"They want to raid Medicare to pay for socialism"

[Greenbeard]

Sometimes you have to go right to the transcript to see how transparent the lies are and how dumb the rhetoric is. Trump in Indiana last week was a doozy.

TRUMP: Republicans stand for protecting Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid and strengthening the safety net for truly needy Americans, not for illegal aliens and people that come into our country to take advantage of us.

6/22/17: Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
6/5/18: Social Security and Medicare trustees confirm: GOP policies have hurt both programs
6/19/18: House GOP plan would cut Medicare, Medicaid to balance budget

Pretending to be Democrats and lying about their own policy positions probably is the GOP's best strategy, I'll give him that.

And they [Democrats] want to raid Medicare to pay for socialism.

Yes, this is an actual quote.

 

[SoCal]

Sometimes you have to go right to the transcript to see how transparent the lies are and how dumb the rhetoric is. Trump in Indiana last week was a doozy.



6/22/17: Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
6/5/18: Social Security and Medicare trustees confirm: GOP policies have hurt both programs
6/19/18: House GOP plan would cut Medicare, Medicaid to balance budget

Pretending to be Democrats and lying about their own policy positions probably is the GOP's best strategy, I'll give him that.



Yes, this is an actual quote.

"...facts are irrelevant. All that matters are impressions and emotions and myths." - Timothy D. Snyder

Trumpettes can't be bothered with facts, it's not their strong suit, but they sure can be swayed by a shyster. They must pay through their noses when they have to buy a car and deal with a slick salesman like President Lech....

 

[Tanngrisnir]

Sometimes you have to go right to the transcript to see how transparent the lies are and how dumb the rhetoric is. Trump in Indiana last week was a doozy.



6/22/17: Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
6/5/18: Social Security and Medicare trustees confirm: GOP policies have hurt both programs
6/19/18: House GOP plan would cut Medicare, Medicaid to balance budget

Pretending to be Democrats and lying about their own policy positions probably is the GOP's best strategy, I'll give him that.



Yes, this is an actual quote.

It helps to keep in mind that Trump is mentally retarded and that his sycophants are a step below even that exalted level.

 

[Helix]

if Democrats don't at least take back the house, our social safety nets are in real trouble.

 

[ataraxia]

"...facts are irrelevant. All that matters are impressions and emotions and myths." - Timothy D. Snyder

Trumpettes can't be bothered with facts, it's not their strong suit, but they sure can be swayed by a shyster. They must pay through their noses when they have to buy a car and deal with a slick salesman like President Lech....

It’s a little like in the poltergeist movie, where the little boy whispers ominously:”I see dead people. “

Except I look at America and whisper ominously “I see dumb people.”

I can’t even begin to imagine the abject low level of intelligence and class it would take to support Trump. But then again, more Americans believe in Bigfoot and UFO sightings then they do in basic evolutionary biology and global warming science. Being a democracy, I guess people get what they want and deserve.

 

[SoCal]

It’s a little like in the poltergeist movie, where the little boy whispers ominously:”I see dead people. “

Except I look at America and whisper ominously “I see dumb people.”

I can’t even begin to imagine the abject low level of intelligence and class it would take to support Trump. But then again, more Americans believe in Bigfoot and UFO sightings then they do in basic evolutionary biology and global warming science. Being a democracy, I guess people get what they want and deserve.

LOL

I always think of the other little boy who made this classic adage known throughout the world by whispering ominously, "the Dear Leader is a lying sack of s__T and has no clothes"...

 

[Greenbeard]

if Democrats don't at least take back the house, our social safety nets are in real trouble.

Yes, they are. That's why anyone who even remotely cares about them needs to get out and vote this year.

 

[Greenbeard]

More from the Greatest Hits of Incoherent Talking Points:

Who wouldn't trust Rick Scott to protect Medicare?

Rick Scott 'oversaw the largest Medicare fraud' in U.S. history, Florida Democratic Party says

Scott started what was first Columbia in 1987, purchasing two El Paso, Texas, hospitals. Over the next decade he would add hundreds of hospitals, surgery centers and home health locations. In 1994, Scott’s Columbia purchased Tennessee-headquartered HCA and its 100 hospitals, and merged the companies.

In 1997, federal agents went public with an investigation into the company, first seizing records from four El Paso-area hospitals and then expanding across the country. The investigation focused on whether Columbia/HCA had committed Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

Scott resigned as CEO in July 1997, less than four months after the inquiry became public. Company executives said had Scott remained CEO, the entire chain could have been in jeopardy.

In December 2000, the U.S. Justice Department announced that Columbia/HCA agreed to pay $840 million in criminal fines, civil damages and penalties.

Among the revelations from the 2000 settlement:

• Columbia billed Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs for tests that were not necessary or had not been ordered by physicians;
• The company attached false diagnosis codes to patient records to increase reimbursement to the hospitals;
• The company illegally claimed non-reimbursable marketing and advertising costs as community education;
• Columbia billed the government for home health care visits for patients who did not qualify to receive them.

The government settled a second series of similar claims with Columbia/HCA in 2002 for an additional $881 million. The total for the two fines was $1.7 billion.