Bloomberg Co-Chaired Group PUSHING for Social Security CUTS. Published OpEd Declaring "Entitlement Cuts Discussed Are LESS Than What He Believes are Necessary
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Bloomberg Co-Chaired Group PUSHING for Social Security CUTS. Published OpEd Declaring “Entitlement Cuts Discussed Are LESS Than What He Believes are Necessary
“….Michael Bloomberg co-chaired a group pushing for Social Security cuts, and published an oped declaring “entitlement cuts being discussed are both less than what I and many others believe are necessary…”
Michael Bloomberg 2012:
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The outlines of a solution that would give businesses the confidence to invest have been apparent for some time. Two years ago, the Bowles-Simpson commission outlined a solution that included tax increases and spending cuts. President Obama did not endorse it, and Congress did not seriously consider it. A year ago, the bipartisan “supercommittee” on deficit reduction could not even come to agreement on a scaled-down version of Bowles-Simpson, despite strong support from business leaders. And then election-year politics prevented anything substantive from happening for the next 12 months. Progress in Washington is so painfully slow in part because the election calendar is so painfully long.
We do not need another commission or task force. We have waited too long already; it is time for action. To help make the final push as the Dec. 31 deadline for reaching a deal looms, I have signed on as a co-chair of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, a bipartisan national group committed to achieving a comprehensive debt-reduction agreement.
This week, there have been signs that Congress and the White House are beginning to move toward an agreement that would include modest tax increases and spending cuts, as well as a commitment to enact broader-based tax and entitlement reforms in 2013. While the tax revenue and entitlement cuts being discussed are both less than what I and many others believe are necessary to maximize long-term growth, the specifics of the deal are to some extent less important than the act of getting one.
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— David Sirota (@davidsirota) February 16, 2020
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February 16, 2020 at 3:26 PM #269891
Bloomberg should not be entitled to have $60 billion dollars when people are dying for lack of health care or can’t afford their prescriptions.
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February 17, 2020 at 8:14 AM #270250
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February 17, 2020 at 9:34 AM #270259
Why are we allowing filthy rich people like privileged punk Bloomberg (who is disconnected from reality) to muscle their way into forming bogus study committees/groups that lay in judgement of social services for those in need?…….Who the fuck died and appointed these disconnected motherf*ckers as judge n’ jury over real people’s welfare?
These people are completely disconnected from the daily pain and suffering related to medical, financial and diseases of despair……..they don’t live in the real world of impoverished pain and suffering, trying to make ends meet just to survive, so WHY should these cave dwellers lay in judgement of people’s livelihood?
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February 16, 2020 at 3:30 PM #269892
Bloomberg wants government to interfere in whether or not you can drink a large Pepsi but doesn’t want government to intervene as referee in class struggle at all.
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February 17, 2020 at 8:15 AM #270251
wrong. he wants cuts to social programs. that’s class war.
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February 16, 2020 at 5:02 PM #269926
“Not only will I protect Social Security, I will strengthen it.”
Standard Republican politician-speak for gutting benefits, and then claiming that “strengthens” the program.
I guess if Social Security never paid out another dime, then it would be really, really “strong.”
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February 16, 2020 at 5:36 PM #269934
Bloomberg is on record stating that (to paraphrase, because I can’t find the quote ATM) the key to good salesmanship is NOT to stand behind the thing which you are selling, but rather, the ability to successfully sell crap to people as eclairs, at a profit.
In other words, the used car sales M.O., not the Costco one.
So if you believe anything he says, I feel sorry for you. Seriously.
The opinions and personal views expressed herein are solely those of the author, and should never be taken seriously.
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February 16, 2020 at 5:39 PM #269936
and only want to do things that increase their wealth and power, at the expense of everyone else?
We are an arrogant species, believing our fantasy based "facts" are better than the other person's fake facts.
If you are wrong, it will be because you are not cynical enough.
Both major political parties are special interest groups enabling each other for power and money, at the expense of the people they no longer properly serve…
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February 16, 2020 at 7:10 PM #269975
This should disqualify Bloomberg for presidential consideration.
I would like to remind you that U.S. health insurance companies do not contribute anything to health care. They are only a PARASITIC middle man receiving an undeserved cut of "FREE MONEY".
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February 16, 2020 at 7:41 PM #269984
I like a 20 million wealth cap. 100 mil is more practical.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
John F. Kennedy: 13 March 1962.
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February 16, 2020 at 7:43 PM #269986
Wall Street/Corporations and Social Security – just some thoughts –
Corporations do NOT want to pay matching contributions. Yes, those are tax-deductible, but then corporations have lawyers and accountants who do nothing else but come up with ways to avoid paying taxes. At all.
Wall Street – really really really wants to have access to all that lovely money – fees, and dumping things like rental derivatives as an “investment”. Money to play with, basically. And socializing losses and privatizing gains, which I am sure Congress would be happy to put in place. Blackstone Group was quite desolate when Hillary lost, because she was going to give them an extra 3% taken out of everyone’s paycheck, to play with. Bill and Newt were going to privatize Social Security. That is a Third Way goal.
Also yes, when a Vichy Dem or Republican says “strengthen Social Security”, they mean “pay less out”.
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