REMINDER: Republicans Want to Cut Social Security & Medicare

[JacksinPA]

REMINDER: Republicans Want to Cut Social Security & Medicare - Democrats

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Republicans just can’t help themselves — they keep coming out and saying they want to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block.

Over and over, Republicans have grabbed the “third rail” of politics and publicly stated their plans to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them.
Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail are publicly stating their plans to jeopardize or cut these crucial benefits and leave the American people in the lurch.
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Most seniors are living on fixed incomes: Social Security and, Medicare and if they're lucky, a pension. With prices rapidly rising due to both inflation & greedy Big Pharma. Most folks have paid into these programs their entire working lives. Now the repugs want to cut these essential programs. Biden won't sign these but if we get a repug all bets are off.

My suggestion is to eliminate the salary cap that governs who pays for these. The rich would not even notice but this is one way to fix these essential programs.

See https://www.healthinsurance.org/glossary/socialized-medicine/

Socialized medicine is, by definition, a healthcare system in which the government owns and operates healthcare facilities and employs the healthcare professionals, thus also paying for all healthcare services.

As in socialism, the government owns the means of production. Except for the VA & facilities for the military like Walter Reed, our government does not own the hospitals or pay the medical staffs.

The repugs are only interested in making their wealthy donors even wealthier.

 

[MAGAnificent]

REMINDER: Republicans Want to Cut Social Security & Medicare - Democrats

democrats.org

Republicans just can’t help themselves — they keep coming out and saying they want to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block.

Over and over, Republicans have grabbed the “third rail” of politics and publicly stated their plans to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them.

Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail are publicly stating their plans to jeopardize or cut these crucial benefits and leave the American people in the lurch.
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Most seniors are living on fixed incomes: Social Security and, Medicare and if they're lucky, a pension. With prices rapidly rising due to both inflation & greedy Big Pharma. Most folks have paid into these programs their entire working lives. Now the repugs want to cut these essential programs. Biden won't sign these but if we get a repug all bets are off.

My suggestion is to eliminate the salary cap that governs who pays for these. The rich would not even notice but this is one way to fix these essential programs.

That's an outright falsehood that the democrats have been pushing for decades....assuming that if they tell the lie enough times, it will eventually be taken as truth.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

REMINDER: Republicans Want to Cut Social Security & Medicare - Democrats

democrats.org

Republicans just can’t help themselves — they keep coming out and saying they want to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block.

Over and over, Republicans have grabbed the “third rail” of politics and publicly stated their plans to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them.

Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail are publicly stating their plans to jeopardize or cut these crucial benefits and leave the American people in the lurch.
========================================================
Most seniors are living on fixed incomes: Social Security and, Medicare and if they're lucky, a pension. With prices rapidly rising due to both inflation & greedy Big Pharma. Most folks have paid into these programs their entire working lives. Now the repugs want to cut these essential programs. Biden won't sign these but if we get a repug all bets are off.

My suggestion is to eliminate the salary cap that governs who pays for these. The rich would not even notice but this is one way to fix these essential programs.

Absolutely TRUE Jacks, only a complete fool would even attempt to say otherwise IMO.
They CONSTANTLY talking about ending the "entitlements" that our struggling Seniors rely on to survive.

I stand with Seniors, President Biden & America on this issue Jacks.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

That's an outright falsehood that the democrats have been pushing for decades....assuming that if they tell the lie enough times, it will eventually be taken as truth.

D'OH!!!
>>After instituting a $1.5 trillion tax cut and signing off on a $675 billion budget for the Department of Defense, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the only way to lower the record-high federal deficit would be to cut entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

"It's disappointing, but it's not a Republican problem," McConnell said <<<

Mitch McConnell Calls to Cut Social Security, Medicare

After instituting a $1.5 trillion tax cut, the Senate majority leader said Tuesday that the only way to lower the record-high federal deficit would be to cut entitlement programs.

www.newsweek.com

 

[You're not Capgras!]

Trump loves the poorly educated.

 

[You're not Capgras!]

That's an outright falsehood that the democrats have been pushing for decades....assuming that if they tell the lie enough times, it will eventually be taken as truth.

