Pareene: For some reason, the president has not yet used the loaded term “entitlements,” while proposing that Medicare and Social Security be “reformed,” which is to say made less generous. It’s just very odd that in his speeches about making the middle class more prosperous, the president has not once suggested trying maybe slashing two of the most successful middle class welfare programs in the country’s history. Say this for the Washington Post editorial board: Search the text of any given week of editorials for the word “entitlements,” and you will definitely always find it.
Ah OK. They ignore the employer contribution entirely, then, and also make no adjustment for the interest the fund earns since Ronnie required it to buy T-bonds.
Also no mention of the difference in life expectancy between people earning half the cap vs. people earning at or above the cap. That difference is significant.
'...Search the text of any given week of editorials for the word “entitlements,” and you will definitely always find it.'
I can always enjoy a decent newspaper. But I wouldn't buy or read the neocon, warmongering, fake "liberal" WaPo if it were the last paper being printed. It is a deceitful, lying paper.
Why won't the guy from the other party do for us what we have tried but failed to do in the past because it's extremely unpopular in addition to being terrible economics?
Well, the board and the set of columnists are different things. The board, is of course, headed by Fred Hiatt though, so, hey, WaPo, your editorial board is bad and you should feel bad.
But yeah, their commentariat includes J-Rube.
And Krauthammer, Cohen, Kathleen Parker. And Marc Thiessen. And George motherfucking Will.
It's terrible, is what I'm saying.
Fun fact: Soshecurity recipients on average get back everything they paid in after four and half years, if they live that long. That's the danger of Medi/Obamacare: people might live so long that there won't be enough "mortality credits" to keep funding the program. Plus the Illegals who pay in and never get anything back—if they get amnestized, they'll stop using fake SSANs.
Ah OK. They ignore the employer contribution entirely, then, and also make no adjustment for the interest the fund earns since Ronnie required it to buy T-bonds.
Also no mention of the difference in life expectancy between people earning half the cap vs. people earning at or above the cap. That difference is significant.
while my hangover sincerely appreciates the brevity, my hangover is easily confused by inside baseball.
'...Search the text of any given week of editorials for the word “entitlements,” and you will definitely always find it.'
I can always enjoy a decent newspaper. But I wouldn't buy or read the neocon, warmongering, fake "liberal" WaPo if it were the last paper being printed. It is a deceitful, lying paper.
See response to sullivanst above, with a link. As he points out, it omits a lot of things.
Also, your calico's adorable.
Social Security and Medicare are <i>earned benefits</i>. Tax cuts are an &#039;entitlement&#039;.
The president&#039;s lack of bi-partisanship also means that he won&#039;t defund Obamacare.
Why won&#039;t the guy from the other party do for us what we have tried but failed to do in the past because it&#039;s extremely unpopular in addition to being terrible economics?
That&#039;s why you&#039;re entitled to them! They&#039;re <em>yours</em>.
lolwut?
Next Up: Why won&#039;t Planned Parenthood call abortion &quot;Baby Murder&quot;?
Later: NRA complains that media won&#039;t refer to guns as &quot;Freedom Jesus America Awesome, Fuck Yeah! Sticks&quot;.
Last time I followed Issa&#039;s lead, I almost got arrested for stealing cars.
I wouldn&#039;t mind us aggregating a few single mommies...
And there are some gentlemen on Wall Street who think that is a damned shame.
Well, the board and the set of columnists are different things. The board, is of course, headed by Fred Hiatt though, so, hey, WaPo, your editorial board is bad and you should feel bad.
But yeah, their commentariat includes J-Rube.
And Krauthammer, Cohen, Kathleen Parker. And Marc Thiessen. And George motherfucking Will.
It&#039;s terrible, is what I&#039;m saying.
AOT,K.
Fun fact: Soshecurity recipients on average get back everything they paid in after four and half years, if they live that long. That&#039;s the danger of Medi/Obamacare: people might live so long that there won&#039;t be enough &quot;mortality credits&quot; to keep funding the program. Plus the Illegals who pay in and never get anything back&mdash;if they get amnestized, they&#039;ll stop using fake SSANs.