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To: Metacomet who wrote (205999)	10/26/2012 11:53:34 AM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541472

<<<<< I agree with the argument that reducing revenue to the SS system is not an optimum solution>>>> You're correct. The biggie here is that it sets a precedence. It will come back to bite democrats - and the welfare of SS long term. ...........Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd, it has nothing to do with right or left - unless of course you think the left gets more from SS that the right does. SS is a benefit for all of us; right, left, and even for those that don't fit into the extremes!

To: Metacomet who wrote (205999)	10/26/2012 11:53:34 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541472

However, being the consummate pragmatist that he is, Obama recognizes that there is a bit of a time buffer in the funding available to the SS trust fund and as a stopgap measure, this was preferable to the GOP desire to simply shut down the government Well, one could argue that Obama shouldn't have lowered the SS tax, he should have lowered the income tax by 2 percent. If the GOP wanted to make an issue of that, let them. It really isn't clear to me why he took the SS route.