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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Was this it?
	Date:	3/28/2009 2:56:02 PM

With this response we see why so little positive change policy wise ever gets accomplished in this country. Both parties are controlled by the extremes at opposite ends of the spectrum and they refuse to compromise for fear of losing their "base" (when will we learn that America's "Base" is all the people rather than not a narrow slice that keeps certain people in office), the result is that neither can prevail. Water watcher both of us just confirmed we would like to be done with Social Security as we know it, Your option is impossible both politically and socially, mine under certain circumstances is possible if we can ever get back to the realization that sometime 65% of a loaf on the kitchen table is better than all the loaf on the trash heap.

Why do you assume that positive policies all originate from the middle? Maybe a better question would be why should someone compromise if they are correct in their views? When I hear people express views like this I am reminded of all the naysayers when Reagan said his goal was to win the cold war. He was pooh poohed by moderate forign policy "experts", the media, etc. And yet he won because he was right.

It is easy, and in my view gutless, to accept compromise on really important issues. I am not saying Social Security is one of those issues but I do believe that meaningful reform is not going to happen until there is a genuine belief that this abomination is in jeopardy of being dramatically altered. Only then will the Democrats in Congress stop blocking every sensible proposal. Until then, they will use any suggestion of reform as a way to scare senior citizens in order to gather up their votes.

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I'm waiting - architect - 3/27/2009 8:50:24 PM

I'm waiting - water_watcher - 3/28/2009 8:29:28 AM

Woderful Concept Arch.... - lamont - 3/28/2009 10:18:06 AM

What was your point? - MartiniMan - 3/28/2009 1:15:59 PM

Was this it? - MartiniMan - 3/28/2009 2:56:02 PM

I'm waiting - Summer Lover - 3/29/2009 9:59:27 AM

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