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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:42 AM Original message |
Obama To Announce Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid & "Changes" to Social Security Wednesday |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. He missed out on the time to call for higher taxes. In fact, he opposed them. |
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dennis4868 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. HE OPPOSED HIGHER TAXES FOR THE WEALTHY? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Who forced him to make a backroom deal with Republicans to |
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dennis4868 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
30. You really don't understand how washington works, do you? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. I know Republicans get what they want majority or no majority, in power or |
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dennis4868 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. See Rachel Maddow's |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Dems aren't willing to apply the brakes. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #30 |
57. Here's how DC works. When Republicans want something, |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
51. What's so hard to understand about "if he really opposed the bush tax cuts, he would have held his |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. It is not wise to declare war on the very people who come out to vote in highest numbers |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. "tax increases for people making over $250,000 a year" hell yes |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Like I said, I have a feeling that part will be dropped from the final budget |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
28. it's too frigging high anyway |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. I'm in that group, but I would be fine with that idea. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
5. ... |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. sounds like Barack "Rostenkowski" Obama doesn't want to be Prez any more |
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Peregrine Took (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Very true. Folks need to get organized to get our point across. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. More RW media spin. Here is what |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Why do you always leave key things out of the things you quote? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Here's what you just posted |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I did ask you a question. What if these cuts are infact announced? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Here |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. So the only things you would really support are reducing payments to providers |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. That was omitted because it is "inconvenient" at best. nt |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. . |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. I'm curious. What level of changes to Social Security and Medicare would YOU be comfortable with? |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
52. I asked the same question didn't get a reply. Hopefully you will, would love to see it |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I've posed the same question to a couple of DU's most proliflc conservative posters now |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
42. Horray for only bashing two kitties a year. n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
11. "Every corner" but the military. |
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dennis4868 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
13. He already made cuts to medicare.... |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. So what kind of cuts specifically would you be okay with? |
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dennis4868 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I gave you an example in my last post.... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
17. I fully expect to see cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, and SS that will have their |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #17 |
33. I do, too. And because we are a throw-away segment of the population, there not only won't |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
18. I wonder.... do you suppose he will track those who are cut from Medicaid, or their services |
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999998th word (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 04:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
54. I can no longer add to their profit margin & considered useless and expendable. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
23. So wrong and misleading I can't even respond |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Get back to me in 2 days |
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subterranean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
27. Republicons don't want to cut Medicare, they want to destroy it. |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
29. The wall street journal reported this weekend (via Fox "News"): |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Ding Ding Ding |
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TheBigotBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. I actually laughed on the Egypt and Libya posts. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Yup ... or on Egypt they said "Obama played NO part". |
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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
31. this wasn't true the first ten times you posted it. what's changed? |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. This is the first time I posted it. And thank you for commenting |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
32. How much do you want to bet |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
36. But no cuts for war spending. Everything else must be gutted to pay for moar war$$$$ |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. Obama will propose "raising taxes on the richest americans ." |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
41. self delete |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
43. Let's give the man a chance to speak |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
44. Way to quote fox news! unrec! |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Totally did not see that coming |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
46. Maybe we could |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
49. tick, tick, tick.... |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 04:52 AM Response to Original message |
55. consider it a done deal. meanwhile, the "defense" budget only INCREASED since last year. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
58. I'm holding my opinon until he actually does it. |
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