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Showing Original Post only (View all)I'm thrilled that the president is considering safety net cuts in his budget [View all]
because as we all know, "considering" isn't actually doing it.
I think it's important that doubting Thomas be left with something to hang onto besides all that hope that must be getting stale by now.
Well, Obama really is going to try to cut Social Security and Medicare. No, it's not a clever ploy -- unless you count the part where he's counting on you thinking that.http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/let-white-house-know-you-dont-want-ss
So here it is: The biggest trial balloon of them all in this morning's Wall St. Journal. Get your dialing fingers ready. There's a reason they let this story out on Good Friday, they're counting on you not noticing or being too busy to do anything about it. The White House switchboard is 202-456-1414, the comments line is 202-456-1111 (be prepared to hold) or you can email here.
WASHINGTONThe White House is strongly considering including limits on entitlement benefits in its fiscal 2014 budgeta proposal it first offered Republicans in December. The move would be aimed in part at keeping alive bipartisan talks on a major budget deal.
Such a proposal could include steps that make many Democrats queasy, such as reductions in future Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security payments, but also items resisted by Republicans, such as higher taxes through limits on tax breaks, people close to the White House said.
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I'm thrilled that the president is considering safety net cuts in his budget [View all]
stupidicus
Mar 2013
OP
I have felt for a long time that the PRO in a certain name isn't there by accident. n/t
A Simple Game
Mar 2013
#7
Some PROfessionals have been SENSEible Woodchucks since prior to the introduction of the ACA. n/t
Occulus
Mar 2013
#35
what? they accepted cuts to medicare because it would bring them more paying customers?
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#42
under aca, you mean. but there were medicare cuts before aca. and to make it clear: seeing
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#45
just noting a common reaction to the left (which include socialists) from centrists like Clinton
Dragonfli
Mar 2013
#46
Any president can propose, for instance, that the moon is made out of swiss-cheese, but....
OldDem2012
Mar 2013
#17
Congress doesn't control what ends up in the bills that reach the president's
sabrina 1
Mar 2013
#29
Regardless of who writes the legislation, it still has to get through Congress as a bill....
OldDem2012
Mar 2013
#39
Again, are you trying to tell me something I already know? Question for you....
OldDem2012
Mar 2013
#47
Just because he tells you in person doesn't make it true! He could tell you the moon is
Dragonfli
Mar 2013
#37
Trying to hurt the elderly who already have little is indefensible. As Michelle
forestpath
Mar 2013
#54