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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2012, 08:13 PM Dec 2012

Ronald Reagan: "Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit." Obama must not cave!

Republicans from Newt Gingrich to Paul Ryan claim to be followers of the President Ronald Reagan. They are pressuring President Obama to make concessions on Social Security. Yet as Reagan states in the video below and as most who are interested in understanding the program know, Social Security has nothing to do with the budget deficit.

See the video HERE.

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Ronald Reagan: "Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit." Obama must not cave! (Original Post) egbertowillies Dec 2012 OP

Even Reagan wouldn't take the initiative to cut SS. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #1

Right now it does. Igel Dec 2012 #2

Wow, what is this, the 10th time this video has been posted. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #3

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

1. Even Reagan wouldn't take the initiative to cut SS.

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 08:45 PM

Dec 2012

Obama's repeated offers to cut SS with a chained CPI, is not only to the right of FDR, Truman, JFK, LBJ, Carter, and Clinton, such offers are to the right of Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Bush-41, Bush-43, and REAGAN!

Igel

(35,320 posts)

2. Right now it does.

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 12:55 PM

Dec 2012

The FICA tax reduction is being paid for with general revenue. Lower taxes + same spending = ....?

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)

3. Wow, what is this, the 10th time this video has been posted.

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 03:54 PM

Dec 2012

Obama isn't going to cut Social Security.

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