Comments on: Obama: Social Security and Medicare Are What Make Us Strong http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/ Harangues that just make sense Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: gary gulrud http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/comment-page-9/#comment-1152573 gary gulrud Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:12:17 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=72474#comment-1152573 206. When Bernie Madoff said there's no money we locked him up. When Sadaam said its all gone we hung the bastard. When the government says "We can't pay", we hold a gun on the neighbors' kids. That's morality folks. 206. When Bernie Madoff said there’s no money we locked him up. When Sadaam said its all gone we hung the bastard.

When the government says “We can’t pay”, we hold a gun on the neighbors’ kids.

That’s morality folks.

]]> By: narciso http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/comment-page-9/#comment-1152208 narciso Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:32:27 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=72474#comment-1152208 It seems like he was cribbing from a dubious source; http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/01/obama-reads-the-constitution-like-a-chinese-menu/#comments It seems like he was cribbing from a dubious source;

http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/01/obama-reads-the-constitution-like-a-chinese-menu/#comments

]]> By: Gerald A http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/comment-page-9/#comment-1152192 Gerald A Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:05:46 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=72474#comment-1152192 <blockquote>Better to renege on commitments we’ve made to people who’ve paid into the system for years and years? Or raise taxes. Comment by Leviticus (17b7a5) — 1/22/2013 @ 6:53 am</blockquote> How much do you propose to raise taxes by? Or do you not do numbers?

Better to renege on commitments we’ve made to people who’ve paid into the system for years and years?

Or raise taxes.

Comment by Leviticus (17b7a5) — 1/22/2013 @ 6:53 am

How much do you propose to raise taxes by? Or do you not do numbers?

]]> By: gary gulrud http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/comment-page-9/#comment-1152180 gary gulrud Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:41:45 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=72474#comment-1152180 Sharyl, you rock my world: http://twitchy.com/2013/01/22/boom-cbs-sharyl-attkisson-tears-into-obama-admin-over-benghazigate/?utm_source=autotweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter Sharyl, you rock my world:

http://twitchy.com/2013/01/22/boom-cbs-sharyl-attkisson-tears-into-obama-admin-over-benghazigate/?utm_source=autotweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter

]]> By: gary gulrud http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/comment-page-9/#comment-1152170 gary gulrud Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:29:28 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=72474#comment-1152170 202. You seed thru me. Entirely edible. 202. You seed thru me. Entirely edible.

]]> By: Sammy Finkelman http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/comment-page-9/#comment-1152131 Sammy Finkelman Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:34:01 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=72474#comment-1152131 <i> But earned entitlements, where you pay your payroll taxes to get a benefit when you retire, like Social Security and Medicare, are not taker programs. </i> Free K-12 education is not earned, so I suppose it's a "taker' program. But it doesn't matter. The key distinction between what's a problem and what's not a problem i =s if program is means tested, especially after first getting it. Social Security used to be somewhat means tested. It had a "retirement test." They got rid of it. But earned entitlements, where you pay your payroll taxes to get a benefit when you retire, like Social Security and Medicare, are not taker programs.

Free K-12 education is not earned, so I suppose it’s a “taker’ program. But it doesn’t matter.

The key distinction between what’s a problem and what’s not a problem i =s if program is means tested, especially after first getting it.

Social Security used to be somewhat means tested. It had a “retirement test.” They got rid of it.

]]> By: Icy http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/comment-page-9/#comment-1152130 Icy Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:32:53 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=72474#comment-1152130 Sharyl Attkisson is all kinds of hot. Sharyl Attkisson is all kinds of hot.

]]> By: gary gulrud http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/comment-page-9/#comment-1152123 gary gulrud Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:25:38 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=72474#comment-1152123 Moreover, Sharyl is sorta hot. Moreover, Sharyl is sorta hot.

]]> By: narciso http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/comment-page-9/#comment-1152120 narciso Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:23:30 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=72474#comment-1152120 Well Sheryl Atkinson is almost redeeming the brand, on Benghazi, almost. Well Sheryl Atkinson is almost redeeming the brand, on Benghazi, almost.

]]> By: Steve57 http://patterico.com/2013/01/21/obama-social-security-and-medicare-are-what-make-us-strong/comment-page-8/#comment-1152118 Steve57 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:21:49 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=72474#comment-1152118 Narciso, that's too much hate for me! Can't you ever say anything good about CBS News? Racist. Narciso, that’s too much hate for me! Can’t you ever say anything good about CBS News?

Racist.

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