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In reply to the discussion: Once again, Obama offers to cut Social Security [View all]Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)148. Did you expect anything else from a "moderate Republican"?
The stages of denial among the Kool-Aid drinkers
1. Are you going to believe Fox "News"?
2. Are you going to believe the NY Times?
3. This is just an initial trial balloon - it has no chance of passing anyway
4. Politically astute - by swerving to the far right, the president is painting the Repukes into a corner. You just don't understand chess
5. It's the best we can do with this Congress
6. Fine, vote (R) next time
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A Republican can never "betray" a liberal. Only Democrats, who pretend to be a friend, can BETRAY
MNBrewer
Feb 2013
#57
Is there a diffrent word than cut or slash to define the process now?
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2013
#244
Psssst! Do you think maybe Pres O keeps offering to cut SS bcuz he knows these
TheDebbieDee
Feb 2013
#204
Oh, yes, I have. I've never seen Obama be anything but serious with Repugs.
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#277
So you would support the Chained (excuse me, Superlative) CPI if Bush proposed it during his
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#279
And I don't - repeat don't, as in DO NOT - trust the founder of the Catfood Commission.
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#286
SS is not "scheduled to run out in 2033" unless youre predicting 20 more yrs of recession
FogerRox
Feb 2013
#290
YES! That is what he did in the Fiscal Cliff negotiations that made us view him with such
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#237
Really? Then how come at the end of the fiscal cliff negotiations we got the tax increases
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#273
So Obama's Catfood Commission, with Simpson trashing retirees dependent on SS,
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#258
Agree. That is exactly why more fortunate people should get less out of the system when they
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#8
and 2/3 of them rely on SS for 50% or more of their total income. 1/3 rely on SS for 90% or
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#52
yes, maybe 1% of the top 1/3 of recipients. whose maximum benefit, like everyone else's, is
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#69
I call pure bullshit. My current benefit will be $3600 per month and I still have many
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#88
No. I know that letters that I get are facts. The figure gave seems pulled out of the air.
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#160
apparently. even linking to the SS website doesn't dissuade the poster. people used to be ashamed
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#173
that's an estimation of your *future* benefit, with estimated inflation adjustments wrapped into it.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#172
the SS website clearly states what the current maximum benefit is. that you choose to continue
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#177
Do you still get a summary every year? I thought they stopped sending those a few years back.
kath
Feb 2013
#143
I got a summary last year or the year before. My benefit then was already over 3 thousand
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#162
According to the ss website, max. at full retirement age is about $2400 per month
Progressive dog
Feb 2013
#243
In Voodoo mathematics land. The wealthy people don't exist in enough numbers nor pay out enough
TheKentuckian
Feb 2013
#217
2/3 of SS recipients rely on it for more than half of their income. 1/3 rely on it for more than
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#26
When one makes a bullshit claim, it is a good idea not to post information that
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#6
You wrote "There is nothing in the White House document about chained CPI"
MannyGoldstein
Feb 2013
#120
I sleep at night, I don't troll the web all the time like some. As a matter of fact, I don't troll
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#164
To say the White House document says nothing about "chained CPI" is rather like saying . . .
markpkessinger
Feb 2013
#187
What "actual" plan? You posted a document that you said was the "plan". Now, do you
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#85
Median SS income = $13K/year. 1/3 of recipients rely on SS for >90% of their income; 2/3 rely
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#27
the highest benefit is $2513/mo. people that get it are already taxed on up to 85% of it, with
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#41
in fact, obama has had chained cpi on the table several times. from the horse's mouth:
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#105
So... Democratic President Barrack Obama is hell-bent on cutting Social Security benefits...?
TheProgressive
Feb 2013
#12
no. It's a stupid and unnecessary idea. Stupid because doing so winds up making a small
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#42
The OP is a master at that. And to surmise from his amen corner posts, there are many
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#73
There was nothing in the document about coupling SS to the CPI. I see facts where
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#93
Yes, but how do you feel about chaining SS to the CPI? You must have an opinion. nm
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#121
SS should not be indexed to the CPI, but some services offered to the SS administration
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#166
I agree. That's why I am disappointed that he isnt arguing from higher ground.
