GOP will cut Social Security and make Trump Tax Cuts permanent

[badlatitude]

You get what you vote for.

Three-Quarters of House GOPs Endorsed Social Security Cuts Last Year​

Republicans are now aghast that anyone would be claiming they want to cut Social Security. But last year the Republican Study Committee — a House caucus which includes about 75% of all House Republicans — released a proposed 2023 budget which included basically every kind of Social Security cut on offer.

The Blueprint to Save America proposed raising the eligibility age at first to 70 and then higher if and when life expectancy goes up; it proposed cutting (or in their words “modernizing”) the benefit formula for everyone currently 54 and under; means-testing Social Security benefits; including work requirements for some Social Security beneficiaries; and allowing people to divert payroll taxes into private investment accounts — aka “retirement freedom.”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblo...-gops-endorsed-social-security-cuts-last-year

 

[Voyageur]

 

[Raz'r]

Work requirements for retirees. These fuckers just want another cheap source of labor.

 

[badlatitude]

Work requirements for retirees. These fuckers just want another cheap source of labor.

Next are company housing and company stores.

 

[Raz'r]

Next are company housing and company stores.

I bet if we peel back the onion on the "work requirements" for SS recipients, we'll find a lower minimum wage for the over 65 set.

 

[badlatitude]

I bet if we peel back the onion on the "work requirements" for SS recipients, we'll find a lower minimum wage for the over 65 set.

Shit, you made my head throb.

 

[Ishmael]

 

[veni vidi vici]

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[Raz'r]

Deficit Spending Republicans, typical.

Now we know why they need to destroy the safety net.

 

[billy backstay]

Another 3 Trillion deficit on top of the ginormous multi-Trillion executive bonus TFG gave to the richest among us and their Corporations......

Fiscal conservatives?????? Pure unadulterated bullshit!!

 

[billy backstay]

A good read on the budget ceiling.....

....While Democrats point to Republican tax cuts (George W. Bush and Donald Trump) and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Republicans blame the Biden administration for spending too much on COVID relief and (now somewhat sheepishly) ‘entitlement’ programs like Social Security and Medicare.....

Quick Thoughts on CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook

With more to come.

stephaniekelton.substack.com

 

[SloopJonB]

There must be an upside - they're the smart ones with the money after all.

 

[Ishmael]

There must be an upside - they're the smart ones with the money after all.

Well, they do seem to be getting rich faster than most.

 

[Bus Driver]

Well, they do seem to be getting rich faster than most.

Being amoral, selfish, and devious does not make one "smart".

 

[Ishmael]

Being amoral, selfish, and devious does not make one "smart".

No, but it does make one a Republican.

 

[SloopJonB]

Being amoral, selfish, and devious does not make one "smart".

Too many people can't make the distinction between intelligence and cunning.

 

[veni vidi vici]

Too many people can't make the distinction between intelligence and cunning.

Well that is the largest most consistent voting block in the DNC … Kamalalala

 

[veni vidi vici]

No, but it does make one a Republican.

Shut up Fishmeal , stick to your own countries politics

 

[billy backstay]

Apologies if this is a duplicate, I missed it if so......

Mike Pence Calls for Privatizing Social Security in Fox News Interview​

Mike Pence Calls for Privatizing Social Security in Fox News Interview

Privatizing Social Security would disproportionately impact people of color and low-income earners, research shows.

truthout.org

 

[Ishmael]

I have an idea to fix the debt...let's tax the wealthy! (Republicans erupt in laughter)
OK, how about we just shit on the poor some more? (Republicans applaud wildly)