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In reply to the discussion: Obama has found his spine [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)or "The Payroll Tax" if you are more comfortable with Republican NLP Framing.
This IS a stealth attack on the funding mechanism for Social Security/Medicare,
and WILL make it easier to kill these programs which are a foundation of the modern Democratic Party.
Payroll Tax Holiday Directly Connects Social Security to The Deficit]
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1538388
Obama campaigned on INCREASING Payroll Contributions to FICA by "Raising the CAP",
NOT cutting them.
Casting this as a Democratic Party Victory is NOT something that Real DEMOCRATS like FDR & LBJ would have approved.
THEY insisted on a separate and distinct funding mechanism for these programs FOR a REASON,
and it has worked extremely well exactly as designed.
Man, I miss THAT old "DEMOCRATIC PARTY"!
[font color=firebrick][center]"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.
I want a party that will STAND UP for Working Americans."
---Paul Wellstone [/font][/center]
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Shortly before Sen Wellstone was killed[/center][/font]