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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:55 AM Original message |
President Obama: "...I think the American people agree with me on that." |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. K & R. n/t |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
2. I heard that too - where is the media |
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Jazz Ambassador (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. He buried the lead |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Doesn't matter |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
4. So why is it part of the conversation? |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I think it's in the conversation to prove to the public that in spite |
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MNBrewer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. So then the only TRULY sacred cow remaining is Debt Reduction? |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. What? n/t |
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MNBrewer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. If all of the sacred cows are on the table in service of Debt Reduction |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. As he emphasized yesterday, SS is not the cause of the debt |
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MNBrewer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
5. What does this even mean? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I understood it. |
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MNBrewer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Nothing "cryptic" about English? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Hmmm? |
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MNBrewer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I remember when public policies were debated on the floor of the Congress, yeah! |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Wait |
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MNBrewer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Where did I say that? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Yeah, |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Deleted message |
ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. "your 'leader'"? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #25 |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. It's all about shared sacrifice: those who have received the most governmental largess since the |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
12. "So the reason to do Social Security is to strengthen Social Security" Nuff said. |
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MNBrewer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. "strengthen" how, exactly? |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Code for "cut" . |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. How about "raise the age of eligibility" or "reduce payments" |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. That's a cut. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. That depends on one's perspective. SS is already graduated. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. SOME people are living "longer" |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Even so, a large percentage are not waiting to apply for "full" |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Do the math, you will too |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Exactly!! n/t |
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bornskeptic (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Wrong in general. I just did the Math, based on the figures in my annual SS report. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Which presumes |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
34. Until he ends some wars - I will never believe he is serious |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. . |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. +1,000,000,000!!!! n/t |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
38. The least attention, indeed! Why? Around these parts DUers too obsessed with targeting |
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