Bipartisan Deficit Commission

[FreakinDJ]

Bush and the RATpubliCONs (sounds like the name of a Punk Band) couldn't touch Social Security even with all the supposed "Political Capitol" they thought they had after the 2004 elections.

The DEMs have been proposing "Raising the Cap" on SSI for years now as a means of Fixing Social Security. And if they tried to "Reduce Benefits" or alter these programs in any way they would meet even greater opposition then was used to flounder the "Bush and his Tour America Social Security Privatization Plan".

So NO - I don't think either party can curtail or significantly alter those programs without HUGE Public Outcry and the lingering ramifications of Political Suicide

What the RATpubliCONs have been doing to "Undo Social Security" is absolutely NOTHING.

They want to do absolutely NOTHING and wait until the "Shit Hits the Fan" then scream and cry "Oh we told you so". I feel Obama is addressing that scenario BEFORE it happens. He is going to force the RATpubliCONs into providing a solution before it melts down, and with the American Tax-Payer's extreme opposition to curtailing these programs that only leaves the obvious avenue of "Raising the Cap on SSI" - raising Taxes on folks making in excess of $250 per year, and eliminating Tax incentives for Corporations that are Outsourcing Jobs.

Personally I also feel it appropriate to increase the CAP of SSI taxes every time COLA increases Social Security payments. FDR originally proposed a "Pay As You Go" system and that would place the SSI system back on track for sustained solvency

[spanone]

1. in today's climate there is no such thing as bi-partisanship

[midnight]

2. I'm going to kick this for more input, but I don't agree. I think we need to

stop wasting money on drilling-old tech for energy... We need to stop this war-killing to keep old tech. We need to use resources that create a better economic foundation, and stop straining those with nothing left but S.S.

[FreakinDJ]

3. While your arguments are sound - its kind of a different subject

Yes they all effect the "Over-all" budget but my OP was attempting to deal with the "Entitlement Programs" specifically. Because that is how I believe the House and Senate will deal with them.

FDR's Social Security was originally set up as a "Pay as You Go" system. It wasn't until 1942, when America's sons were coming home from WWII in a box that RATpubliCONs saw a means to buy back some popularity from the American Public and made the changes to Social Security. FDR vetoed the proposal but was later "Overridden"