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172. Fuck "PROTECTIONS" from the President's policies.

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 05:09 PM

Apr 2013

How about a Democratic President who doesn't propose legislation that people need to be "PROTECTED" from?

How about a Democratic President who refrains from assaulting us in the first place?
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In fact, here's a thought:

Maybe we deserve a Democratic President who actually works ON BEHALF of the people who elected him.

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Does Anyone Know When My SS Payment Will Be Cut? [View all] MineralMan Apr 2013 OP

Reduction of growth vs. status quo is a fucking cut. We already went through this game with Reagan cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #1

But I just read in another thread that I'll be getting MineralMan Apr 2013 #3

Perhaps you should have asked in that thread (?) cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #4

You really shouldn't believe everything you read on the Internets. Rex Apr 2013 #12

+1 Go Vols Apr 2013 #19

Oh, OK. That's sort of a relief, then. MineralMan Apr 2013 #26

Yes it is the latest budget proposal Rex Apr 2013 #34

The cuts will take effect as soon as 26 USC § 86 is amended and made applicable. Please see #64. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #70

+1. They can't put it on the internet if it isn't true! FSogol Apr 2013 #40

So you support SS cuts then?? I always wondered where you stood on these issues. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #30

No. I depend on my Social Security payments. MineralMan Apr 2013 #32

Yes, it's one of the best fiscal and social programs ever. I am glad you are benefiting from it. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #44

Yes. I missed those two COLA increases, too. MineralMan Apr 2013 #60

The cuts will take effect as soon as 26 USC § 86 is amended and made applicable. Please see #64. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #71

The cuts will take effect as soon as 26 USC § 86 is amended and made applicable. Please see #64. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #68

That's not how CPI works Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #2

So, are you saying that I'll keep getting my regular MineralMan Apr 2013 #5

Here's some info Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #16

The cuts will take effect as soon as 26 USC § 86 is amended and made applicable. Please see #64. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #72

Ah thanks Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #76

For a couple recent years there wasn't even a cost-of-living adjustment. Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #111

Only the innumerate.. sendero Apr 2013 #28

I'll take it further Skittles Apr 2013 #38

The cuts will take effect as soon as 26 USC § 86 is amended and made applicable. Please see #64. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #73

YOU WILL LOSE Skittles Apr 2013 #37

The cuts will take effect as soon as 26 USC § 86 is amended and made applicable. Please see #64. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #75

He probably does, but it would take away from his headline... russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #9

Yeah Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #27

+1 russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #48

Especially the poorest elderly Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #124

You must have missed the 2006 drug coverage, and not only that, but Obama closed much of donut hole. Hoyt Apr 2013 #148

+1 leftstreet Apr 2013 #153

Really, you're going there? Cleita Apr 2013 #6

Hey, I already can't buy the stuff I was once able to. MineralMan Apr 2013 #8

Well, then get used to not eating at the cheap fast food joints in the future Cleita Apr 2013 #15

Hmm...I work with what I have, you know. MineralMan Apr 2013 #29

So what will you do when you can't work? Cleita Apr 2013 #41

I have been self-employed since 1974. I'm still self-employed. MineralMan Apr 2013 #63

Well isn't that nice for you gaspee Apr 2013 #94

Hello, there. So, you don't think that writing stuff for people to read MineralMan Apr 2013 #102

I still find you insuffereable gaspee Apr 2013 #120

OK. MineralMan Apr 2013 #127

So, by your own definition you're actually another, "Mr. Sit On His Ass All Day"?.... OldDem2012 Apr 2013 #149

Wait, You Aren't A Thoracic Surgeon As Well? HangOnKids Apr 2013 #170

You don't get my post. What if you can't work? Cleita Apr 2013 #106

That's possible, of course. MineralMan Apr 2013 #116

*whoosh* SammyWinstonJack Apr 2013 #152

I don't know why I bother gaspee Apr 2013 #123

LOL. You just keep piling up the insulting comments, don't you?.... OldDem2012 Apr 2013 #150

