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I agree with your

Resistance — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:20:20 +0000

In reply to Atrios Is Right! Social Security Benefits Should Be Higher!

I agree with your recommendation, but I’m afraid it will never be implemented.

The powerful don’t want people to retire; they want the peasants to die.

They want to allow 11 million more workers into the country, to compete and cut each other’s throats for the available jobs

The Captains of Industry, love seeing 100’s of people, applying for 1 job. Asking how cheap will you work for?

They want to destroy the middle classes, equity in their homes, to force more workers onto the job market for a longer period of time. You don’t have enough money saved up to retire any longer.

They want to control labor as a commodity. More workers per available jobs, keeps demand from labor to a minimum. More profits for the elites

In other words they don’t care about anybody but themselves, pitting the elderly against the young for whatever available jobs, drives down wages

When they cut the majority of workers to 30 hours per week, so the companies can avoid paying into benefit packages, when will the people resist?

If it is ever discovered, the government and the banker class; who were assured they would not suffer under the scheme to screw the middle class and the banker would be rewarded instead of suffering as the middle class was sure to under the plan.

Don’t disarm yet; there’s not enough cake.

Hmm. Still wondering why

Aunt Sam — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:29:36 +0000

In reply to Heck, I didn't know about it.

Hmm. Still wondering why this bill has not been published and 'marketed' more. MSM certainly hasn't delivered coverage nor have vast majority of blogs.

(NOTE: Most do not comprehend that the $250,000 is after all deductions, et al. I know many small businesses/owners who have mid and upper annual revenue between half a million and over a million dollars - sales, et al. - but by the time they have taken all deductions, actual incomes are in the five figures and $100,000 range. Federal taxes are based on declared net income so even when w-2's show income of $275,000.00 their net earnings are usually quite a bit less.)

Heck, I didn't know about it.

Michael Maiello — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:16:32 +0000

In reply to It's disappointing (and

Heck, I didn't know about it. Thanks for flagging.

I think you have the answer in your piece:

"President Obama’s response will be interesting to watch because this does appear to breach his pledge to not raise taxes on people making under $250,000."

We need the President to be a valiant Social Security combatant to move these ideas into the mainstream.

It's disappointing (and

Aunt Sam — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:54:56 +0000

In reply to Atrios Is Right! Social Security Benefits Should Be Higher!

It's disappointing (and curious) that Sen. Mark Begich's bill has received little to no attention, either from media or bloggers........

http://dagblog.com/reader-blogs/protect-and-preserve-social-security-act-legislation-introduced-15608

Any insight, suppositions and/or facts as to why?