 

[NatMorton]

REMINDER: Republicans Want to Cut Social Security & Medicare - Democrats

democrats.org

Republicans just can’t help themselves — they keep coming out and saying they want to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block.

Over and over, Republicans have grabbed the “third rail” of politics and publicly stated their plans to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them.

Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail are publicly stating their plans to jeopardize or cut these crucial benefits and leave the American people in the lurch.
========================================================
Most seniors are living on fixed incomes: Social Security and, Medicare and if they're lucky, a pension. With prices rapidly rising due to both inflation & greedy Big Pharma. Most folks have paid into these programs their entire working lives. Now the repugs want to cut these essential programs. Biden won't sign these but if we get a repug all bets are off.

My suggestion is to eliminate the salary cap that governs who pays for these. The rich would not even notice but this is one way to fix these essential programs.

What proof do you have that "Republicans Want to Cut Social Security & Medicare?"

 

[Helix]

My guess is that they would leave the existing system in place for those 55 and older, because older people vote. Younger workers will be put into some privatization scheme that lets the rich skim the programs until they are gone.

 

[Sabre]

Yep, it is as big a lie as saying Ostrich's bury their heads when frightened.

 

[Demon]

D'OH!!!
>>After instituting a $1.5 trillion tax cut and signing off on a $675 billion budget for the Department of Defense, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the only way to lower the record-high federal deficit would be to cut entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

"It's disappointing, but it's not a Republican problem," McConnell said <<<

Mitch McConnell Calls to Cut Social Security, Medicare

After instituting a $1.5 trillion tax cut, the Senate majority leader said Tuesday that the only way to lower the record-high federal deficit would be to cut entitlement programs.

www.newsweek.com

But no, its all just a democrat lie.

 

[MAGAnificent]

Stop that. You don't know where that sand has been.

 

[JacksinPA]

What proof do you have that "Republicans Want to Cut Social Security & Medicare?"

House GOP Agenda Signals Push for Social Security and Medicare Cuts

"Republicans tell us over and over again that they will hand our earned Social Security and Medicare benefits over to Wall Street if they get power," said Alex Lawson of Social Security Works.

www.commondreams.org

House GOP Agenda Signals Push for Social Security and Medicare Cuts​

"Republicans tell us over and over again that they will hand our earned Social Security and Medicare benefits over to Wall Street if they get power," said Alex Lawson of Social Security Works.

JAKE JOHNSON
September 22, 2022
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled parts of a policy agenda that indicates the party would push for cuts to Social Security and Medicare if it retakes the majority in November.
A one-page summary of the agenda that House Republicans, led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), are expected to formally introduce Friday includes a highly misleading line that expresses the GOP's commitment to "save and strengthen Social Security and Medicare."

 

[Blue Dog]

I would opine it’s nothing more than specious campaign rhetoric. That demographic is one of the GOPs largest voting blocs. In turn they vote to keep them in office in spite of the threats to SS and Medicare. That begs two questions:

Why would the Republican Party risk such a backlash if they actually followed thru with those cuts?

Why would those voters keep supporting them if they took the threats seriously?

 

[MAGAnificent]

My guess is that they would leave the existing system in place for those 55 and older, because older people vote. Younger workers will be put into some privatization scheme that lets the rich skim the programs until they are gone.

I don't think either party would directly cut benefits,however there is always the threat of pushing back the retirement age.

 

[JacksinPA]

I would opine it’s nothing more than specious campaign rhetoric. That demographic is one of the GOPs largest voting blocs. In turn they vote to keep them in office in spite of the threats to SS and Medicare. That begs two questions:

Why would the Republican Party risk such a backlash if they actually followed thru with those cuts?

Why would those voters keep supporting them if they took the threats seriously?

Just like in the last election, Roe catalyzed the women to get out & vote against the repugs. Same to be expected in the next.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

House GOP Agenda Signals Push for Social Security and Medicare Cuts

"Republicans tell us over and over again that they will hand our earned Social Security and Medicare benefits over to Wall Street if they get power," said Alex Lawson of Social Security Works.

www.commondreams.org

House GOP Agenda Signals Push for Social Security and Medicare Cuts​

"Republicans tell us over and over again that they will hand our earned Social Security and Medicare benefits over to Wall Street if they get power," said Alex Lawson of Social Security Works.