It attracts readers HangOnKids Apr 2013 #156

Also... marew Apr 2013 #184

They can't. Cleita Apr 2013 #185

Doesn't that 1%er water get heavy? 99Forever Apr 2013 #7

As I understand it, you've already lost everything, you contracted cancer, were denied treatment... Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #10

Oh. Nobody told me. I'm sad now... MineralMan Apr 2013 #14

My remorse has consumed me. I am inconsolable. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #20

You think you have it bad? Now, I find out I'm already dead. MineralMan Apr 2013 #22

you need critical thinking skills Skittles Apr 2013 #39

This thread was desperately needed. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #56

If only we'd let you and the Serious People do our thinking for us Maven Apr 2013 #98

More ridiculous DU hyperbole. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #101

"More ridiculous DU hyperbole" Maven Apr 2013 #133

By supporting the President I have disqualified myself from DU. Anything wrong with that picture? Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #177

Very well stated! randome Apr 2013 #178

No, you've disqualified yourself by acting like a condescending know-it-all Maven Apr 2013 #186

Looks like we're destined to disagree unitl hell freezes over. But, be forewarned: Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #189

Way to go Mavin GiveMeFreedom Apr 2013 #196

"You and your ilk unwaveringly support a political figure, not any discernible set of principles." Marr Apr 2013 #210

WTF??? Skittles Apr 2013 #103

Uh, yeah, you are. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #105

um....no I do not Skittles Apr 2013 #108

So, because you have 85,000+ posts on DU, you can insult anyone you want, is that about it? nt. OldDem2012 Apr 2013 #144

Don't like her post alert on it HangOnKids Apr 2013 #159

Having an opinion is not a license to insult. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #180

if a fact is an insult, so be it Skittles Apr 2013 #190

Yes especially if you are still collecting SS. That's fraud and you'll wind up dead in prison. nm rhett o rick Apr 2013 #191

Shhh...tell nobody. MineralMan Apr 2013 #193

Explain pls brush Apr 2013 #203

He found out he was dead. It's not legal to collect SS benefits after death. nm rhett o rick Apr 2013 #209

Ahhh! A minor but important matter. nt brush Apr 2013 #213

I understand he was made to eat cat food, as well bigtree Apr 2013 #23

I tried a piece of dry cat food once. Not to my taste, really. MineralMan Apr 2013 #66

Gosh this clever little exchange would fit right in at Rush Limbaugh's forum Armstead Apr 2013 #52

Aw. Surely you can stand a little light on the subject. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #54

I can certainly appreciate lighthearted piling on.... Armstead Apr 2013 #62

Out of pure self defense from the overwhelming outpouring of angst, ... Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #87

Aren't they so clever? And so Serious? Maven Apr 2013 #100

you don't seem to grasp that proposed doesn't equate to passed into law. cali Apr 2013 #11

I know it hasn't been passed yet. But, surely if the President MineralMan Apr 2013 #17

Would you be as cavalier if he had asked for increased tax breaks for oil companies? progressoid Apr 2013 #67

He hasn't done that, has he? MineralMan Apr 2013 #74

I always GOTV. progressoid Apr 2013 #126

Straw Man. Hissyspit Apr 2013 #137

I wouldn't call it "troubled by"...I'd call it pissed off about being lied to. Katashi_itto Apr 2013 #18

Bingo Armstead Apr 2013 #53

Well said. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #77

Where have you been lately? Coyotl Apr 2013 #13

Well, I'm trying to figure out when my SS will be cut. MineralMan Apr 2013 #21

Good luck with that. Coyotl Apr 2013 #25

As we speak! HappyMe Apr 2013 #33

Man! I've gotta start watching Congress more closely. MineralMan Apr 2013 #35

There, there. HappyMe Apr 2013 #45

Hey! Wait! I'm still typing in this thread. MineralMan Apr 2013 #78

Oh, I see. You just took the bad acid. Sorry. HappyMe Apr 2013 #86

I hate when that happens, you know. MineralMan Apr 2013 #90

Lots of emoprogs on DU think it has passed. I keep asking for a link... tridim Apr 2013 #192

