The funny thing about this is that the left has been quite unhappy with President Obama over this deal, in that the loss of the 2 percent SS holiday on payroll means that working and middle class people will actually feel this more than the people earning over 400K per year. The left had wanted the Bush rates ended for people at 250K, so this was already a compromise. They were particularly unhappy about the estate tax exemption still going to 5 million dollars rather than being reduced to 1 million.

If you think Varney and the others are done complaining about taxes, just wait until the next shoe drops for Social Security. The GOP will argue to reduce benefits and to raise the retirement age, both of which approaches they’ve already been discussing. And raising the age isn’t completely unreasonable, in that we are living longer than people did 50 years ago. I fully expect that by the time I hit retirement age, it will be closer to 70 before SS can be collected. The GOP will also argue for means-testing, which on its face is reasonable, until you realize that this means that people are paying into the system but then are told that they don’t qualify. That would be one thing if the retiree is a multimillionaire with three homes – in that case, the retiree is unlikely to apply. It’s another if the retiree has a modest pension and the SS payment allows them to live without making dire choices.

But the big SS shoe that’s coming is the step that would silence the SS naysayers. Which is to lift the cap on the SS payroll tax. As it is now, once you earn 114K, no more SS deductions are made from your paycheck. When the cap is lifted, a considerable amount more revenue should come into SS, which would stop the discussions of its imminent demise.

We shouldn’t kid ourselves about this – the GOP’s intention is to try to reduce and limit programs like SS and Medicare. If people like Grover Norquist had their way, programs like SS would have been privatized in 2004 (which would have left millions of seniors destitute in the wake of the recession).

old people rioting in the streets, get the pooper scooper ready…

Brian Kilmeade opened by asking “Is it possible we could see riots in the streets?”

Yeah — Donald Trump said the same thing after President Obama won reelection . . . and a former Michigan GOP spokesman “just asked” if it was “time for armed resistance against the government”, when the health care law was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Funny how rightwingnuts have the sudden desire to riot over things that are LEGAL . . . but, couldn’t get heated up over starting two wars over faked intel, being wiretapped without warrants, having the writ of habeas corpus revoked, or a covert CIA agent being outed . . .

America, this fiscal cliff deal puts America more firmly on the road to becoming like Europe. In every aspect, we are becoming Europeanized. Our economy, our morality, even our culture is becoming more and more like Europe.

And Stu, what’s wrong with that?

Europe has

- free nationalized health care
- free university education
- much lower rate of gun ownership
- lower murder/violent crime rate

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When Kilmeade made his stupid riots comment you just know that the people off and behind the camera’s and those in the control room had be shaking their heads with the routine disbelief saying or thinking to themselves, oh no, not again. What is it with this idiot?

Maybe they can be declared enemy combatants and sent to Guantanamo to partake of the cock-meat sandwich. That isn’t your grandma’s chicken salad either.

Deport them to Vostok Station. That would be appropo.

I would like to deport Little Stu and Wrinkled Rupert, but what country would take either of them?

“I’ll make a drive to Beverly Hills, just before dawn, and knock the little jockeys off the the rich peoples lawn, and before they get up, I’ll be gone…”

-Frank Zappa

Varney’s a fraud, starting with that phoney “wish I were posh” accent. In England, he’d be laughed off the telly for trying to pass himself off as the snooty wannabee pundit he started impersonating when he arrived in the USA.

Lets create a petition on the White House website to deport this cretin back to where he came from-if they will accept him back.

NOTE TO VARNEY

Your adoption of the U.S. has been terminated. Go home and take Rupert with you.

@agent 86: Why? What have the Brits done that warrants punishing them so egregiously? I mean, haven’t the Brits had enough to contend with lately, given Princess Kate’s recent hospitalization? And you would consider giving them even more pain by sending Varney back there? You’re just cold and evil.

Are you sure you haven’t sent a resume to work for FoxNoise? LOL

I say we all pitch in $5 and send the shithead back to the UK.

Fux Nuze sez

The 1% are Special – Uber Special! They worked hard trading imaginary, computer generated financial instruments at no risk to themselves, had themselves bailed out and did very well thank you! From their vantage point in the Nation of Fraudulent Finance your penury is their pleasure. Their teeth are white and very sharp. Best leave them alone!

I imagine a good number of Fox viewers support restoring Clinton era tax rates on the wealthiest. It is a very popular idea among the 99% who do include some Fox viewers. I hope Kilmeade goes out to look for the riots he is hoping for. He should stay out as long as it takes. Maybe he could egg a few heiresses into making some signs. What a laughable joke that man is.

OMG, Kilmeade was correct! The riots have started! The rich are overturning and torching Rolls Royces! Now they’re looting caviar! Quick everyone and lock your mansions and protect your maids, butlers and mistresses! Pray hard and call the National Guard!

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please, please PLEEEAASE riot in the streets……
That’ll get you a LOT of sympathy!