JAKE JOHNSON
September 22, 2022
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled parts of a policy agenda that indicates the party would push for cuts to Social Security and Medicare if it retakes the majority in November.
A one-page summary of the agenda that House Republicans, led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), are expected to formally introduce Friday includes a highly misleading line that expresses the GOP's commitment to "save and strengthen Social Security and Medicare."

They'll take my FREE BidenCare™ plan when they pry it from my cold dead hands!!!! You have my solemn vow on that!!!

 

[Helix]

I don't think either party would directly cut benefits,however there is always the threat of pushing back the retirement age.

I'm not surprised that you claim to think that.

 

[MAGAnificent]

I'm not surprised that you claim to think that.

Not like it has not already been done more then once. I think the original retirement age was 55.

 

[Gateman_Wen]

That's an outright falsehood that the democrats have been pushing for decades....assuming that if they tell the lie enough times, it will eventually be taken as truth.

Nope.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/03/ron-johnson-medicare-social-security/

The third rail Republicans can’t stop touching

Social Security and Medicare are wildly popular. So why do GOP Senate candidates keep talking about privatizing them?

www.politico.com

 

[MAGAnificent]

Nope.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/03/ron-johnson-medicare-social-security/

The third rail Republicans can’t stop touching

Social Security and Medicare are wildly popular. So why do GOP Senate candidates keep talking about privatizing them?

www.politico.com

You either did not read your link all the way through or you did not understand it. He talked about cutting nothing. From your link:

"Johnson suggested that Social Security and Medicare be transformed into programs whose budgets are appropriated by Congress on an annual basis. He pointed out that budgets for the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are approved as discretionary spending.
“What we ought to be doing is we ought to turn everything into discretionary spending so it’s all evaluated so that we can fix problems or fix programs that are broken, that are going to be going bankrupt,” Johnson said. “As long as things are on automatic pilot, we just continue to pile up debt.”"

 

[brianpatrick]

What proof do you have that "Republicans Want to Cut Social Security & Medicare?"

They want to privatize it.

 

[MAGAnificent]

They want to privatize it.

President Bush offered a concept where workers 55 and under could volentarily direct 2.5 percent of their funds to a private plan. They would have ended up with more earnings at retirement. Makes sense to me.

 

[Bullseye]

They want to privatize it.

Not exactly "cutting" - private investments have done far better than SS "lockbox".

 

[Sabre]

They want to privatize it.

This is a snippet from Senator Grassley in 2020:

It’s typical during an election season to hear Democrats try to scare people into believing that Republicans want to destroy programs that Americans rely on for health and security.

We’ve recently heard this on Medicare and Social Security.

Now, we’re hearing it on health insurance.

The programs are different, but the scenario is the same.

The Democrats concoct a story, attribute it to the President and Republicans in Congress, and turn to allies to amplify the false narrative.

What really stands out this election season is how those all-too-familiar scare tactics directly contradict the message coming from their Presidential nominee.

Vice President Biden says he’s for hope, not fear.

His actions, and those of his party, show just the opposite.

Let start with Democrats’ effort to pin Medicare’s financial struggles on Republicans.

The facts tell a much different story.

Republicans have fought for decades, often in the face of Democrat resistance, to keep Medicare strong not only for current enrollees, but for their children and grandchildren.

The rest is a longer rendering of his speech but it lays out the facts of both sides, you can read the link or just dismiss it out of hand without bothering.

Grassley Calls Out Democrats on Social Security and Medicare | U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance...

www.grassley.senate.gov

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[MAGAnificent]

Not exactly "cutting" - private investments have done far better than SS "lockbox".

Democrats have never really wanted to fix Social Security and Medicare. They want to keep it in perpetual jeopardy of going bankrupt so they can hold onto the issue as a campaign issue. That way they can continue to make rants claiming the GOP wants tocutg or eliminate the programs, and keep signing bandaid fixes that just push bankruptcy off by an election cycle or two. Same with the abortion issue. They never tried to codify Roe V Wade because they wanted it to remain in percieved jeopardy and fund raise off of that.