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Yes, social security and medicare need to be restructured, because the baby boomers are all retiring now. Naturally, our fine folks in Congress (I'm talking about both Republican and Democrats now!) kicked that can down the road until the deficit will become a real crisis, especially if this tax cut scam goes through. This legislation makes the solutions even worse than what we're looking at right now, and I guarantee that some Republicans are eyeing this as an opportunity to kill off social security and medicare altogether. They're going to balance the budget on the backs of the poor and disabled, period. And as they're doing so, they're going to blame it all on something/someone else.
"Kim Jong Un is concerned that his long-standing plan to destroy the United States has been made totally irrelevant by the Republican tax bill."
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"The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that Kim fears that his scheme to turn the United States into an uninhabitable hellhole has been to a large extent upstaged by a similar proposal from congressional Republicans."
Like you say. "As night follows day".
I honestly believe that was exactly the hidden agenda behind the tax cuts. To lay the foundation for future cuts to all the social safety nets. If one looks at what Trump intends to slash from various programs already, just with the next budget, it gives you a reasonable thumbnail on what is to follow in the next 5 years if the republicans are still in charge.
Of course it was. They wont try until 2019 tho. Taking the Senate is nearly impossible for the Dems in 2018. The states in play are far too GOP.
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Funny thing is, no such bill has been proposed by Republicans.
So the question is-are Democrats liars, or simply delusional?
Or calling the future.
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Anyone under age 50 has already had to plan their retirement without social security anyway.
"Welcome to Walmart"
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Anyone voting for the upcoming Senate race in Alabama. A vote for Moore means you vote to cut your Medicare and Social Security (and that of your children). A vote for Jones means you vote against cutting your Medicare and Social Security.
Pretty much every middle class voters is impacted by Social Security and Medicare cuts at some point in their life. Or the life of their family members.
The GOP is going to try to cut Medicare and Social Security and that 1 vote in Alabama could make the difference between you getting $250 less per month for the rest of your life.
Please. Moore is going to win. Many in AL cheer Moore for being booted out of the courts for not realizing difference between judicial duty and personal religious viewpoint. 1/4 of the voters on BOTH sides would vote for a confirmed nun killer child molester who was caught having relations with a goat over someone of the opposed party.
As night follows day, this is what happens every single time. The GOP wants massive tax cuts to please wealthy donors, and when the deficit balloons, as it always does, they say the answer is to cut Medicare and Social Security. Every.single.time.
Republicans justify huge corporate tax cuts by saying the cuts will "trickle down" to benefit workers. When there is no "trickle down", they say "Entitlement Cuts!"
"As the population ages and health-care costs continue to rise, the fiscal demands on entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are projected to grow. The projected increase in the debt from the tax package could make the situation worse, budget experts say.
“In the past when members of Congress have been concerned about the debt, they’ve turned to these programs, so it’s not a stretch to see that they turn there in the foreseeable future,†said Tricia Neuman, a senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation.
“If we are talking about the kinds of deficits†that are projected from the tax bill, “entitlement cuts are definitely on the table,†said William Hoagland, a senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center."
Completely predictable because we've done this before and if happens every time with the GOP. Paul Ryan has dreamed of privatizing Medicare since forever.
The lazy and culturally unmotivated should be on notice that the freebies from Uncle Sugar is getting some scrutiny.
They have an opportunity to instill some self-reliance in their childrens.
The lazy and culturally unmotivated should be on notice that the freebies from Uncle Sugar is getting some scrutiny.
They have an opportunity to instill some self-reliance in their childrens.
Hear that, all you senior citizens? Your gravy train is over! Get your 80-year-old butts out there and get a job!
Oh, and then make sure to vote in the next election for the guys who reduced your SS and Medicare down so low that you had to go back to work. Because you've GOT to vote Republican, even as they are strangling the life out of you. Because ABORTION! UNISEX BATHROOMS! GAYS! IMMIGRANTS TAKING YOUR JOBS! WAR ON CHRISTMAS! You know, all that stuff that is really vital to your well-being.
As night follows day, this is what happens every single time. The GOP wants massive tax cuts to please wealthy donors, and when the deficit balloons, as it always does, they say the answer is to cut Medicare and Social Security. Every.single.time.
Republicans justify huge corporate tax cuts by saying the cuts will "trickle down" to benefit workers. When there is no "trickle down", they say "Entitlement Cuts!"
"As the population ages and health-care costs continue to rise, the fiscal demands on entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are projected to grow. The projected increase in the debt from the tax package could make the situation worse, budget experts say.
“In the past when members of Congress have been concerned about the debt, they’ve turned to these programs, so it’s not a stretch to see that they turn there in the foreseeable future,†said Tricia Neuman, a senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation.
“If we are talking about the kinds of deficits†that are projected from the tax bill, “entitlement cuts are definitely on the table,†said William Hoagland, a senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center."
Completely predictable because we've done this before and if happens every time with the GOP. Paul Ryan has dreamed of privatizing Medicare since forever.
I never expected to collect a DIME from Social Security... and I know that it is NOT the Republicans I would blame for that...
Yes, social security and medicare need to be restructured, because the baby boomers are all retiring now. Naturally, our fine folks in Congress (I'm talking about both Republican and Democrats now!) kicked that can down the road until the deficit will become a real crisis, especially if this tax cut scam goes through. This legislation makes the solutions even worse than what we're looking at right now, and I guarantee that some Republicans are eyeing this as an opportunity to kill off social security and medicare altogether. They're going to balance the budget on the backs of the poor and disabled, period. And as they're doing so, they're going to blame it all on something/someone else.
lol...Quick the sky is falling! Do Leftists take more psych meds than anyone else? I'm betting they do with all this anxiety of doom and gloom that they carry around with them on a daily basis.
I never expected to collect a DIME from Social Security... and I know that it is NOT the Republicans I would blame for that...
Pure speculation on your part. Social Security Administration has never missed a full monthly payment to a lawful recipient in it's history.
It will only start to default if congress wants it to default.
Fact is, if congress wants it to default they will screw millions and millions of people.
lol...Quick the sky is falling! Do Leftists take more psych meds than anyone else? I'm betting they do with all this anxiety of doom and gloom that they carry around with them on a daily basis.
Thanks for adding clarity and substance to the thread that will impact every American in the country.
Demonstrates exactly how much you contribute to this forum.
What's your point? All I get out of it is "Lefties Bad, Righties Good."
We're talking about ALL American's futures here.
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