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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 02:37 PM Original message |
VA Gov Warner just repeated Dubya's mantra- "SS will go bankrupt in 2042!" |
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Virginian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. Gov or Sen Warner? |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 02:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Governor Warner. Check it out on C-Span now! |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. So what? I'll be dead by then, and... |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. You miss the point. SS will not go "bankrupt" in 2042; it's Dubya's lie! |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 02:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. That's why looking for a conservative Dem Governor from the South |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 03:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Oh, ok. ("Never mind") |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm stunned. Warner (the Gov) is a bright guy. Will have to see myself. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 03:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Heard it with my own ears on C-Span. There should be a link later. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Thanks, I'll take your word. Back to 'stunning.' He'll hear from us! |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
9. There are solvency issues if we do nothing. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 03:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. CBO estimates SS will be able to pay 80% of scheduled benefits in 2052! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 04:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Higher benefits if we just leave it alone |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 08:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. So that means that people with have thier benefits cut by 20%? |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 09:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Could we use the least optimistic forecast about dimwad? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. That's obviously a mistake. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. Those exact words??? |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 06:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Those exact words. I was flabbergasted. It preceded his discussion of |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. OK, Social Security needs to be fixed sooner or later |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. It needs to be adjusted, not fixed. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. If you prefer 'adjusted' over 'fixed', fine |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
18. Some Democrats have a real problem with the truth |
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Mark E. Smith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
19. The Sun Is Going To Explode In 2385! |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 05:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I thought we had until |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 09:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Actually we only have until 2012, then we're out of time! |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 11:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Yeah, but I heard 2012 was the |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
25. Wasn't it * who said, "History doesn't matter because we'll be dead?" |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 11:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Regarding your sig line.. |
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paineinthearse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-05 11:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. "In the long run we are all dead" Keynes. nt |
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