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#171
Yes, my fellow DU member and Mass resident Manny is as predictable as a broken clock. nt
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#167
we need lots of threads about it, even more. it's a hell of a lot more important than pictures
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#28
By *we* I mean the majority of the population for whom SS is one of the crucial issues of the
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#37
better negativity than to take one's eyes off the prize and get fucked on a weekend.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#43
It's not 'the same thing' multiple times. The news changes on a daily basis. it's not 'the same
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#48
For those who will be negatively affected by the Chained CPI, you are correct, reading
sabrina 1
Feb 2013
#150
So somebody else put that up on the President's website as his proposal & he doesn't know about
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#109
Strategic kabuki, designed to embarrass the GOP. Not going to happen. Nothing he offers will be
byronius
Feb 2013
#179
The proposal is up on the white house website. Whatever it is, it's up there representing the
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#181
Not trying to shut down discussion; just advocating for the continuance of Republican-punching.
byronius
Feb 2013
#232
i'm happy to punch republicans for stuff that matters. like their plans to institute chained cpi.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#265
You're a fairer lefty than I, then. That was a ridiculous display of political ineptness.
byronius
Feb 2013
#269
Don't worry, this thread will be repeated every 3 months until Obama leaves office.
JoePhilly
Feb 2013
#184
Perhaps if the White House proudly called it "cutting Social Security by 5% or so"
MannyGoldstein
Feb 2013
#50
Gee Manny. Try not to shame those of us that work with finance and budgets regularly.
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#169
It's called sizzle without steak. Or more to the point, it's called pure bullshit.nt
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#77
Actually, we did.....I spotted this one, I didn't spot the other BY A DIFFERENT DUer
tpsbmam
Feb 2013
#168
I agree. That is so much rhetoric."protections for the vulnerable". How stupid do they think we are?
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#174
Manny I wouldnt call it a "sickness", it's a tactic. One might wonder what the hell Simson-Bowles
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#45
they can't speak to the issues because they *know* most americans don't support chained
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#47
The problem with considering your question is "nothing ... means a damn thing" which is an
patrice
Feb 2013
#104
It would start in 3 years. A 65yr old would then see a $130/year decrease, about $10.25/month
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
#56
No its terrible. No reason to hurt people already struggling to survive when the rich do nothing
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
#118
He'll get his Grand Compromise to blast SS, 2014/2016/Beyond BE DAMNED.
blkmusclmachine
Feb 2013
#74
RIght - the COLA they use now is ridiculous, and drastically underestimates real inflation.
kath
Feb 2013
#151
To further illustrate your point, in 1983 the cap was at 90% today its at 84%.
FogerRox
Feb 2013
#292
Is this a cut to Social Security? Or does it merely prevent Social Security from increasing?
OceanEcosystem
Feb 2013
#89
Manny has been wrong so much, he may get something right one of these days.
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#170
Weird, last week I posted at V&M a clip of Thom Hartmann predicting the return of chained CPI
alp227
Feb 2013
#110
Not so difficult. Restoring *all* tax rates on the wealthy to Clinton-era levels
MannyGoldstein
Feb 2013
#124
Not hard at all. Raising the cap on SS would solve most of the future problems
sabrina 1
Feb 2013
#254
So Obama's proposal was put on the White House site by Chinese hackers?
MannyGoldstein
Feb 2013
#140
Manny if the poster linked, the poster wouldn't have time for any thing else.
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#175
The OP was not a prediction. As for being right, the offer is on the White House web site.
Autumn
Feb 2013
#147
All I predicted is that Obama was going to offer/call for cuts. And he did.
MannyGoldstein
Feb 2013
#242
It is so tedious, isn't it? I sometime wonder when the 100 or so rec'ers of this tripe
Number23
Feb 2013
#230
doubt it: it's not about whether the GOP may or may not hypocritically use this as a bludgeon, but
MisterP
Feb 2013
#202
It's just a rumor. Obama will veto any cuts, whatever they're called, to SS. Won't he?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#178
mind explaining why you post a 'Superlative CPI with protections' means no food for ss people?
Sunlei
Feb 2013
#182
Knee jerk, "shoot Manny" is now deflated. Yall got to admit Manny got it right
FogerRox
Feb 2013
#293
LOL! Okay, I give up. Can anyone ELSE explain what the hell he is talking about? n/t
Demo_Chris
Feb 2013
#240
Can't do it by himself, now can he. I'll wait to hear the whole plan, thank you.
judesedit
Feb 2013
#216
Oh Manny, you're our ant. Tryin' to move that big ol' rubber tree plant.
great white snark
Feb 2013
#222
Do you ever get tired of being wrong? You throw the same shitfit every other month.
MjolnirTime
Feb 2013
#233
Lets at least be honest Chained CPI is NOT the same thing at Superlative CPI
Sheepshank
Feb 2013
#298