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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren's response to Third Way Criticisms: 'Oh Please' [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)13. Found his twitter account and am following him.
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I just read this steaming pile of propaganda.The writer knows how to demonize someone.
easychoice
Jan 2015
#3
Twitter and FB are great places to criticize and make fun of them. I'm going to see if he has a
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#7
I just found his twitter account. He used to work for the Washington Times and is now the
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#12
Yes, I noticed those words too. She is anything but shrill, she is EFFECTIVE. And that's what
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#85
so true...the more eyes she opens, the more screechy they're gonna get.
BlancheSplanchnik
Jan 2015
#68
Warren fights back. Why did we have to wait for HER to come along, why haven't we
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#44
We need more like her to take the pressure off her. Better believe the Oligarch Rulers have her
rhett o rick
Jan 2015
#49
Consistent with the goal of making Social Security needs based, then eliminating it entirely,
merrily
Jan 2015
#29
Already, here at DU, I have started reading posts which assert that SSDI and Florida children's
djean111
Jan 2015
#31
(*This post is wrong.) Unlike Social Security (aka OASDI), SSDI (aka SSI) is a welfare program.
merrily
Jan 2015
#33
And I firmly believe that, at least here in Florida, any purported fraud by poor people
djean111
Jan 2015
#35
Most likely, welfare fraud is petty cash compared to all kinds of defrauding the
merrily
Jan 2015
#36
If you think about it some, wasn't the entire effort to 'contain' communism, from
merrily
Jan 2015
#38
Right now, thinking about it, maybe all of history is just protecting assets. n/t
djean111
Jan 2015
#41
ssdi is *not* a 'welfare program,' and its not the same thing as ssi, which *is* a 'welfare program"
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#91
Read the link again. It says very clearly that you have to have paid into the social security
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#98
(*This post is still wrong!) Okay, I got it. Yes, Social Security and SSDI seem to be
merrily
Jan 2015
#101
thanks for listening. it's a very common mistake, so much so that i fear the close naming
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#109
OASDI IS 'social security' and includes SSDI. that's why it's called "old age, survivors, and
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#116
No democrat would even suggest that. So if there are people here making those statements,
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#45
I agree with that. I thought it might be a good idea when I first heard it also. I thought it should
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#122
Exactly! The deception is beyond belief especially when you know how much influence
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#39
I'm glad you picked out that nonsense. This is how they deceive the public, with half truths like
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#32
the 'most wealthy' don't get so much social security anyway. it's the upper middle that does.
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#119
I know that which is why it is so despicable of him to try to deceive people into thinking Warren
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#124
and there's a cap on benefits, even if he were drawing the biggest wage in the world.
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#126
I did know about the DLC but didn't realize how bad they were until I began reading about
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#40
Checking your links right now. Rahm's attack on Liberals and one other thing that really got to me,
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#46
I can't wait to hear the excuses when Republicans manage to do what Dems ccould not do when they
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#52
You're not the only one. And they definitely don't want to talk to the people. I remember calling
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#63
There will, of course, be an effort to smear or denigrate or change the perceived meaning of
djean111
Jan 2015
#30
I try to stay away from the term "progressive" because it means very different things to
merrily
Jan 2015
#34
Well Bernie is saying it, but he's not a Democrat. Not sure about anyone else.
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#58
It would help, but on its own wouldn't be enough. However it would increase the fund
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#57
according to those who make such projections, it still won't cover the shortfall.
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#125
For those complaining about the 1% getting everything the reforms suggested by the Third Way
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#79
That is a terrible idea and the only reason they want to do that, is to turn the program into a
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#81
You always bitch about the rich, here is something in which the rich does not need to receive and
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#89
You have TOTALLY misunderstood what I wrote. SS is NOT a welfare program. It is a retirement
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#114
if you know all this, what would those 'few adjustments' be? and i tell you, i stopped
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#87
First stop sending US jobs overseas. Create jobs here and remove tax breaks from Big Corps which
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#95
it's not the case that the cap is raised only to cover inflation. it was once raised to
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#113
completely eliminating the cap wouldn't fix the problem, because the problem has been
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#139
I gave you the data from Urban League and it's not the only group saying that even totally
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#141
Well then why do you insist on splitting hairs with me about raising the cap
99th_Monkey
Jan 2015
#142
ok by me. i can hear what you're saying on any mainstream news outlet so not very informative.
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#145
sure monkey. on fox news they're always claiming that social security projections showing
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#147
it happens especially when you say your codiscussant gets talking points from fox news.
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#149
as i told you, you didn't hear about my plan because i don't buy the "social security is going
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#151
Why do you think Sanders is proposing to raise the cap, if there's nothing to fix?
99th_Monkey
Jan 2015
#158
Since you are not quoting Sen. Warren, who didn't say that at all, WTF are you talking about?
BeanMusical
Jan 2015
#88
no, "modest adjustments" and "a few adjustments" are oceans apart in meaning. sue me.
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#90
You're the one who thinks there's a vast difference between modest adjustments and a few
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#127
Since I don't accept the projections as presented, I'm under no obligation to present
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#129
Social Security is going to be the ONLY money coming in for a majority of Americans....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#96
even in the good years, SS was the sole source of income for about 1/3 of retirees and
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#107
Some of these assholes wanting to trash it make money by flapping their gums to fellow assholes.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#110