2012 #19
I know a young couple who are having to support the husband's parents. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #25
Oh good lord. Nothing has been voted on or signed yet and it's already doom and gloom. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #20
You better believe the fuck it is. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #22
No, I don't have to believe anything coming from the Doom and Gloomers.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #23
then give us the sunny sky version. onethatcares Dec 2012 #26
It's interesting that I haven't heard theaocp Dec 2012 #29
How about the version that comes out of the President's mouth?.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #36
Can you blame us? That's all we're being told to expect. nt valerief Dec 2012 #38
They want to steal our wealth, our property, & our self-respect, right in front of our eyes. blkmusclmachine Dec 2012 #27
We DO need to fight back, but we can't even get DU to agree on that! FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #30
Those others are not on our side. RC Dec 2012 #41
Yeah, we can beat them with our walkers. nt valerief Dec 2012 #40
And a shocking number of posters ON THIS SITE are defending it! FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #28
Cut the retirement and benefits JEB Dec 2012 #31
So True, I retire in March after years of hard physical work. I am retiring at 65 because I can't LiberalArkie Dec 2012 #32
For this retiree.... llmart Dec 2012 #35
Beer, actually. MissB Dec 2012 #42
And so will your 401k, depending on how the market is doing when you retire. 4_TN_TITANS Dec 2012 #44
Yup liberal N proud Dec 2012 #45
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