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3. Briefing room word games: What's a 'slash' versus a 'cut' in Social Security?

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Wed Oct 30, 2013, 08:51 AM

Oct 2013

Briefing room word games: What's a 'slash' versus a 'cut' in Social Security?

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Warren, Sanders Ready to Face Down Obama over Social Security, Medicare Cuts [View all] unhappycamper Oct 2013 OP

Chained-CPI FUD post #7286: Don't do what you have said you will not do, Mr. President. nt tridim Oct 2013 #1

Briefing room word games: What's a 'slash' versus a 'cut' in Social Security? MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #3

Sorry DU, Chained CPI FUD post #7286.1: tridim Oct 2013 #5

Well, he's called for cuts and offered cuts. MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #9

Obama has not and will never cut SS. nt tridim Oct 2013 #25

Is chained CPI a 'cut'? Because chained CPI was in the President's budget proposal... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #31

Under your reasoning, he would have never appointed the members of the Cat Food Commission. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #13

Obama has not, and will never cut SS. nt tridim Oct 2013 #26

You just have to be more patient. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #29

Is there an echo in here? Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #43

Still not happening. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #2

It's a man-bites-dog thing MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #4

The President and almost all Democrats support strengthening Social Security, not cutting it. tridim Oct 2013 #6

Then why did he appoint the Cat Food Commission? Why did he recommend the chained-CPI? AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #14

Obama has not and will never cut SS. nt tridim Oct 2013 #27

You didn't answer the two questions. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #30

Well Nancy Pelosi did indicate she thought the chained CPI proposal constituted 'strengthening' SS. PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #33

Is this the same Nancy Pelosi whose first act in 2006 was to take impeachment off the table? AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #41

There's a revolt? A weak article on commondreams does not a revolt make. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #7

And again... I predicted that Obama would call for cuts, and he did. MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #8

You were sure the cat food commission JoePhilly Oct 2013 #10

It was created to propose cuts. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #15

Nope. Link or slink. MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #17

So you admit ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #20

I admit that calling for cuts is calling for cuts. nt MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #23

And as you pointed out ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #24

So the defense is that the President is irrelevant? MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #36

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #42

I don't recall saying that it *would* happen. MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #45

Okay manny. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #47

But you ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #12

So even you admit that he has called for and offered "cuts". AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #16

I never have denied that ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #18

Admit what? So he has called for increased revenue with CALLS FOR SS CUTS. Social Security doesn't AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #21

Admit that ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #22

Does the President go on TV and "call for cuts"? JoePhilly Oct 2013 #28

Does he go on TV and call for SS cuts? As often as he goes on TV to promote his TPP. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #32

So your answer is no. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #34

Do you mean that he doesn't go on TV to tell us about his pending approval of the TPP AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #35

I'd expect a right winger to change the subject when losing ... JoePhilly Oct 2013 #37

I also expect a right winger to change the subject when losing. I've seen that many times. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #39

So stay on topic and you can avoid seeing it. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author JoePhilly Oct 2013 #38

The President did do that, in 2011. eomer Oct 2013 #44

In each of those quotes ... what is the President doing? JoePhilly Oct 2013 #46

He was speaking to the American people in town halls over a several week period. eomer Oct 2013 #48

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #11

May Sens. Sanders and Warren..... TinkerTot55 Oct 2013 #19