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Elizabeth Warren

eridani

(51,907 posts) Fri Sep 19, 2014, 01:39 AM Sep 2014

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Warren speaks at preserving Social Security and Medicare rally

http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/hands-social-security-medicare-rally/

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Warren speaks at preserving Social Security and Medicare rally (Original Post) eridani Sep 2014 OP

K/R. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

+1 Enthusiast Sep 2014 #4

if dems were smart they would all be trumpeting secure social security but... nt msongs Sep 2014 #2

Our DEMS are plenty smart, and plenty complicit... blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #5

As far as I can see, most prominent Dems won't do this because this would anger the big money djean111 Sep 2014 #6

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #3

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. K/R.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 01:41 AM

Sep 2014

We need her like 16 years ago, or 24, or more.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

4. +1

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 02:37 AM

Sep 2014

msongs

(70,468 posts)

2. if dems were smart they would all be trumpeting secure social security but... nt

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 02:18 AM

Sep 2014

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)

5. Our DEMS are plenty smart, and plenty complicit...

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 03:12 AM

Sep 2014

It is the Base, I fear, who are the real dummies, or who refuse to see what is so plainly visible right in front of their own disbelieving eyes, that they've been snookered for the past 20+ years by phony Democratic bi-partisanship/triangulation..

djean111

(14,255 posts)

6. As far as I can see, most prominent Dems won't do this because this would anger the big money

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 07:56 AM

Sep 2014

contributors. And less prominent Dems go along because they are supposed to, "for the good of the party", for some "legacy", or whatever. The actual needs of citizens seem to become quite unimportant once a lot of dems get to Washington.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

3. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 02:36 AM

Sep 2014

There are no viable alternatives to social security and medicare.

There is an active scheme in place to destroy both programs.

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