Friday, February 12, 2010
Do you 'appreciate' Social Security slash?
Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 2:36 PM
Elaboration is needed, but Rep. John Boozman is off on the wrong foot in his response to where he stands on Rep. Paul Ryan's plan to slash Social Security and Medicare as part of a grand budget plan. From Talking Points Memo:
As we started calling Republicans about this issue in the last week, Boozman's Congressional office told us that he appreciates the Ryan plan. He also blasted President Obama's budget as "irresponsible" and "totally unsustainable."
"Congressman Ryan is working to cut the deficit spending and I appreciate his commitment to putting our country on the road to fiscal responsibility. His proposal may not be perfect, but I think he is making a thoughtful and serious effort to prevent Congress from driving our country into financial ruin," Boozman said in a statement.
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Sounds to me like he finds some fault with the plan from Rep. Ryan. I'm satisfied. You give any thought to the question for Mr. Wills about whether he would vote for Mrs. Pelosi as Speaker if elected? I believe it to be more relevant, as it is a vote which we all know is coming. Unlike Mr. Ryan's plan, which has not been offered as a bill.
I don't see why a vote for Speaker of the House would matter to you Recording. After all, you folks are going to take back Congress and finish the bidness you had well underway back in 2006-07. You know, the 73% increase in the Federal deficit, hos and page-boys, and the gospels of making do with the Army you have, and Dick Cheney's famous quote "..DEFICITS DON'T MATTER." Btw, yesterday was the FOURTH anniversary of Dick Cheney shooting his friend while on a drunken hunting party. .
Wonder who wrote all those words for NOozman to repeat back? You know he hasn't the foggiest notion of what he's saying. But of course he's all in favor of killing Social Security, Medicare, anything that whittles down the enormous profits of the 1% who really own America. We could save a hell of a lot of money if we just left Blanche's seat vacant and took direct deposits which would determine if Arkansas's empty Senate seat voted yea or nay on any proposed bill. Let us in on the deal.....We the people of Arkansas will sell you our vote if you're the highest bidder. Ain't fair our elected officials get to keep all the cash themselves. Send Boozman back to bending ear-pieces for the Medicare set. Run Bill Run!
Since the legislature is in session, why not write a constitutional amendment. Don't elect a senator, just someone to convey the vote from the state. She/he is paid the senator's salary and gets the benefits. Then hold an open auction on all significant votes with all proceeds donated to the State of Arkansas General fund. Other than one secretary, the funds allocated for a senatorial staff will be paid to executive staff in at the capitol in Little Rock to handle the auction and forward the vote to the Arkansas senator/voter. On all votes that are required with less than four hours notice, amendments, etc. the senator/voter/place holder votes no. That way we get representation as good as Lincoln and the State of Arkansas benefits from the corporate donations rather than the senator/voter/placeholder. If they fail to vote then the legislature can recall them. Sounds like a win, win to me and everyone has an equal chance to buy a vote.
Why there isn't a problem with Social Security is there? It isn't close to insolvency is it? It doesn't need any changes does it? Well, I'm glad I have nothing to worry about. I'm sure that the great one will take care of me.
Social Security will run low on money in forty years so I don't really consider that an emergency. The great one ( Jackie Gleason) died in 1987. We can be sure he will take care of you. Good Luck!
I hit a hospital and a couple of clinics this week making some cigarette money and funny thing, no one in that sea of old people seemed the least pissed off. Blue hairs as far as the eye could see, 5 walkers deep at the reception desk. I cried a little thinking how evident it was that Social Security and Medicare had let down the 212 old folks cramming every room I walked by. Now that half of them are 97, who'll help them to get to 100? Wonder why no oldster has hollered about not getting their SS check this month? My hats off to fred for alerting us to this crisis!
Hackett, DBI, y'all are missing the point. Fred knows that Social Security would have been saved had our sweet George II managed to shunt us baby boomers into the stock market a few years ago. Of course, you know Max and a few others among us who lost their retirement shirts back a couple of years ago, well, they just didn't know what they were doing. You gotta pay folks to invest wisely for you. You say Sis did have a financial adviser? Oh . . . , well . . . Anyway, you know there are bountiful health insurance companies that will guide us safely through their maze. You'll do know that, don't you?
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