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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hilary Clinton - Third Way - Social Security - Buyer's Remorse [View all]FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)78. Means testing is a path to disaster for Social Security
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I have no doubt that she will start to dismantle social programs. That's what the Third Way is for.
djean111
Feb 2016
#1
Yes and how will they pay for a Hillary War? Confiscate the deposits of the 60% - 95%
DhhD
Feb 2016
#52
Excuse me? with over 34, 000 posts here on DU you're just hearing about "Third Way"
2banon
Feb 2016
#22
Third Way has been Hilary's Attack Dogs constantly attacking Bernie and Warren
FreakinDJ
Feb 2016
#10
Hillary's foreign policy bonafides only prove she would be GWB II, on steroids.
peacebird
Feb 2016
#79
Social Security needs some tweaking, both candidates are for that - likely increasing cap and
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#14
Actually Clinton is supporting raising cap, expanding benefits for poor and those who raisedchildren
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#18
That is EXACTLY to means 3rd Way advocates as the first step to dismantle Social Security
FreakinDJ
Feb 2016
#25
Heck, I'm for taking money from any source to beat the GOPers. Doesn't mean everyone who contributed
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#40
Do you have a link. Simpson-Bowles did call for increasing benefits for poor and raising cap.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#37
Well if you can't copy a link, just tell us what website says Clinton support Simpson-Bowles.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#58
Clinton doesn't say that anywhere. I get it's important to Altman to push that belief, even if
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#73
That is probably where increasing cap and payments for people on lower end came from.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#86
Simpson-Bowles was an attempt to come up with some workable solution between GOPers and Dems.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#88
You do get that this was not a Bowles proposal or Simpson proposal. it was an attempt to come up
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#90
Maybe you can copy a link that says Clinton supports Simpson-Bowles, privatization, and similar crud
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#59
"compromising" with Republicans on "entitlement reform" goes all the way back to the Reagan years
FreakinDJ
Feb 2016
#27
And Third Way proudly advises that nest of DINOs - the New Democrat Coalition.
djean111
Feb 2016
#49
A vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote to privatize Social Security along with the rest of the baggage
DhhD
Feb 2016
#45
people need to hear this far and wide; anyone who depends on Soc Sec should be scared of a
amborin
Feb 2016
#53
the internet can say whatever facts it wants: SEIU will print 20 million fliers
MisterP
Feb 2016
#56
It is strange to hear Third Way does not want to strengthen SS when it is their positon of
Thinkingabout
Feb 2016
#60