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Ameer wrote:That's backwards. Any vote not for Obama is a vote against Obama. If you want to count it as a vote for Romulans you can do what you want but the simple truth is a vote against Obama is a vote against Obama no matter how much LSD is involved. (Lies. Spin. Deception.)

tallmike wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:

tallmike wrote:I hate medicare and social security far more.

Really? How do your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles who were forced to pay into those programs all their working lives feel about them?

They don't like it. I don't like paying into it. I think that makes us equal.

Now that that's out of the way, We'd like to hear your proposal/s for replacement of SS and Medicare. We're especially interested in how you'd treat those who have only 20-30 years invested in the programs and where the money is coming from to reimburse those who are yet too young to receive any benefits.

I do not propose we replace them, I propose we abolish them. It is a ponzi scheme and some folks are going to win while some are going to lose. The longer we keep it going the more folks who are going to lose so my argument is that it is best if we stop it now.

I realize that it will never go away because of folks, like you, who look at it and say "what about me? I paid into this for xx years. I am entitled..." Well, sorry that money is gone. Some of it was spent on the retirees as you paid it and the rest was squandered by congress. I have paid into it for 22 years now and I know that my investment is lost, I would rather not carry on the legacy of lost investment to my children by forcing the program to continue.

tallmike wrote:

texasmusic wrote:Ever hear of Affordable Care Act????

Really? All of this hatred over a misguided attempt at enacting socialized healthcare? An attempt that will ultimately be struck down by the SC and never really be put into action?

I guess the law never affected me, and likely never will, so I have no strong opinion about it. I hate medicare and social security far more.

fulano wrote:

anygunanywhere wrote:

fulano wrote: With both houses in control of the Republicans, Obama can't put a judge anywhere. Even to get a supreme court judge appointed would require approval. He would be stopped cold.

Never happen. No matter who O would nominate they would sail through the senate confirmations. No one in the senate has enough sand to stop it.

Anygunanywheere

In the past, maybe there would be no stopping a conformation, but, this is not your granddad's government.

fulano wrote: With both houses in control of the Republicans, Obama can't put a judge anywhere. Even to get a supreme court judge appointed would require approval. He would be stopped cold.