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Obama is the only Democrat or Republican I see that could hand the Social Security Trust Fund over to Wall Street during his second term. The FICA tax reduction has (arguably) established a first time link between the Trust Fund and general revenues. Two years from now, Obama could make a very convincing case for insolvency and "reform" of Social Security as it's functioned over that last 80 years.Even if gas spikes to $6-$7 a gallon because of war with Iran or if UE levels in this country remain above 8%? If Obama gets another term, do you see him "reforming" Social Security for Wall Street's benefit?He may not win as big as he did in 2008 but he will win again. Nothing I see suggests its going to be close. The only time I even consider it is when rigthies insist they are going to win.
I have 2 x $100 bets with people who think Mitt or Santorum or Newt are/is going to beat Obama. LOL.
Yes. It seems like all the things the top 1% want, they eventually get regardless of which party is in office. The Dems will say they had to "compromise" with the GOP.
Clinton went along with WAY TOO MUCH with the GOP when he was Prez.
And Obama seems to be practicing triangulation too. Didn't he just sign a free trade deal with Columbia? Big mistake. That isn't going to create jobs. But like Clinton, he said it will. So far NAFTA hasn't added jobs.
But like my grandma said, "at least the Democrats give a dog a bone".
The Dems answer to labor/unions/middle class so they definately won't do what Paul Ryan wanted to do to SS and Medicare. In fact, if WE THE VOTERS vote in enough Democrats and we pressure them, they could actually fix/strengthen social security and medicare.
I would love single payer. But even with 60 seats the Dems couldn't give us the best solution. But at least they got some reform through. What did the GOP do? They allowed 10 million people to become uninsured on their watch because the healthcare giants had a monopoly and gouged us for as much as they could. Now today even people with healthcare think it sucks. Now they can blame Obamacare but it sucked before that.
The 1% would certainly get their share of that, also.