[Frantzie]

My guess is O think old white folks are too rich.

50% of baby boomers (45 to 59) voted for this. 43% of people over 60 voted for it. Hope & Change.

[Nervous Tick]

Just another variant of soaking the “rich”. (”rich” in this case meaning “anyone who saved, worked hard, and planned wisely for their future”)

I know this is coming sooner or later; that’s why I’m shifting all the revenue I possibly can into non-compensation categories.

[ConjunctionJunction]

Can somebody translate “means testing” for me? Is it just another way of saying redistribution of wealth?

[Free Vulcan]

What sucks about this is that many now ‘rich’ probably started out working dirt stinkin’ poor while putting into SS and gradually rose in income due to hard work, but get shafted because of how much wealth they have today.

[proudpapa]

I wonder how many times Obummer will reference the Tuscon killings. And being there when Gabbie Gifford opened her eyes. {sniff}

He’ll probably have the parents of the cute little girl sitting next to his wife...as he declares the need for greater gun control laws.

[Pollster1]

I’m not going to critique anything our Dear Leader might suggest, not in advance at least. Let’s wait and see what the socialist has in mind.

[jimfree]

At the risk of offending the spirit of Claude “I will not vote for a decrease in benefits” Pepper, I am perfectly content to rename Social Security “Old Age Welfare” and means testing applicants.

[Roccus]

The taxation of SS retirement benefits is a form of “means testing” that is already in place.

[SECURE AMERICA]

Obama came in under Hope and Change.
America has liitle hope under Obama but we have gotten change
The State of the Union Address - Obama Administration 2 years later
Unemployment - Jan 2009 was 7.6 % / Jan 2011 is 9.4 %
Average price for gallon of gas - Jan 12 2009 was $1.78 / Jan 17 2011 was $3.10
National Debt - Jan 14, 2009 was 10.6 Trillion Dollars / Jan 14, 2011 was 14.0 Trillion dollars

[KarlInOhio]

There is already a considerable amount of means testing in the SS system. If you make twice as much as someone else throughout your life and therefore pay twice as much in SS taxes you will not get anywhere close to twice the SS payments in retirement.

It might just be time to throw aside the retirement and insurance camouflage and just state outright that Social Security is a welfare program for the old.

[screaminsunshine]

What a Gyp.

[PTBAA]

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need....

[50mm]

My guess is O think old white folks are too rich.

I bet Zero's a 9/11 truther too. He's such an idiot.

[Eaker]

Did you ping “Scooter”?

[blau993]

Social Security distributions are already "means tested." They are ordinary income and as such are taxed at the marginal rates just like any other income.

If the class warfare types want to change this by imposing some sort of super-means-testing on Social Security benefits, they should at least have the good grace and common sense to phase it in gradually. What these community organizers don't understand is that, in the real world, retirement plans are based on a mix of anticipated assets, of which Social Security is but one. Unless you are truly wealthy (and by that I do not draw the line at a ridiculous $250,000 per couple per year), screwing with any one leg of the plan tends to seriously upset the plan.