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Lindsay Graham: I Will Destroy America's Solvency Unless The Social Security Retirement Age Is RaisedQuicklink submitted by Amanda Lang Permalink,
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 Senator Lindsay Graham practices "mean old white man" voodoo by By English: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
Although official Washington is currently fixated on the so-called 'Fiscal Cliff,' the biggest threat to American prosperity is the debt ceiling, which must be raised in February to prevent economic catastrophe. If Republicans refuse to reach a deal on the so-called cliff, the Congressional Budget Office predicts that they will spark a new recession in 2013. But if Republicans block action on the debt ceiling, they will make that potential recession look quaint. Without raising the debt ceiling, the United States will be forced to embrace austerity so severe it will lead to 'a bigger GDP drop than that experienced during the Great Recession of 2008.' But in an interview on Fox News Sunday this morning, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) threatened to oppose this must-pass bill unless Social Security benefits are taken away from millions of future retirees... |
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I think...
by Tom James on Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 at 12:35:58 PM
And of course, he has it backwards.
by molly cruz on Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 at 3:36:57 PM
You Will Hear; "America Pays its Debts"
by Dennis Kaiser on Monday, Dec 31, 2012 at 5:20:51 AM