tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post902616317805688642..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Thanks, New York Times, for compromising away seniors’ Social Security income Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-78422176076915105142016-12-30T13:36:18.583-05:002016-12-30T13:36:18.583-05:00Am I wrong or has the Times been squishy on Social...Am I wrong or has the Times been squishy on Social Security for a long time, now?Philo Vaihingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150326435392881297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-28466865587800192972016-12-30T12:37:47.317-05:002016-12-30T12:37:47.317-05:00Donald Trump promised to save Social Security and ...Donald Trump promised to save Social Security and he wouldn't lie to us, would he?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977868106173983411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-63438863136225593192016-12-29T11:33:47.564-05:002016-12-29T11:33:47.564-05:00The Times! That's depressing.The Times! That's depressing.Yastreblyanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335868257729063363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-39826766871603516142016-12-29T11:00:56.971-05:002016-12-29T11:00:56.971-05:00The Democrats should be organizing town hall meeti...The Democrats should be organizing town hall meetings in every single congressional district focused on Medicare privatization and Social Security cuts. The GOP depends on old people, and if we play it right (and that, alas, is a huge if) this could be an enormous wedge in their coalition.Tom Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575511424823512042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-39351073673945100742016-12-29T10:53:42.411-05:002016-12-29T10:53:42.411-05:00I foresee SS and Medicare gone for younger folks, ...I foresee SS and Medicare gone for younger folks, or so restricted that they're in effect no longer available, while us seniors get our benefits nibbled away in bites carefully calculated to prevent a mass uprising of anguished voters.<br /><br />As for me, I'm feverishly using my SS income to get a bunch of home improvements done before I see the cuts I expect.Never Ben Betterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814767173601107270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-27768957954311502982016-12-29T09:27:19.436-05:002016-12-29T09:27:19.436-05:00I thought originally Ryan was only going to take S...I thought originally Ryan was only going to take SS and Medicare away from people 40 and under because older people vote so reliably and he didn't want seniors to take their revenge out on the GOP. <br /><br />My grandmother who's now passed, regularly talked about how younger people shouldn't have government funded health care while she was using her Medicare. I think this is the way that plays out. rclzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866339978349617188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-78631792367391735592016-12-29T09:08:40.556-05:002016-12-29T09:08:40.556-05:00I'm 56 and I seriously am thinking I won't...I'm 56 and I seriously am thinking I won't see SS or Medicare when I do retire. And retirement is looking more like quit work on Friday and die on Saturday.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-46064025487295044872016-12-28T16:14:16.718-05:002016-12-28T16:14:16.718-05:00I'm close to 60 and they've been saying SS...I'm close to 60 and they've been saying SS is going broke any minute since I was a kid. Asshatsrclzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866339978349617188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-51812948180566334362016-12-28T15:26:52.089-05:002016-12-28T15:26:52.089-05:00Oh may we sharpen our pitchforks? After we were to...Oh may we sharpen our pitchforks? After we were told that we should just die already and quit sponging off youngsters (Simpson-Bowles, both old old old farts), die already and quit working too so that youngsters could get those jobs we are clinging to, or die already so that youngsters can get their hands on all that money we have fecklessly been spending on ourselves (Peterson, another old rich fart)? <br /><br />I am old enough to remember the HA HA HA lockbox, and the HAHAHA you thought those were government bonds but they're only paper!, and the HAHAHA SocSec is going broke so let's delay retirement a couple of years<br /><br />God, I hate those people.Carol Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123896090649532723noreply@blogger.com