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bobbski commented on the diary post A Vicious Assault on Retirees by masaccio.
I guess I’m well above the median as my benefit is over $2k/month. I’ve been retired since 2004. My wife draws based on 1/2 of my benefit as it yields a larger amount than that based on her earnings over the years. Still, the chained CPI has much in common with gravity.
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bobbski commented on the diary post A Vicious Assault on Retirees by masaccio.
SS is already taxable when the benefit exceeds $32K/year for those filing joint.
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bobbski commented on the blog post Growing Number of Americans Expect to Rely Mostly on Social Security
The “real” crises in the system is that after taking the surpluses over the years and issuing bonds, repugs do not want to make good on those bonds by raising taxes, if necessary (and it is necessary to raise taxes). If they succeed, then the value of any US Treasury bond would be worthless because if you reneg on the obligation to your own people (the taxpayers) what foreign nation would not think you would reneg on them as well?
I have been on SS since 2004 (40 months early). The savings and loan debacle of the 1980s took my 401k and massive medical bills took care of the rest in the 1998-2000 time period. I was fortunate to have earned a decent living over the years which allows a decent SS income for my wife and I (she gets 50% of my FRA benefit because it is more than FRA on her own account).
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bobbski commented on the diary post Turning the ACA into Sausage at the Supreme Court by masaccio.
The Militia Act(s) of 1792 required (mandated) males to purchase muskets, ammunition and bayonet. It was never overturned by SCOTUS.
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bobbski commented on the blog post Does the religious right even care about the victims of anti-gay persecution?
Short answer: No.
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bobbski commented on the blog post John Boehner Thinks Saying Republicans Favor the Rich is “Very Unfair”
Idiots tried that with Nader in 2000 and look what that did to the country. Any 3rd party must be built from the bottom up.
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bobbski commented on the blog post Herman Cain Doesn’t Know China Has the Bomb
China likely not interested in a submarine that in her only combat action, could not fully submerge and was sunk along with her target.
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bobbski commented on the blog post In One Alabama Town, Water Service Threatened Without Immigration Papers
It IS Alabama, after all.
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bobbski commented on the blog post Pull Up a Chair
Hey Ms Molly… In a small town in NJ some 30 miles SW of NYC, I started school in 1946 and finished high school in 1958 . I guess they figured that we would all be toast in the event of a nuclear attack because there never were any of the “duck and cover” drills.
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bobbski commented on the blog post Michele Bachmann Busted By Her Own Mom
“…GW Perry…”
Insulting Bush?
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Greg Stillsen… nice comparison. How many people will need The Google to learn who that is?
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bobbski commented on the blog post Poll: Country Doesn’t Believe Government Can Do Anything
“The Republican ideology fits on a bumper sticker: low taxes, less government.”
‘Low taxes, less government means poor roads, dangerous bridges, less cops & firemen.’
That would fit as well.
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bobbski commented on the blog post Poll: Country Doesn’t Believe Government Can Do Anything
How about we start trying to get a government that works by not electing those who insist it cannot?
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bobbski commented on the blog post Early Morning Swim: Barbara Ehrenreich Discusses Obama’s Neglect of Unions with Rachel Maddow [VID]
I am 70 and it does not fit for me either.
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bobbski commented on the blog post Effective Democrats Make Working Peoples’ Lives Better
“…Obama “the most effective politician since Reagan, and depending on the day, perhaps even the most effective politician since LBJ.”
Obama is to LBJ as the Little League is to MLB.
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bobbski commented on the blog post Standard and Poor’s Should Not Be Able to Play Kingmaker in the 2012 Election
“Everyone who values democracy should be deeply concerned about what Standard and Poors is doing right now.”
What democracy would that be, exactly?
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bobbski commented on the diary post A Progressive Octogenarian Responds by Anthony Noel.
“We need a 3rd party challenge.” The last 3rd party challenge resulted in George W Bush being appointed president by the SCOTUS which let loose the torrent of deep shit we find ourselves now in. Perhaps you have forgotten? Third party movements, as currently initiated, do not and will not succeed because creating a third [...]
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bobbski commented on the blog post Bill Bennett Takes a Stab at Comparing Phone Hacking Scandal & WikiLeaks
Bennett is a self serving ass.
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bobbski commented on the blog post Chris Christie: Austerity for Thee, Helicopter for Me
“Does fat boy ever drive himself anywhere ?”
Only if he takes the front seat out?
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