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2. There is no good reason for Republicans to pursue this.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Fri Feb 13, 2015, 07:53 AM

Feb 2015

On 5 of the 11 occasions when money was moved from one segment to the other, money was moved from the disability side to the retirement side. This is a routine deal.

The GOP wants to keep telling the public that Social Security is going broke. And they tell the public they know how to fix it. They say this even though they really want to privatize Social Security and hand it over to Wall Street.

Every fucking TV program reinforces this Republican mythology.

Social Security is the single most soundly financed thing in the entire fucking government.

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GOP Assault on Social Security Could be 'Death Sentence' for Nation's Disabled [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2015 OP

K&R. TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #1

There is no good reason for Republicans to pursue this. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #2

GOP Death Panels yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #3

just got a response from my tea bag senator - Grassley rurallib Feb 2015 #4

"give them a death sentence". I was not there but I would imagine justhanginon Feb 2015 #5

it's not a Republican myth anymore if a Dem president insists on it MisterP Feb 2015 #6

it is too sad 1HappyDemocrat Apr 2015 #7