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In reply to the discussion: Breaking: House GOP seek rule change that could undermine Social Security for seniors & disabled. [View all]Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)16. I'm sure Obama will be pleased
Now that Republicans are in control, he can get his darling Chained CPI Bill passed.
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Breaking: House GOP seek rule change that could undermine Social Security for seniors & disabled. [View all]
JaneyVee
Jan 2015
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maybe because it's been 40 years of 'gradual change' -- but for the worse. and yeah, dystopia is
NewDeal_Dem
Jan 2015
#49
And this is a physical attack on you and me, i wish people would understand that
randys1
Jan 2015
#30
I hope our party will display how different it is by publicizing and standing against all
NewDeal_Dem
Jan 2015
#53
They're winning. Maybe if we hate them, we can win. I wish a plague to hit them and wipe them
NewDeal_Dem
Jan 2015
#55
Sorry, but that explains only what happened in the US House, not what happened in the Senate, and...
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2015
#86
And make many homeless or commit suicide. Population reduction is a major GOP goal.
freshwest
Jan 2015
#21
They don't want population reduction, they want desperate and abundant masses.
TheKentuckian
Jan 2015
#89
I agree with all that except the last sentence. The disabled aren't able to create unrest.
freshwest
Jan 2015
#90
They don't care who they hurt...they actually seem to enjoy their efforts to do so.n/t
Jefferson23
Jan 2015
#23
That will come, believe me. That's what the growth of hospice is all about. All talked up about
NewDeal_Dem
Jan 2015
#58
Some of those might be taken care of by Medicaid... OOPS! The GOP doesn't believe in that, either.
freshwest
Jan 2015
#25
I hope my disabled son doesn't see this article. He just went to the ER for heart problems
DebJ
Jan 2015
#35
Yep no difference so I'll vote the way that good looking women on Fox told me too
workinclasszero
Jan 2015
#46
The "consequence" of our last election should not be to ignor previous contracts, such as
drynberg
Jan 2015
#66
Seniors overwhelmingly voted republican. You get what you vote for. n/t
taught_me_patience
Jan 2015
#69
Seniors were also subjected to the most vile propaganda thrown at them 24/7.
Enthusiast
Jan 2015
#70
The guy on Fox who claimed Republicans initiated Medicare may have meant Theodore Roosevelt.
tclambert
Jan 2015
#81
This reminds me of the RWers who claim to be members of "The Party of Lincoln."
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jan 2015
#92