Yes, any attempts to cut Social Security in any form will backfire. Hopefully, however, it needs not just to backfire on Republicans but Democrats as well who are equally responsible for our current social, economic, and foreign policy quagmire we're in. The American People are more than ready to start over. The system is broken. We are beyond "reform" by either party.
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Needs to backfire....oh, around 2016 elections. It's bad enough they don't fix things needing fixing, but all the saps, that follow them.
Yes, any attempts to cut Social Security in any form will backfire. Hopefully, however, it needs not just to backfire on Republicans but Democrats as well who are equally responsible for our current social, economic, and foreign policy quagmire we're in. The American People are more than ready to start over. The system is broken. We are beyond "reform" by either party.