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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:47 PM Original message |
Looks Like the Attack on Medicare and Social Security has Begun... |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. Defense Budget increase 4% this year |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. As long as FICA helped finance the Military, Social Security was safe... |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Shows the priorities of America. You occasionally run afoul of those, it's a motorcade |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. yup. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. "...set limits on government spending..." Now there is a pipe dream |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. And the Speaker of the House should listen to a cabal of |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. Here we go. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. They are proposing a commission in order to avoid congressional hearings and debates. |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yep. Commissions are the way it's done... |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. More to the point. No Vote. Nothing to haunt a Congressional |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. Thank God we have a majority in Congress and took back the White House |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Expect the streets to be FILLED with teabaggers fighting that idea... |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
11. This is the way they can achieve what they describe as "drastic cuts in social security & Medicare |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Gregg is Unspeakable |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. A Permanent Commission |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
12. Our country's cancer will continue to metastasize until it is treated. nt |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
14. K&R |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
15. FIFTY % cut in military/industrial welfare complex asap. there, problem solved nt |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. Indep commission = DEATH PANEL. Run with it! |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
17. k&r |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
18. NY Times has more.... |
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necso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. It never completely stopped, |
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Rectangle (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. Start taxing over $96K of income. Up to 96 Billion!! |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
23. Congress got a pay reaise this year, too. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. Oh don't worry.. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. LOCKBOX! LOCKBOX! |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. A Permanent Commission so they never have to touch the "Trust Fund"... |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. and the Dems will go along with this |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 07:30 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Yes, the mythical middle of everything political. |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
29. Kick |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
31. i think it is called |
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