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JDPriestly

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18. Agreed.

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 09:33 PM

Jan 2013

Computers and other changes in the workplace have increased the efficiency and productivity of Americans in the workplace. But all the profit goes to the executive suite.

The United States does not lack the money to pay for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, government and military pensions as well as research and education. The wealthy in the nation lack the will to bring their profits home and pay American workers.

I will be so glad when Obama brings the troops home from Afghanistan. I hope we never send any more troops anywhere in the world. War is a waste of human life and of tax money. War destroys our trust in each other and our sense of pride in being Americans.

War is an abomination and a horror. Let's just not fight any more wars.

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Surely every American must realize any cuts hereinafter made to social security, Medicare, or [View all] indepat Jan 2013 OP

From me all you get is agreement, the US gov. does not exist to serve "we the people," rather RKP5637 Jan 2013 #1

Hard to rebut the truth. n/t 99Forever Jan 2013 #2

I don't understand the accounting for upaloopa Jan 2013 #3

+1 forestpath Jan 2013 #5

"then not paying it back may be the reason to cut payouts" - exactly. PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #8

The President has made THAT very clear! bvar22 Jan 2013 #11

The expiration of the trust funds is each programs fiscal cliff. dkf Jan 2013 #17

Bwahaha, if you haven't properly prepared!!!! Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #21

I'm speaking about preparing the national programs to adjust for those dates. dkf Jan 2013 #23

I don't buy it. We have money for wars, Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #24

Too many old people with ever expanding life expectancies and uncontrolled medical expenses. dkf Jan 2013 #26

Where did you get your information Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #28

Medicare plus social security, which are both projected to increase as a % of GDP. dkf Jan 2013 #29

The link will not download for me for some reason. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #33

They are elderly and are double covered from their jobs and Medicare..both of them. dkf Jan 2013 #34

K&R You won't get any rebuttal from me. forestpath Jan 2013 #4

hm... bigapple1963 Jan 2013 #6

So what you are saying is that the BIG money is in the gap between 250 and 400k?? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #7

Try reading the OP again. hay rick Jan 2013 #12

OMG .... Obama didn't raise the top rate to 91% ... clearly he hates us!!! JoePhilly Jan 2013 #14

Or 81%, or 71%, or 61%, or 51%, or 41%. hay rick Jan 2013 #16

that is correct Skittles Jan 2013 #9

No rebutal, just a rec from me NT brer cat Jan 2013 #10

Clarification requested quakerboy Jan 2013 #13

Some info. hay rick Jan 2013 #20

No rebuttal, but we know BadgerKid Jan 2013 #15

Agreed. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #18

To the first part of your post, total agreement. It's not....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #27

Yes. I was one of the ones who said that when it was being done. And I kept getting comments like plethoro Jan 2013 #19

Alas. Nothing to add or subtract from this OP. K&R nt riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #22

I can't rebut what I agree with....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #25

Much more open now about being greedy and screwing the old, infirmed, and poor f/b/o indepat Jan 2013 #31

K&R woo me with science Jan 2013 #30

No rebuttal, absolutely agree davekriss Jan 2013 #32

Been telling my right wing co workers B Calm Jan 2013 #35