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In reply to the discussion: Dems Back Bigger Social Security Increases--(See what happens when the Dem LEFT Yells Louder ) [View all]ConservativeDemocrat
(2,720 posts)...which is a GOP think tank. And it's been in various GOP budget proposals for decades.
I mean I guess you can say no one on the GOP side has screamed that it must be done now now now, but that's to be expected given how unpopular it is. Part of the trouble is that as soon as you start bringing up actuarial adjustments to retirement plans, even comedians like Jon Stewart break out the bore/snoozing jokes. It's very difficult to win an election on it.
> And guess what SS cuts have already taken place. The retirement age is now 67 instead of 65. Who signed that?
See? Even you, who are actually smart enough to care about these things don't know this stuff. Raising the retirement age for full benefits this way happened in 1983, so the answer to that question is Ronald Reagan.
Please don't tell me you're one of those DUers screwball enough to blame Barack Obama for what Ronald Reagan did. I'll be sorely disappointed.
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