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still_one

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33. No they did not, that was congress using it for wars based on lies
Sun Mar 10, 2013, 05:40 PM
Mar 2013

However, Wall Street would love to get its hands on ss as bushco tried to do

And Krugman follows up on it: cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #1
thanks babylonsistah! More FEARMongers needing to be SHUT Cha Mar 2013 #2
It sounds like Johnson was saying since Wall St. stole the trust fund money. JRLeft Mar 2013 #3
Wall street did not steal the trust fund money. How would they do that? Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #5
Everything bad is Wall Street's fault...they are the new boogeyman. dkf Mar 2013 #9
Right. Wall Street steals everything they can see. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #15
Give us a break .... Trajan Mar 2013 #31
Nope. This huckster/defender of parasites is legion (see what I did there?) Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #61
My pants are tight in the waist because of Wall Street. dawg Mar 2013 #54
Yes, it is Wall Street's fault, and these crooks want to get at the money. duffyduff Mar 2013 #55
Read and learn: savannah43 Mar 2013 #19
where's the part that says wall street stole the surplus? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #82
No they did not, that was congress using it for wars based on lies still_one Mar 2013 #33
It was used as the law required. Igel Mar 2013 #42
I did not say it was illegal, I said they used it for a war based on a lie still_one Mar 2013 #48
Ding, ding, ding, ding! nt valerief Mar 2013 #59
Well they cut back on paying that DEBT, as soon as they are willing to cut back on TBill Debt!! on point Mar 2013 #35
Anytime RJ gets put in his place is a good time. Viking12 Mar 2013 #4
Johnson got his lying ass handed to him several times on This Week this morning. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2013 #6
Wasserman-Shultz wasn't much better Mnpaul Mar 2013 #30
I don't see much difference between DWS and the typical non-teaparty GOP'er. nt NorthCarolina Mar 2013 #76
Good one. Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #7
Good points! JDPriestly Mar 2013 #16
Thx! Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #26
Great question. WHY are we subsidizing the financial industry - AT ALL? calimary Mar 2013 #37
Because they have successfully sold... blackspade Mar 2013 #72
answer: we're not. capping SS taxes doesn't subsidize wall street when benefits are also HiPointDem Mar 2013 #83
Let's not forget the Federal Reserve's role in helping steal middle class assets. AdHocSolver Mar 2013 #49
Usury laws need to be brought back on the Federal level Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #60
Yes, yes, and yes !! YOHABLO Mar 2013 #66
The latest report says it is solvent til 2033, not 2038. dkf Mar 2013 #8
so lift the cap and the problem will be solved, right? CTyankee Mar 2013 #10
There are many ways to solve it...screaming "don't touch my social security" is not one of them. dkf Mar 2013 #11
I'm not screaming. Just lift the cap...simple statement of fact. CTyankee Mar 2013 #12
Where is the rest of the chorus? dkf Mar 2013 #13
So let's start. CTyankee Mar 2013 #18
I'm still trying to convince people there is a problem. dkf Mar 2013 #21
It would be good to do that only if workers are making more. So raise the minimum wage first CTyankee Mar 2013 #23
You are peddling Cato Institute LIES duffyduff Mar 2013 #51
Honestly do you see the numbers I posted are from the social security administration? dkf Mar 2013 #69
SS isn't a savings program. It's insurance. vanbean Mar 2013 #65
If by "change" you mean "strengthen," that's where I'm at. closeupready Mar 2013 #22
How much does John2 Mar 2013 #46
There isn't a problem sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #58
And it's the right thing.... Grins Mar 2013 #44
There is nothing wrong with Social Security. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #25
Yes, many ways to solve it, but all of them depend on first solving the political problem. eomer Mar 2013 #45
The ONLY "problem" with SS is with the politicians who want to destroy it to benefit duffyduff Mar 2013 #56
Yes, it is. duffyduff Mar 2013 #53
no. it will just give the feds more money to 'borrow' for the next 20 years, at which time we'll HiPointDem Mar 2013 #84
Depends on the overall health of the economy. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #20
Rising productivity generally means less labor employed, it's not really a good thing. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #27
Yet increases in productivity are a net benefit for the economy bhikkhu Mar 2013 #38
It's not a question of rising productivity being good (which it generally is)... YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #63
historically, it means more labor employed at a wider variety of things and rising incomes, both HiPointDem Mar 2013 #85
good points. bbgrunt Mar 2013 #32
That report was Timmy Geithner's baby MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #50
It's never enough for this class that dramatically overestimates its size and influence, Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #78
senator stupid(WI) wouldn't know a fact if it was biting his balls. pansypoo53219 Mar 2013 #14
GOP pols, pundits, and other talking heads are expert at disseminating outright lies, distortions, indepat Mar 2013 #17
You are very right, our founding fathers unanimously disdaned the corporate entity concept. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #29
And Social Security would be in much better shape IF THE MIDDLE CLASS HADN'T BEEN wiggs Mar 2013 #24
I remember reading an Al Franken book ... zbdent Mar 2013 #28
Thank you for this. Cleita Mar 2013 #34
For the same reasons they want to destroy the USPS jazzimov Mar 2013 #36
Thanks to babylonsister for posting this. red dog 1 Mar 2013 #39
Krugman v. Johnson Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2013 #40
Republicans are basically trying to argue that U.S. bonds are "worthless" Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2013 #41
Why does no one ever call them on that? abelenkpe Mar 2013 #67
I think Krugman has... Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2013 #68
K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #43
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2013 #47
I think some modest adjustments are needed. MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #52
Third-Way, I'd laugh if not for the fact that there are so many morons pushing this idiocy here, Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #64
Imo, the GOP is trying to leverage this ... Babel_17 Mar 2013 #57
k&r... spanone Mar 2013 #62
that's how you can tell he isn't a politcian... dtom67 Mar 2013 #70
The fact that.... blackspade Mar 2013 #71
Ron Johnson just broke the law.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #73
It's such a simple and painless solution, remove the cap. My husband earns above the cap, and I spicegal Mar 2013 #74
Thanks babylonsister! K&R hue Mar 2013 #75
JR is an idiot .............. Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #77
I have not taken any Republican seriously for some time now Stewland Mar 2013 #79
Republicans need to make the trust fund a myth because they raided it liberal N proud Mar 2013 #80
no. they didn't 'raid the trust fund'. no one raided the trust fund. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #86
NO, they borrowed it with no intention of ever repaying it liberal N proud Mar 2013 #87
They did the only thing they could do under the laws governing Social Security. Which in this HiPointDem Mar 2013 #88
"Republican-backed cap on payroll taxes for income above a certain level" = baloney. The cap HiPointDem Mar 2013 #81
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