2016 Postmortem

Hoyt

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58. Of course they did take some steps to forestall those predictions, perhaps the wrong steps.

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Sun May 29, 2016, 09:52 PM

May 2016

But, they did something.

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America’s Seniors Can Count on Hillary Clinton [View all] BootinUp May 2016 OP

count on her to privatize social security? virtualobserver May 2016 #1

wall street really salivates over the fees! wonderful wonder ful fees hollysmom May 2016 #2

+1000 lmbradford May 2016 #25

Yep. Fawke Em May 2016 #32

Count on her to send their grandkids to another PR inspired war? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #3

More lying bullshit. 99Forever May 2016 #4

...to turn Social Security over to Wall Street. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #5

Amen....If SS gets gutted it will have a Dem signature. yourout May 2016 #26

Only Nixon could go to China. n/t QC May 2016 #60

Clinton is not going to privatize Social Security -- what total Berner BS. Hoyt May 2016 #6

How about NorthCarolina May 2016 #15

Evolving on the issue. EndElectoral May 2016 #18

She is. But, I will say this -- unless something is done, I see the day where politicians are going Hoyt May 2016 #19

I think the working class has gotten the shaft enough. NorthCarolina May 2016 #22

It's just not that simple when you get into it. Wish it were. Hoyt May 2016 #24

Nope, she isn't. She proposes a means-tested "bonus" for low-income people. jeff47 May 2016 #54

You can look at he SSA trustee's report and see that eliminating the cap does not Hoyt May 2016 #55

And I can look at their past reports that said they'd be broke by 1992. jeff47 May 2016 #57

Of course they did take some steps to forestall those predictions, perhaps the wrong steps. Hoyt May 2016 #58

Bill Clinton already set the seeds in place in 1994 Baobab May 2016 #50

Shurr. *winky-wink-wink*. nt nc4bo May 2016 #7

Here's a nice blog that explains how both Trump and Clinton want to privatize IdaBriggs May 2016 #8

I remember the SS surplus under WJC economic leadership... I want my Grands to experience the same.. Henhouse May 2016 #9

Watch that left hand. Fuddnik May 2016 #10

My mom is 80. JonathanRackham May 2016 #11

She did not slam the coal miners, those reports BootinUp May 2016 #13

You can thank network news. JonathanRackham May 2016 #17

Bernie and his supporters LOVE coal now! Metric System May 2016 #16

Not true. Eom Karma13612 May 2016 #59

Truly idiotic thing to say. We don't want poor coal workers... SMC22307 May 2016 #61

K & R Iliyah May 2016 #12

...to fuck them over. n/t Jester Messiah May 2016 #14

Should they? I can't bring myself to trust a politician to look out for my needs when they lie Autumn May 2016 #20

... to continue to cut benefits just like Repuclians do! vintx May 2016 #21

New Dems like to drag it out whereas the Repubs cut all at once. nc4bo May 2016 #23

The haters are out in force today Andy823 May 2016 #27

No thanks. nt Live and Learn May 2016 #28

I don't trust Hillary for a second on Medicare and Social Security. Vinca May 2016 #29

I guess you don't know a liberal when you see one. Sucks for you. nt BootinUp May 2016 #30

I know someone who'll bite on "chained CPI" and might agree to a GOP plan to let people opt out Vinca May 2016 #38

The time to argue with political fools is over. I'll do it again BootinUp May 2016 #39

We'll soon see who's been fooled. Vinca May 2016 #40

That's usually my line. SMC22307 May 2016 #62

She would not commit to raising the 250K SS cap in a debate. Sanders did. Ash_F May 2016 #31

Her strategy looking forward to a GE is the correct one. BootinUp May 2016 #34

What makes you think it isn't a winner? Ash_F May 2016 #36

National issue polls don't equate to winning the Presidential election BootinUp May 2016 #37

Maybe, but then you are assuming it is not a winner in places like Ohio, Michigan or Pennsylvannia Ash_F May 2016 #42

No, it is not. nt BootinUp May 2016 #43

We will just have to agree to disagree then. Ash_F May 2016 #44

I am sure if I wanted to, I could wade through the current BootinUp May 2016 #45

I agree that more information is important Ash_F May 2016 #46

A President can't do it alone. nt BootinUp May 2016 #47

Bernie once kicked an old lady in the teeth XemaSab May 2016 #33

More deception Carolina May 2016 #35

Seniors janlea May 2016 #41

Kick and Ignore Member Alex4Martinez May 2016 #48

+1 LOL BootinUp May 2016 #49

Count with the babies' toes: k8conant May 2016 #51

Fat Chance - Seniors Are Chattel - Simply Used To Secure The Nomination cantbeserious May 2016 #52

NOT a dead ender, BoB, or miscellanious Clinton hater, supported O'Malley, elleng May 2016 #53

Sounds like Propagandize The Record bullshit to me. HooptieWagon May 2016 #56