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In reply to the discussion: Obama: Dems don't get enough credit for willingness to cut Social Security and Medicare [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)your straw man. I never argued that Social Security is tied to the deficit. I don't know of any responsible person who has done so or would do so.
If you are arguing that efforts made to cut Social Security benefits cannot be considered under any circumstances until the precise day in which benefits are actually cut, I would just observe that such a position makes no sense at all and is a red herring. The issue is whether efforts have been made, not whether they have been successful in the first term.
Ultimately, when there is another "compromise" with the Republicans, the age for being eligible to collect Social Security benefits will be raised. That will be a cut.
When there is an effort to simplify taxes and make 100% of the Social Security benefits subject to taxation (instead of 50% under Reagan and 85% under Clinton), that will be a cut.
These are just two example. Others can be found, no doubt, by examining Ryan's proposals and/or the proposals of the Cat-Food Commission. Whether President Obama "has done nothing to further" the plans to reduce Social Security can be determined by his actions.