Let us be clear about our choice.

[Scuba]

[bvar22]

1. I like this.

DURec.

[HappyMe]

2. k&r

[Oakenshield]

3. That's how we need to frame the debate about the social safety net and healthcare.

[jtuck004]

6. You are presuming the opponents give a shit. They don't. They will burn this place down around

our ears, and judging by our reducing food stamps on already hungry people last week, I'm not sure where to tell you the opponents are.

[tecelote]

7. Yeah - it's not like the current suffering has had any effect on them.

K&R

[Jackpine Radical]

9. The 1% are not the intended recipients of this message.

It's more aimed at the large number of people who not heartless monsters, but just don't get it about the reality of the American oligarchy.

[jtuck004]

10. I know, and I wasn't presuming that. Malcom X pointed out that the House Negro

is the biggest drawback to freedom for everyone, and no one ever saw them as heartless monsters at all. Like most of our population now exists in servitude, they were in slavery as much as any field hand, far from the 1%, and as such perhaps even more dangerous. Without them, such conditions would never have been possible.

Like most people, they care nothing about anything but self-interest. This message framing would be wasted air to them.

Until we can show that there is a self-interest in keeping everyone fed and healthy, and that we will use the power of the government to make their lives better, not just print food stamps, it won't mean a thing.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

12. Here's a song for the intended recipients, sing it loud.

[jtuck004]

23. Great song. Shows the conditions, offers no hope. That's the future unless we change. Ty. n/t

[saidsimplesimon]

22. jtuck004, right you are

Those who wish to control our destiny care only for wealth and power. It's well documented.

Look at the scorched earth revenge in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya. We can not expect citizens of these wonderful, historic civilizations to replace heritage with western culture, they have their own.

[Electric Monk]

4. See, the thing is, the 0.1% would be quite happy if all the "useless eaters" just died off.

[rhett o rick]

14. The 1% dont wish us to die, they just dont care when we do. nm

[bkanderson76]

5. Let Us Be Very, Very, Very Clear...nt

[grahamhgreen]

8. This is a talking point. Our Dem reps need to repeat this very time their on the TeaVee.

[Doctor_J]

26. Except that they don't consider it important

Candidate Obama went there in a mild way in 2008, then went full corporate the day after the election. Hope is meager.

[grahamhgreen]

34. Agreed. However their job is to represent us, not sell us chained CPI.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

11. How I responded to a friend today complaining about the poor.

Why all the up tightness against the poor?
We, meaning the taxpayers, pay far more for corporate welfare than we do to the poor, look it up. The poor don’t have lobbies with millions to represent their interests.
Yeah, Yeah, I know they’re poor because they’re all lazy and don’t work hard enough, or even worse, welfare cheats, some of the biggest ones caught, that stole millions of dollars each, were doctors.
Oh, about those cell phones they were given that cost about $10 a month, just like my plan, it enables them to be in contact with possible employers’ and others when they don’t even have a permanent address, yeah, we would not want that now would we?
And now that food prices have more than doubled and wages haven’t, we would not want to help them out, would we? Lets pay billions to ConAgra and others in taxpayer subsidies, instead.
They can’t get unemployment without paying in to it, but that’s just a small point, because most of the jobs they had were shipped overseas.
As far as medical costs, don’t treat them, let them die because it will be cheaper and that way we will have more taxpayer revenues to give to the MIC, for the next unjust invasion of some to be determined country.
I know all this because someone on Fox News told me so.
What do you really think the results would look like?

[WillyT]

13. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[rhett o rick]

15. We should not support any Democrat that doesnt recognize this and supports

reversing the wealth distribution from the lower classes to the wealthy. And to those that think that would include H. Clinton-Sachs, please explain how you think she will forsake her corporate sponsors and work for the people.

[Armstead]

27. Hush your mouth -- You speak heresy

Goldman Sachs are good 1 percent. All those Wall Street Corporate types who give big bucks to the Democratic Party and then tell politicians what to do are the good 1 percenters.

They're very much different from the bad ones like the Kochs, who support the GOP.

Why? well,er, ummmmmmmmm.....

[rhett o rick]

28. And you are sure none of the money that goes to Democratic candidates comes from the Kochs? nm

[Armstead]

29. I'm assuming you picked up on the irony in my post

but in any case, I think most all of them play both sides against the middle.

[rhett o rick]

31. Yes I did but was going along for the ride. The wealthy class play the right and middle against the

left. Seems the middle are easily manipulated.

[Armstead]

32. Dead arrmadillos and all that...

[burrowowl]

16. Nails it!

[Solly Mack]

17. K&R

[myrna minx]

18. K&R n.t

[woo me with science]

19. K&R

[pansypoo53219]

20. they also still an buy another mansion, rolls royce, yacht, ect ect ect.

INVEST. all the shit the rich always do.

[grahamhgreen]

21. Begs the question: why does Obama want Chained-CPI, and how bout Hillary ?

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[DeSwiss]

24. Which.....

...is exactly why I call this scum for the MURDERERS that they are.

- Every time. No matter who is doing the cutting -- no matter the excuse or the reason. It's all BULLSHIT because in the end -- they're killing people.

I have no use for such beings. None.

K&R

[Doctor_J]

25. Too bad we don't have a major political party who believes this is important

"Insurance companies deserve to make a profit". "I would be open to considering the so-called chained CPI". "Some in my party have become too attached to entitlements".

When those are the opinions of the the leader of the country's more liberal party, we're well and truly screwn.

[Armstead]

30. But,but,but...the old and the sick and the poor are not job creators

[adirondacker]

33. K&R!!! nt