Break out the catfood......

[marmar]

from HuffPost:



Today's upcoming report by the White House's fiscal commission is expected to include recommendations to raise the retirement age for Social Security and cut Medicare benefits -- two policy prescriptions that will be met with deep opposition from Democrats and some Republicans -- according to a source who has been briefed on the proposal.

The chairmen of the commission will unveil their overarching recommendations for debt and deficit reduction on Wednesday afternoon, weeks before the official unveiling is expected.

The findings are not the final report of the commission, officially known as the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Rather they are the specific suggestions of its two chairs, former Sen. Alan Simpson and former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles. The ultimate findings will require the support of 14 members of the 18-member commission. And at this juncture it is unclear if the votes are there, sources familiar with deliberation say. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/10/debt-commission-report-social-security-medicare-_n_781606.html

[PBS Poll-435]

1. So they don't even know if they have the votes on the commission to pass this, let alone Congress

DUCK AND COVER! BE SCARED!



Jeez.

[flamingdem]

2. They updated the article and the retirement age issue - 69 years in 2075 oh nooooo

# Index retirement age for Social security to increases in longevity. "This option is projected to increase the age by one month every two years after it reaches 67 under current law, meaning the normal retirement age would reach 68 in about 2050 and 69 in about 2075." There will be a "hardship exemption" for those unable to work beyond 62.

[meow mix]

3. yum

delicious!!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

Will they include the 60% cut in "defense" spending on the prescription?

[Lorien]

7. Exactly. Once again they ignore the mammoth in the room. nt

[Cleita]

4. Forget the cat food. The cat is beginning to look tasty. n/t

[dgibby]

12. I knew being one of those "crazy cat ladies" would pay off one of these days!

Lucky me! My niece runs a trap/spay/neuter/release program for ferals. Looks like we can dispense with the spay/neuter/release parts, and start writing a cookbook instead!:evilgrin:

[Greyhound]

5. K&R for more of that "change". n/t

[KansDem]

6. Make mine "Fancy Feast," please...

I've got my pride...

[David__77]

8. How do we reconcile support for Obama with this panel's austerity recommendations?

We really need to demand that Obama condemn these findings and disband the commission. The austerity faction needs to be drummed out of the administration if he wants to be the leader he promised to be.

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. +1 nt

[thereismore]

10. How about Defense budget cuts. Anybody? nt

[Melissa G]

11. Defense cuts, Catfood Commision...Defense cuts first. n/t