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Zorro
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Thu Feb-03-11 09:52 AM Original message |
Raise retirement age to 74, George Will says |
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bigwillq
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Thu Feb-03-11 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, so maybe I can enjoy one year of retirement |
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PassingFair
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Thu Feb-03-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. You should be LUCKY you have a JOB, at 74.... |
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bigwillq
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Maybe I'll still be lucky enough |
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PassingFair
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Watch out for Omar! |
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bigwillq
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. He is one scary dude! |
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sarcasmo
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Thu Feb-03-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
2. A ponzi scheme for all those who die before 74. |
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MineralMan
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Thu Feb-03-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
4. Easy for George Will to say. He's got plenty of money and |
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madinmaryland
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Thu Feb-03-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Your second paragraph sums up exactly why the retirement age cannot |
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Ishoutandscream2
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Thu Feb-03-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
53. Mad, I think his third paragraph was spot on, too |
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GoCubsGo
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Thu Feb-03-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Yes, but it was incomplete. |
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BlueMTexpat
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. He probably doesn't even do the typing himself. |
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Smarmie Doofus
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #18 |
34. +1. Not many remember that. And George would like to keep it that way. |
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CLANG
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. And then where will younger people get jobs if their all tied up with geriatrics? |
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MineralMan
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Thu Feb-03-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
61. If he thought, he'd write something sensible. |
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SoCalDem
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Thu Feb-03-11 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. Drop it to 60 makes more sense |
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Bragi
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Thu Feb-03-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
58. Agreed |
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n2doc
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Thu Feb-03-11 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'm sure all those 65-74 year olds will be getting tons of job offers |
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Cassandra
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
8. I look forward to the day... |
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May Hamm
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Thu Feb-03-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
63. "What goes around, comes around" is a myth |
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Johonny
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
9. If not they won't be able to use the fund to cover the debt run up by conservatives |
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bullwinkle428
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
10. This great "intellectual titan of the right" proves he doesn't have |
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HughBeaumont
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
12. "I got mine. Your fault for not planning better . . . . " |
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niyad
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
13. stick to baseball, george |
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Johonny
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Thu Feb-03-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #13 |
36. why his baseball books are terrible |
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JVS
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
16. How are people who can't find jobs in their mid 50s supposed to work until 74? |
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TheCowsCameHome
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. or die first? |
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Vickers
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
17. Fuck it George, raise it to 96, CUT OUT THE BULLSHIT, MAN!!!! |
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TheCowsCameHome
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
19. Is he guaranteeing everyone will live that long? |
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Angry Dragon
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
21. Must be a lot of Wal-Marts opening to hire that many greeters |
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spanone
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
22. in other words, mr will wants to do away with SS |
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HughBeaumont
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Republican Moat Builders - |
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LuvNewcastle
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
23. Who pays attention to George Will? |
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dkofos
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
25. Drop the retirement age to 55. |
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lumberjack_jeff
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
27. What a splendid idea! That'll finance even more tax cuts for Buffy and I! n/t |
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texshelters
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
28. We should lower Will's retirement age to |
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jtown1123
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
29. Will likes to lie, fear monger and spread hate. Brilliant proposal asshole. |
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tjwash
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
30. He's a creepy disgusting little man, and those little Heinrich Himmler glasses he wears... |
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Statistical
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
31. Isn't life expectancy 74? Is that were he got the magic number 74 from? |
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CrownPrinceBandar
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
32. Oh fuck you, George Will. |
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Vinca
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Thu Feb-03-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
33. George Will should be forced to spend 1 year doing back breaking work. |
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paulk
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Thu Feb-03-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. +1000 |
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Brickbat
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Thu Feb-03-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Mr. Brickbat got on the railroad three years ago after almost 20 years in commercial construction. |
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Ilsa
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Thu Feb-03-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. On his feet for a 12 -13 hour shift in a hospital. nt |
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kentuck
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Thu Feb-03-11 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
37. For George Will and his class, I would agree. |
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somone
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Thu Feb-03-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
38. What an asshole |
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Tuesday Afternoon
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Thu Feb-03-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
39. George Will can kiss my ass. |
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WinkyDink
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Thu Feb-03-11 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
41. They don't WANT 74-yr-olds to WORK; they want 74-yr-olds to be retired WITHOUT FULL SS/ MEDICARE. |
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Gormy Cuss
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Thu Feb-03-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
42. So Mr. Will: are you on Medicare? |
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old mark
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Thu Feb-03-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
43. Raise it to 96 and eliminate the "retirement" problem completely...nt |
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gratuitous
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Thu Feb-03-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. There ya go |
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old mark
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Thu Feb-03-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Right- How could he afford to be so natty with all that money going to other people |
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theophilus
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Thu Feb-03-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
45. 74 is a good number........ |
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Retrograde
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Thu Feb-03-11 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
47. A better suggestion: |
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spin
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Thu Feb-03-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
48. George Will probably never WORKED a day in his life ... |
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Ilsa
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Thu Feb-03-11 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
49. Hey George, how's it gonna work out for you when it's a 73 year nurse doing your chest compressions? |
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Bragi
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Thu Feb-03-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. Quite so |
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Ilsa
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Thu Feb-03-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
50. SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE DESK JOCKEY. |
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City Lights
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Thu Feb-03-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
51. Hey George! Why do you hate Americans? |
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Blue_In_AK
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Thu Feb-03-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
54. It's so stupid. |
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JoePhilly
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Thu Feb-03-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
55. I had only 2 grandparents reach 74. One made it to 77, the other 80. |
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TheKentuckian
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Thu Feb-03-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
57. My mother died today at 76, motherfuck George Will |
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Urban Prairie
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Thu Feb-03-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
60. I have nothing but contempt for this complete imbecile |
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May Hamm
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Thu Feb-03-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
62. It's not enough that Medicare costs $100. a month? |
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