Social Security & Medicare

bananas

(27,509 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2013, 01:35 PM Mar 2013

SourceWatch: Pete Peterson is scheming to "Fix the Debt," but if he wins, we lose.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Portal:Fix_the_Debt

Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson is scheming to "Fix the Debt,"
but if he wins, we lose.

Learn more at our new SourceWatch resource: PetersonPyramid.org

The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's "debt problem." Through this special report -- and in partnership with The Nation magazine -- the Center for Media and Democracy exposes the funding, the leaders, the partner groups, and phony state "chapters" of this astroturf supergroup," whose goal is to achieve a grand bargain on austerity by July 4,

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SourceWatch: Pete Peterson is scheming to "Fix the Debt," but if he wins, we lose. (Original Post) bananas Mar 2013 OP

I wonder why the Pete Petersons want to slash earned income benefits? Removing money midnight Mar 2013 #1

If you want the economy to contract it makes perfect sense. FogerRox Mar 2013 #3

Monday is the start of an important discussion... Our Madfloridian is discussed in this blogathan. midnight Mar 2013 #4

Peterson is a supply sider. Wellstone ruled Mar 2013 #2

midnight

(26,624 posts)

1. I wonder why the Pete Petersons want to slash earned income benefits? Removing money

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 01:39 PM

Mar 2013

from the economy via taking out of the hands of the people who keep the economy going makes not sense....

FogerRox

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3. If you want the economy to contract it makes perfect sense.

Reply to midnight (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 08:28 PM

Mar 2013

midnight

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4. Monday is the start of an important discussion... Our Madfloridian is discussed in this blogathan.

Reply to FogerRox (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 24, 2013, 12:03 AM

Mar 2013

I've been preparing for nearly a month, right after the Climate Change SOS blogathon I started organizing the DK SSD blogathon. And well its not been going together like clockwork, it is coming together. DK Front Pager Joan McCarter has the Monday 11am EST slot, later on Monday you'll see KitsapRiver and myself.

Tuesday's lineup includes joanneleon & joe shikspack and at 3pm- Arshad Hasan Executive Director of DFA. Wenesday we have Poopdogcomedy (wasn't he on the Conan show?) the Founder of the Social Security Defenders group @DK, Bruce Webb (otherwise known as Mr SS).

Thursday Jim Dean the DFA Chair kicks off the days events @11am. Followed by One Pissed Off Liberal and Floridagal (Madfloridian @ DU). Friday is going to be awesome, Economist Dean Baker starts the day at 11am, if VCLib comes back from vacation in time he has the 1pm slot, and I think I've talked DK Featured writer Armando to finish up the weeks activities.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/23/1196505/-Social-Security-Defenders-blogathon-kicks-off-Monday-the-25th

Wellstone ruled

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2. Peterson is a supply sider.

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 02:27 PM

Mar 2013

This turd hates working people with a passion. If one looks at this guys past,you will find him just another Ayan Rand follower.

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