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Social Security & Medicare

Spitfire of ATJ

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20. "Obama Unleased!!!" was the horror of the Right Wing prior to the election...

Reply to limpyhobbler (Original post)

Sat Apr 6, 2013, 05:24 PM

Apr 2013

Ever notice there never is a "radical left wing agenda" guy in office?

You know,...proposing silly stuff like ending world hunger and universal free college?

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"You can't call yourself a Democrat and support Social Security benefit cuts" [View all] limpyhobbler Apr 2013 OP

HARD TIMES ON MAINSTREET(Original Song and Video) barryboomer Apr 2013 #1

cool Welcome to DU limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #3

Good song. ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #6

Great. Good voice. Good singing. Musical. Stirring. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #13

NEW CHEER!! Zoonart Apr 2013 #2

I Like... WillyT Apr 2013 #4

i agree or take it away completely. DesertFlower Apr 2013 #7

"You can't call yourself an American and Downwinder Apr 2013 #5

CORRECT Skittles Apr 2013 #8

K&R Teamster Jeff Apr 2013 #9

So are The Center for Budget Policy Priorities and the Center for American Progress BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #10

What's it like living in bizzaro world? n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #11

You tell me. You appear to be a permanent resident of. eom BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #14

Wow you're going to wipe out poverty for ever by cutting social security? Awesome, sign me up. limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #15

That's not even remotely funny, and I take exception to that. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #17

There is only one way to change Social Security. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #16

There are actually TWO. The one you propose BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #18

Read my post. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #19

Disabled people are scared as hell of this too unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #28

Yes. They are saying that the Obama proposal would increase JDPriestly Apr 2013 #30

But it's worse than that unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #31

Wow! Thanks for that comment. I hadn't thought of that. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #32

Honestly, I don't know if that's the intended effect... unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #33

Robert Riech, Center for Economic Policy Research & AARP say #noChainedCPI FogerRox Apr 2013 #23

But real inflation will overtake chainedCPI FogerRox Apr 2013 #24

Link? Babel_17 Apr 2013 #25

It's part of the chained CPI in the Center for American Progress report. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #29

Thank you but Babel_17 Apr 2013 #34

"The Chained CPI would create a minimum baseline for Social Security benefits..." unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #27

Please stop insulting us by confusing "poverty" with actual poverty in real life eridani Apr 2013 #35

IT is a militant organized working class nineteen50 Apr 2013 #12

+1 n/t whathehell Apr 2013 #36

"Obama Unleased!!!" was the horror of the Right Wing prior to the election... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #20

Obama's Position Is Untenable -This Will Be The Last Straw For Many cantbeserious Apr 2013 #21

I kinda don't like anyone telling me what I can and can't call myself. classof56 Apr 2013 #22

I've said this before, and say it again: if EVER there was a time & place to draw line in sand 99th_Monkey Apr 2013 #26