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In reply to the discussion: Dick Durbin voted to cut Social Security by 22%. Remember what Obama said? [View all]Faryn Balyncd
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Dick Durbin voted to cut Social Security by 22%. Remember what Obama said? [View all]
MannyGoldstein
Mar 2013
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Employers are not after the SS fund per se they just want out of their half of the
xtraxritical
Mar 2013
#65
The government owes between $1.7 and $2.7 trillion dollars to the SS Trust Fund.
savannah43
Mar 2013
#77
Loaning money to financial institutions is part of what the Fed is supposed to do.
dawg
Mar 2013
#84
This would already be heinous for regular politicians. From Democrats? Betrayal. nt
Poll_Blind
Mar 2013
#5
you will note the resounding rhetoric coming from obama on saving SS....oh wait, is there any? nt
msongs
Mar 2013
#9
+1. or the discussion about the fact that there's nearly 3 trillion in the trust fund & thus no
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#43
there's no reason to do anything at the moment; there's nearly $3 trillion owed to the trust
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#44
We need to vote only for candidates that promise real campaign finance reform!
Dustlawyer
Mar 2013
#17
Whenever I see a picture of Obama, I see a man who wants to destroy Social Security.
forestpath
Mar 2013
#19
Manny you know I love you, but to say that Democrats dont do pure evil has me stymied.
rhett o rick
Mar 2013
#25
So long as they don't get tired trying to steal the SS fund, we should never get tired of trying to
sabrina 1
Mar 2013
#35
By that logic our current COLA formula is a death sentence, since it could be higher
Recursion
Mar 2013
#57
What I believe will happen is that the good things in that document will not be enacted, just the
djean111
Mar 2013
#53
This is not binding. Even if it was, it is only for veterans. I do not know one veteran on SS, but
forestpath
Mar 2013
#72
Negotiating drug prices seams an excellent idea that has a great deal of popular support!
Dragonfli
Mar 2013
#87
The opposite of a right wing site actually, those assholes are obviously even worse than the asshole
Dragonfli
Mar 2013
#104