GOP Will Destroy America's Solvency Unless The Social Security Retirement Age Is Raised

The real battle is coming over the debt ceiling, as Republicans will demand buts to Social Security and Medicare benefits.  Obama has already agreed in principle with some of these cuts (raising retirement age and the chained CPI), but Democrats in Congress remain united against them.

Lindsay Graham: I Will Destroy America's Solvency Unless The Social Security Retirement Age Is Raised | ThinkProgress

GOP Kills "Fiscal Cliff" Deal with Social Security Cuts

The GOP has killed the "fiscal cliff" deal by insisting on cutting Social Security benefits via the "Chained CPI", which OBAMA supports... (luckily the Democrats seem united so far against it, at least in this fiscal cliff deal, but it will be a major fight on a deal to raise the debt ceiling.. that is when the sh*t will hit the fan...) I can't understand WHY Obama is supporting the GOP plan to CUT Social Security benefits, except it is the most he wants to cut without other major cuts or raising the retirement age, but it is still a cut in future benefits, and he SHOULD stand fast against it, but he is not. We have to put a lot of pressure on progressives in Congress to stand firm against ANY cuts to Social Security or Medicare BENEFITS. Be calling and writing your representatives in Congress and prepare for battle.

GOP Senators Want To Take Debt Ceiling Hostage In Order To Raise Retirement Age

TN Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker are leading the GOP charge to hold the deficit ceiling hostage to cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits

GOP Senators Want To Take Debt Ceiling Hostage In Order To Raise Retirement Age

Religious Right Blames Gays for Newtown Shooting

Well, we knew this was coming..

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WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS

Haslam defers to federal government on health insurance exchange

Haslam defers to federal government on health insurance exchange » The Commercial Appeal

Now..

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Republicans Go After "Entitlements" (i.e., The Working Class, Poor and Senior Citizens)

Sen. Corker: Debt ceiling is Republican ‘leverage’ to cut ‘entitlements’ | The Raw Story

"Moderate" Republican Sen. Bob Corker is willing to go along with raising taxes on the top ONLY to get what he and the Republicans really want, "entitlement reform," i.e. CUTS to Medicare and Social Security BENEFITS.  This is the "Grand Bargain" that the GOP will try to get President Obama to agree to again, and if progressives don't push harder from the left to oppose ANY CUTS to SS or Medicare BENEFITS, Obama will probably cave.

Monday is a national day of action to call Congress and ask representatives in the House and Senate to OPPOSE any cuts to Medicare and Social Security benefits, and let the "Bush Tax Cuts" on the top 2% expire.

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