I am on SS also, but as I understand, RebelOne Apr 2013 #81

in other words, you have critical thinking skills Skittles Apr 2013 #110

Well, I guess you could call my knowledge of what is going on RebelOne Apr 2013 #151

well besides knowing what is going on Skittles Apr 2013 #212

Shit! GiveMeFreedom Apr 2013 #197

tip of the hat, MineralMan Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #24

Your standards are pretty low, apparently. Hissyspit Apr 2013 #134

Being a condescending a** is brilliant? SammyWinstonJack Apr 2013 #157

Poor baby. Did mean old MineralMan hurt your little feelings? Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #179

when your grocery bill, utilities bill and other basic requirements for life magical thyme Apr 2013 #31

The proposal means you have ALREADY been cut! randome Apr 2013 #36

Yeah, and so's your old man! MineralMan Apr 2013 #79

Between 2014 and 2015 fiscal year would seem to be the answer here alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #42

It's already smaller, it is now half of what it should be. Seniors I know have been very sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #47

Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information for 2013 (SSA info) - pinto Apr 2013 #59

That's true. My monthly payment was increased a bit in January. MineralMan Apr 2013 #84

I'm sure it's far less than half of what it *should* be alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #65

Dunno. PETRUS Apr 2013 #43

The ugly demonstrations of Third Way sincerity and compassion keep coming and coming. woo me with science Apr 2013 #46

Yes, it is the mocking aspect of this that is so disturbing. Seniors have already lost since the sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #50

Social conservatives are threatening to leave the GOP. dgibby Apr 2013 #58

We shall see if MM is this snarky Rex Apr 2013 #61

Chained CPI also has protections in place for the poorest elderly Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #145

Fuck "PROTECTIONS" from the President's policies. woo me with science Apr 2013 #172

How about still protecting the elderly? Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #175

War is Peace. woo me with science Apr 2013 #187

Please educate yourself about what this does. It has already adversely affected the poorest of the sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #174

So lifting the poorest elderly above the poverety line Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #181

And "...already adversely affected..." randome Apr 2013 #182

Nobody buys that. bvar22 Apr 2013 #207

No, MM, no one knows IF or WHEN or HOW MUCH. elleng Apr 2013 #49

I have a more serious question: How are the estimates of the impact being figured onenote Apr 2013 #51

The cuts will take effect as soon as 26 USC § 86 is amended and made applicable. Please see #64. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #80

It's simple-- ignore everything you hear... TreasonousBastard Apr 2013 #92

It'll be gradual, and you'll need to do some math tkmorris Apr 2013 #55

The cuts will take effect as soon as 26 USC § 86 is amended and made applicable. Please see #64. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #83

Yeah, I know that. Thanks though. tkmorris Apr 2013 #155

There is no proposed cut to SS, only a change of how a COLA would be sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #57

Thanks. That's true. There were no COLA increases for two years. MineralMan Apr 2013 #89

As soon as 26 USC § 86 is amended to increase the amount of SS payments subject to taxation AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #64

this sort of thread must come easy for you to post after all those years posting on boilerbabe Apr 2013 #69

Hit the nail right on the head. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2013 #85

"after all those years posting on Free Republic" OhioChick Apr 2013 #88

I did post on Free Republic, until I was banned in 2006 MineralMan Apr 2013 #93

That story keeps changing, and YOU posted many times about your 'former' Freeper past that's the Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #109

"You wrote lots of horrible anti gay things there" The Link Apr 2013 #147

He self-deleted all of those back when we had Meta. Occulus Apr 2013 #176

I think your worrying a little to much GiveMeFreedom Apr 2013 #198

+1 Marr Apr 2013 #211

Anti-Freeping? Wind Dancer Apr 2013 #130

Zactly Maven Apr 2013 #139

Find some new material -- META is dead, get over it!! CokeMachine Apr 2013 #146

Ziiiiinnnnnggggg!!! Nice one! nt. OldDem2012 Apr 2013 #82

You do harm to the Party by even suggesting cutting Social Security. kentuck Apr 2013 #91

Hell, I'm not suggesting that Social Security be cut. MineralMan Apr 2013 #95

People are responding to the actual content of your post, not the affected pose you wrap that Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #99

