Social Security backers on alert for Obama 'code' for benefits compromise

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-25/social-security-backers-on-alert-for-obama-code-for-benefits-compromise.html

President Barack Obama may signal in his State of the Union address tonight that he’s ready for compromises on Social Security -- a political flash point for every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the federal retirement program in 1935. He just won’t say it.

Obama plans to emphasize a balanced approach and shared sacrifice to address the debt, leaving specifics to his February budget proposal. For experts following the debate, uttering those words without making a firm pledge not to tinker with Social Security will be taken as an implicit endorsement of tax increases and benefit cuts.

“He’s going to speak in code,” said Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington, which backs benefit cuts.

“The average person on the street won’t have a clue,” said Nancy Altman, an advocate for keeping Social Security as it is, and a top aide on President Ronald Reagan’s Social Security commission. Altman, author of “The Battle for Social Security,” said she is concerned “they’ll try to wrap it into a comprehensive debt-reduction package.”

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Wonderful.

Warning, crazy zone!

Expecting Obama to come out strong on no cuts to social security for deficit reduction.

Even then, DU'ers will be looking for "code"

:crazy:

Maybe not.

raises everything to a new high for assumption, and made up shit.

wouldn't discount what they say as "made up shit."

who DO STILL HAVE MORALS AND PRINCIPLES and are Fighting Back...LOL's We aren't alone in our WILDERNESS!

:D

He signaled his willingness to compromise on the public option and the tax cuts for the rich before he actually did it. We'll see if the pattern holds for his position on Social Security.

CORPORATE PLANET...from the PLANET OF "Corporations make you Feel Good."

:eyes:

;)

in which case 3 blinks is a secret message to his Muslim brothers that he's on track to implementing Sharia Law. :)

lets listen for code, and let our interpretations of what he actually says tell us what he actually means.

And, when in doubt, lets go to the Cato Institute for opinion. :banghead:

Sid

the folks who backed him. We thought it was US...the Millions of Little Donors...but, it ended up that it was Goldman-Sachs and Wall Street who funded his Presidency.

That's WHY ...he doesn't need to listen to Us OUT HERE! Why should he...we are the people he threw water bottles to when we fainted during his speeches we were so OVERCOME!

Sad........ What fools..

Jan 24. 2011

WASHINGTON — President Obama has decided not to endorse his deficit commission's recommendation to increase the retirement age, and otherwise reduce Social Security benefits, cheering liberals and drawing a stark line between the White House and key Republicans in Congress.

The White House has informed Democratic lawmakers and advocates for seniors that Obama will use Tuesday's State of the Union address to emphasize the need to reduce record deficits, but that he will not call for reducing spending on Social Security — the largest federal program.

Tin foil hat brigade out in force again. There will be no cuts in Social Security. Stop falling for the republican noise machine line.

:tinfoilhat:

Conservative blogger: Obama's SOTU contains "subliminal bow to Mecca"

Good grief.

:rofl:

like this guy did, with Obama's campaign speeches....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqALdkTArqs