AFL-CIO: The budget deficit commission is actually a front group to cut Social Security

[Better Believe It]

Deficit Commission’s Not So Secret Target—Social Security
by Mike Hall
August 23, 2010

The federal budget deficit commission—actually just a front group to cut Social Security—is trying desperately to keep a lid on its closed-door deliberations. But as David Dayen on Firedoglake points out, the worst kept secret inside and outside the Beltway is the panel’s push to raise the retirement age and make other cuts.

http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/08/23/deficit-commissions-not-so-secret-targetsocial-security/


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WSJ Leaks Cat Food Commission’s Social Security Deliberations
By: David Dayen
August 20, 2010

Read Dayen's article here:

http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/08/20/wsj-leaks-cat-food-commissions-social-security-deliberations/

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

1. AFL-CIO linking to Firedoglake?

Under the bus with 'em.

Good thing we don't need labor. Or progressives. Or youth, or GLBT, or retirees, or peaceniks, or....

[w4rma]

2. We need billionaires, big buisness, and Wall Street barons! They create jobs for the little people!

What would the little people do without our robber barons to "create" jobs for us?

:sarcasm:

[mdmc]

3. ..

[earth mom]

4. Kick!

:kick:

[laughingliberal]

5. Big K & R! nt

[Poboy]

6. I missed this.