I was asking an important question, though. The answer, of course, was MineralMan Apr 2013 #107

Passive aggressive posturing. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #113

Whatever you say... MineralMan Apr 2013 #118

Your question was answered in post #64. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #115

And several other times in this thread, as well. MineralMan Apr 2013 #117

I suppose that you are thanking me for kicking your thread. I didn't post such comments for that AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #143

This affectation is beneath even you. Passive aggression is the tactic of choice for folks who fear Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #96

Funny how the same people who once assured us all that Obama would never ever propose this, are now Marr Apr 2013 #97

Actually, it would be a big deal, if it were actually implemented. MineralMan Apr 2013 #125

do you not get it? Skittles Apr 2013 #135

Have you not noticed? MineralMan Apr 2013 #138

"President Obama's proposal has ensured that it will not be enacted" Skittles Apr 2013 #140

I doubt that it will happen, too-- but I don't see how this can be viewed as any sort of Marr Apr 2013 #168

Lets put faces on your callousness and indifference. bvar22 Apr 2013 #104

Rec AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #112

There is no way that this stupid and cruel proposal can be justified Jersey Devil Apr 2013 #121

OK. Here's mine: MineralMan Apr 2013 #128

PERFECT!!! bvar22 Apr 2013 #141

If a photo of a smiling elderly man in sunglasses says all of that to you, then you need ... 11 Bravo Apr 2013 #158

Hey! Who you calling elderly? MineralMan Apr 2013 #161

Hey, I took a shot. I'm pretty sure we're about the same age (I'm 62), and I sure as shit ... 11 Bravo Apr 2013 #183

This message was self-deleted by its author bvar22 Apr 2013 #166

You get 2 Zantis for taking this thread in a bizarre direction! randome Apr 2013 #167

SNAP!!!!!! Number23 Apr 2013 #194

So in other words, a chunky old man with one foot in the grave and another on a banana peel... Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2013 #171

I don't recall anyone mocking folks currently taking SS or any other earned benefit..... OldDem2012 Apr 2013 #131

... SammyWinstonJack Apr 2013 #165

This thread is smartass crapola Jersey Devil Apr 2013 #114

Of course it is. Hissyspit Apr 2013 #129

Hyperbole Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #154

Grover Norquist calls it a tax increase. randome Apr 2013 #163

I caught that Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #164

Best summary in the thread. nt woo me with science Apr 2013 #188

Stupider and crueler than interning Japanese Americans WonderGrunion Apr 2013 #199

So you admit it is pretty far down there on the list then... Pholus Apr 2013 #204

You might want to add the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Jersey Devil Apr 2013 #206

Same as it ever was. nt raouldukelives Apr 2013 #200

Are you trying to talk us all into voting Republican? aandegoons Apr 2013 #119

Progressives and like minded individuals are fighting for your social security. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #122

I've been opposing Chained CPI in my communications with MineralMan Apr 2013 #132

The backlash against Obama was swift. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #136

But the Democratically controlled Senate is not in agreement, I'll wager. randome Apr 2013 #162

Dead? Not a chance. bvar22 Apr 2013 #169

Ha! greytdemocrat Apr 2013 #142

Did you vote twice again? randome Apr 2013 #160

it won't be, it will be raised for inflation on a different formula treestar Apr 2013 #173

Well, if you should happen to pass away this year your payment will probably not be cut tularetom Apr 2013 #195

Treat it like we were told to treat the sequester which was never gonna happen. Pholus Apr 2013 #201

really stuck a nerve with this one.. DCBob Apr 2013 #202

Yes. MM rally struck a nerve! bvar22 Apr 2013 #208

He wasnt attacking those things.. DCBob Apr 2013 #214

He was marginalizing and discounting the Righteous FURY of DEMOCRATS... bvar22 Apr 2013 #215

You do realize that there have been numerous changes to the social security program over the years. DCBob Apr 2013 #216

7-12 years before it is privatized, we seem to have had your permission to discuss and react to that TheKentuckian Apr 2013 #205