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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:46 PM Original message |
What are the $650B in cuts to SS and Medicare? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's nothing but a strategic ploy, which Boehner walked away from. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. i guess you just read the subject line |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. They are going over the details of the plan now in the white house briefing room w reporters. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Boner doesn't consider them to be fundamental changes |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Hundreds of billions over a decade might or might not be fundamental changes |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. +1 re the demagoguery |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. i expect an apology given the following: |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Nope, none of those are fundamental |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. they are fundamental changes to Medicare and Medicaid |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. it turns out he did offer to raise Medicare eligibility to 67 -a fundamental change |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I've never considered 65 vs. 67 (or 70 or whatever) fundamental, as long as you know going in |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. It may well have been the same end run Obama used on the last 'cuts'.. |
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PragmaticLiberal (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Thats what I suspect as well..... |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. I think Obama is offering cuts for later, Medicare age change in 2038 so... |
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