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Demeter

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4. THE PUNCHLINE (AS IN POW!)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 08:25 PM

Jul 2012

I know I will get comments from readers who have worked 40 years and paid into SS and now want it back. I tell those folks in advance that I'm sorry, but they will have to accept a cut in benefits. It will happen it about ten-years. Make your plans accordingly. If you don’t like these conclusions, write a letter to Bernanke. It’s well past time that the true consequences of his monetary policies are understood. He’s not just breaking the backs of small savers; he’s killing Social Security.

Read more: http://brucekrasting.blogspot.com/2012/07/bernanke-my-goal-is-to-destroy-social.html#ixzz1znVUJLns

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STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 6 July 2012 [View all] Tansy_Gold Jul 2012 OP

T G I F.. westerebus Jul 2012 #1

N F S. . . Tansy_Gold Jul 2012 #2

ditto westerebus Jul 2012 #5

FTW Fuddnik Jul 2012 #18

Ben Bernanke Is Bankrupting The Social Security Trust Fund Demeter Jul 2012 #3

THE PUNCHLINE (AS IN POW!) Demeter Jul 2012 #4

Read the whole thing a day or so ago. westerebus Jul 2012 #6

I just got dosed again today Po_d Mainiac Jul 2012 #8

That's because you have a kind and generous heart. westerebus Jul 2012 #12

50Cal? Got one of them, but its a black power job (ML) Po_d Mainiac Jul 2012 #24

So we're going with kind and generous then. westerebus Jul 2012 #51

U said point 5 zero, ored me mizz sumthin? Po_d Mainiac Jul 2012 #89

And he's killing savers Po_d Mainiac Jul 2012 #7

He's an evil weasel Demeter Jul 2012 #9

The Andy Griffith Show theme song: tclambert Jul 2012 #10

I was gonna post something different for the toon Tansy_Gold Jul 2012 #23

Memember this classic? Po_d Mainiac Jul 2012 #25

I had it on in the background when I read about Andy. Hugin Jul 2012 #28

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The trillion dollar question becomes.. westerebus Jul 2012 #16

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Banking scandal: how document trail reveals global scam Demeter Jul 2012 #19

IMPLICATIONS MULTIPLY Demeter Jul 2012 #20

It's not like it started in 2005 either. westerebus Jul 2012 #21

And it's not likely it stopped in 2009, either. Hugin Jul 2012 #61

That would not surprise me in the least. westerebus Jul 2012 #84

It is kind of like waiting for Krakatoa to blow. kickysnana Jul 2012 #22

The problem is that the warning earthquakes Warpy Jul 2012 #26

To think I took comfort in every sign of 1% Cannibalism Demeter Jul 2012 #27

I don't see any grand plan either. wilsonbooks Jul 2012 #29

A Plan? Demeter Jul 2012 #30

Yes and the very men who are afraid the cards are about to topple Warpy Jul 2012 #31

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Two things to understand. Tansy_Gold Jul 2012 #46

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I saw this after I had already posted above. Tansy_Gold Jul 2012 #48

Thanks for mentioning; MUST SEE! snot Jul 2012 #60

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it's hot here too -- stay cool Miss Demeter! xchrom Jul 2012 #57

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See the videos, above Demeter Jul 2012 #86

LOL --- and of course I totally agree! Tansy_Gold Jul 2012 #87

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this dot Tansy_Gold Jul 2012 #75

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