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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 10:49 PM Original message |
"U.S. to detail Pentagon savings, cuts" |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. I thought it was Social Security that would be cut?! |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 11:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. It's clearly the will of Obama and the Congressional Republicans |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 12:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Ah okay then. So Obama is definitely set to destroy SS. Yet, nothing has been done by him. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 12:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. So you'll have no problem placing a $20 bet, yes? |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. smoke and mirrors, it will be "cut" by shuffling it around to new areas nt |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 11:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. And it's only $100B over 5 years |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. They can just lose another $2.3 Trillion. n/t |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. first I've heard about the "MILITARY" portion of the analysis done ... |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Military cut 2%-3%. Social Security proposed cut is 25% over time. |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. yes, I know ... those who do hard physical labor, if they're lucky, might |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
8. Key word is 'proposed' cuts, it will be a 50 billion increase once the Repugs finish with it |
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