Obama on social security from SOTU

[Cant trust em]

To put us on solid ground, we should also find a bipartisan solution to strengthen Social Security for future generations. We
must do it without putting at risk current retirees, the most vulnerable, or people with disabilities; without slashing benefits for
future generations; and without subjecting Americans' guaranteed retirement income to the whims of the stock market.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/25/obama-state-of-the-union-_1_n_813478.html

[DJ13]

1. Lots of words, signifying jack shit

Its not rocket surgery, just raise the cap and nothing else needs to be done.

Instead we get a tap dance designed to placate people so they wont notice the DC elites plan on raiding the SS trust fund to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. He wants to cut SS for those under retirement age.

Only thing that makes all of those words make sense.

[Godhumor]

3. Or find a way to cut costs without touching benefits

But, hey, whatever.

[DJ13]

4. Yep, and nevermind they've paid into it for many years

Those tax cuts are sacrosanct in DC.

[Cant trust em]

6. If a person hasn't retired yet, then why do they take SS?

I'm still pretty young, so I have no idea how this works.

[Recursion]

9. "Without slashing benefits for future generations"

You must mean, "all the words except those".

[emulatorloo]

11. conveniently left out.

[emulatorloo]

10. You are such an expert on what Obama wants. (Actually that's what Paul Ryan wants)

And Ryan pretty much said that in his rebuttal

[jberryhill]

5. He said "without slashing" not "without cutting"

Or something

[eridani]

7. Fuck bipartisanship on Social Security

That just means that when the Repukes try to destroy it, Obama will come up with a milder attack on it that will be hailed as a compromise and the best that could be done under the circumstances.

[upi402]

8. bipartisan solution riding in on a unicorn

jeeeeesus!