Obama to exclude Social Security from deficits plan.

[FarLeftFist]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not include reforms to the Social Security retirement program in his deficits proposals to Congress next week, the White House said Thursday.

Obama upset many fellow Democrats during this summer's bitter negotiations with Republicans on raising the debt ceiling when he expressed a willingness to change the way government benefits are linked to inflation.

He saw the move as a way to ensure the federal pension program remains viable in the long-term, but liberal supporters who champion entitlement programs for the elderly felt he was giving up too much ground to Republicans.

White House spokesman Amy Brundage said Obama's long-awaited deficit reduction plan, to be unveiled Monday, "will not include any changes to Social Security."
"As the president has consistently said, he does not believe that Social Security is a driver of our near and medium term deficits," she said.

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Let's HOPE he doesn't cave on this. Caving on this would be against EVERYTHING EVERY Democrat stands for and he will easily kiss re-election goodbye.

[MineralMan]

1. Lets hope some people start praising him for this, instead

of constantly trying to find something negative to say. How would that be?

[sufrommich]

5. I'm sure some are furiously scrounging for bad news

to counteract the good.

[Poll_Blind]

2. Isn't this for the Catfood Commission to do now, though?

:shrug:

PB

[Vincardog]

4. The Cat Food Commission is over. They NEVER reached any official conclusion.

[DJ13]

8. I think the poster meant the new "super committee"

aka the new catfood commission in the Congress, formed to cut $1.5T from the budget.

[Poll_Blind]

19. Yup, you're right- I was thinking of the "super committee".

PB

[Vincardog]

3. Now we have to get him to EXPAND instead of cut Medicare, then we will have a DEMOCRATIC president

[dennis4868]

12. he did already...

it's called the Affordable Care Act Exchanges which kick in 2014 (not earlier thanks to DINOs)...I know many will brush this off but if you study the plan you know it will provide health care insurance at much lower costs....

[MilesColtrane]

6. He's sneaky.

His refusal to include cuts to Social Security in his deficit proposal is all part of his plan to cut Social Security!

[LondonReign2]

7. I certainly applaud him for this

So, perhaps we Liberals shouldn't just STFU? Maybe our criticisms are constructive?

"Obama upset many fellow Democrats during this summer's bitter negotiations with Republicans on raising the debt ceiling when he expressed a willingness to change the way government benefits are linked to inflation.

<snip>

With Obama's shift in stance, the six Democratic members of a congressional "super committee" charged with tackling the federal deficit would not have to make immediate concessions, giving them more negotiating room with their Republican counterparts.

<snip>

Obama's change of heart on the inflation formula could help lower the heat from his liberal base, and could also help Democratic members of Congress who are up for re-election."

[tblue]

10. Thank God somebody gets it, LondonReign2!

Being quiet and compliant gets you exactly nothing.

[chill_wind]

13. I do too. Exactly!

[SidDithers]

9. But I read rght here on DU that Obama will be cutting SS by 22%...

Someone's got some 'splaining to do.

Sid

[LondonReign2]

11. That's OK, I also read here

that he never put it on the table...which makes one wonder why he now needed a change of heart and shift in stance.

I wonder what other Liberal ideas he might now adopt to, as the story says, "help Democratic members of Congress who are up for re-election".

[hulka38]

18. I've always thought that something has to be put on the table

in order for it to be taken off. Any PhDs in philosophy/logic here who can help me out with this?

[truedelphi]

14. K & R on this Op. Thank you.

Not holding my breath, though. The great caver will probably cave. It depends on what those he works for tell him to do.

[Chimichurri]

15. If true, I commend him emphatically. Here's to hoping he remains resolute on this past

election season!

[indepat]

16. What tripe: the horses have already been let out of the

barn. :patriot:

[myrna minx]

17. If this is true, it's a relief. n/t