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By: Decomposed in FFFT | Recommend this post (2)
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re: "if he's learned one thing ... it's don't cut Medicare and Social Security."

Right-o! Far better to drive the nation into economic ruin!

The present value of Social Security and Medicare obligations are on the order of FIFTY TRILLION DOLLARS.

That's about $177,000 for every person in the United States. Do all of YOU have enough money lying around to pay your family's portion of this cost? (because the government sure doesn't have it.)

Do you understand that you will have to pay it, not for your own benefit, but for someone else's - that "someone" being a person who will likely receive far more in benefits today than he ever contributed himself?

And do you realize that because of America's aging workforce and diminishing contributions, Social Security and Medicare probably won't be of much help when YOU need them?

Just wondering.

And I do apologize for letting little things like reality get in the way of your delusions.




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From the Thom Hartmann blog...
By: oldCADuser in FFFT
Wed, 31 Aug 11 2:25 AM 		Msg. 32406 of 65535

At least one Republican has Gotten the Message

by Thom Hartmann

August 30, 2011

At least one Republican has gotten the message. Senator John Thune from South Dakota told a local newspaper that if he's learned one thing during this August recess holding town hall meetings with constituents - it's don't cut Medicare and Social Security. Thune told the paper that that message is one that he'll be taking back to Washington, DC. Of course - the rest of the Republican Party still doesn't get it.

That's because they're either not holding ANY town hall meetings, or they're holding private, corporate-funded town halls that charge constituents 40 bucks to ask a question, or they're busy keeping "watch lists" to intimidate their constituents from asking tough questions.

Either way - John Thune seems to be the only Republican who's actually doing his job - and listening to the American people who are in lock-step opposition to the Republican's radical agenda.

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