Republicans and the poor. What do they think will happen eliminating SS and Medicare?

[rdean]

Do they think torturing the poor will somehow help? Because for those who rely on SS and Medicare, they will certainly end up destitute without that help they worked their entire lives to get.

destitute
/ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt/
adjective
1.
lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
2.
(postpositive) foll by of. completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of):destitute of words
3.
(obsolete) abandoned or deserted

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Why do Republicans see this as a viable policy? Anyone?

 

[Stephanie]

are you going to drag this up again?

You can't win without your class warfare. it's a nasty fact. you would think people would be tired of it, Especially after going through it with that nasty Obama. but this is the op in case you are new here. It's repeat the same old chit over and over and over and over

just a hint of what's on the horizon for you all. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[theHawk]

No content flame removed.

 

[rdean]

Fact-Checking Republicans on Social Security Disability

I once had a fellow veteran tell me that he feared the GOP more than any enemy in combat. And then, years later, I read almost the exact same from a different veteran.

 

[Wyatt earp]

No content flame removed.

 

[BluesLegend]

Link to the Republican proposal advocating getting rid of Social Security and Medicare to intentionally screw over the poor? No I didn't think you had one. Its amazing how the left can make up lies then debate them as if they were true.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

No content flame removed.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Link to the Republican proposal advocating getting rid of Social Security and Medicare to intentionally screw over the poor? No I didn't think you had one. Its amazing how the left can make up lies then debate them as if they were true.

Don't hold your breath.

RetardDean almost never supplies these kinds of links.

He appears to be a paid blogger....somebody is getting ripped off.

 

[BluesLegend]

Link to the Republican proposal advocating getting rid of Social Security and Medicare to intentionally screw over the poor? No I didn't think you had one. Its amazing how the left can make up lies then debate them as if they were true.

Don't hold your breath.

RetardDean almost never supplies these kinds of links.

He appears to be a paid blogger....somebody is getting ripped off.

I noticed the left never starts a post about the fact that congress repeatedly raided the social security trust find stealing $2 trillion dollars it can't pay back.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Do they think torturing the poor will somehow help? Because for those who rely on SS and Medicare, they will certainly end up destitute without that help they worked their entire lives to get.

destitute
/ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt/
adjective
1.
lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
2.
(postpositive) foll by of. completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of):destitute of words
3.
(obsolete) abandoned or deserted

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Why do Republicans see this as a viable policy? Anyone?

Dude we've just barely made any inroads into convincing republicans to give a damn about the middle class! They're not ready to start talking about poor people!

Baby steps!

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Do they think torturing the poor will somehow help? Because for those who rely on SS and Medicare, they will certainly end up destitute without that help they worked their entire lives to get.

destitute
/ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt/
adjective
1.
lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
2.
(postpositive) foll by of. completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of):destitute of words
3.
(obsolete) abandoned or deserted

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Why do Republicans see this as a viable policy? Anyone?

Dude we've just barely made any inroads into convincing republicans to give a damn about the middle class! They're not ready to start talking about poor people!

Baby steps!

Well, if you convince them to do so, they'll be the only ones.

If you really think democrats care about the middle class then their marketing campaign is working.

 

[whitehall]

Democrat politicians have been stealing FICA taxes since Social Security was signed into law. Democrat LBJ even made it "legal" when he decreed that FICA taxes would go into the general fund and be spent on various programs including his stunningly failed "great society". Thanks to greedy politicians on both sides there is no social security locked box and there never was. What do we do when the money runs out? When republicans suggest some changes in the program and a tightining up of the lavish bureaucracy they get the same old tired left wing propaganda...."republicans and the poor".

 

[BluesLegend]

Washington has spent every last dime I have contributed to Social Security and now tells me I may get screwed out of the benefits I paid for due to their raiding the trust fund. If that happened in the private sector those responsible would be perp walked to prison.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Do they think torturing the poor will somehow help? Because for those who rely on SS and Medicare, they will certainly end up destitute without that help they worked their entire lives to get.

destitute
/ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt/
adjective
1.
lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
2.
(postpositive) foll by of. completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of):destitute of words
3.
(obsolete) abandoned or deserted

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Why do Republicans see this as a viable policy? Anyone?

Dude we've just barely made any inroads into convincing republicans to give a damn about the middle class! They're not ready to start talking about poor people!

Baby steps!

Well, if you convince them to do so, they'll be the only ones.

If you really think democrats care about the middle class then their marketing campaign is working.

Okay. Go Trump.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Do they think torturing the poor will somehow help? Because for those who rely on SS and Medicare, they will certainly end up destitute without that help they worked their entire lives to get.

destitute
/ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt/
adjective
1.
lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
2.
(postpositive) foll by of. completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of):destitute of words
3.
(obsolete) abandoned or deserted

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Why do Republicans see this as a viable policy? Anyone?

Dude we've just barely made any inroads into convincing republicans to give a damn about the middle class! They're not ready to start talking about poor people!

Baby steps!

Well, if you convince them to do so, they'll be the only ones.

If you really think democrats care about the middle class then their marketing campaign is working.

Okay. Go Trump.

Thanks for admitting that the democrats don't care about the middle class either.

Trump is no worse than the democrats....so go ahead and vote for him. People suspect we are idiots. Let's elect him and remove all doubt.

 

[RWNJ]

Do they think torturing the poor will somehow help? Because for those who rely on SS and Medicare, they will certainly end up destitute without that help they worked their entire lives to get.

destitute
/ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt/
adjective
1.
lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
2.
(postpositive) foll by of. completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of):destitute of words
3.
(obsolete) abandoned or deserted

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Why do Republicans see this as a viable policy? Anyone?

Conservatives would rather help people by getting them off of the government dole. One state, Can't remember which one offhand, increased the restrictions on who could get welfare. Know what happened. A LOT of people went back to work. That just shows that there are many on welfare who would rather live off of the efforts of others, rather than support themselves. When that safety net was taken away, they had no choice but to return to work. Conservatives have no problem helping those who need it. What we DO have a problem with is generational dependency on the government.

 

[SwimExpert]

Eliminate Medicare and SS, and people will have more money. It's really quite simple.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Do they think torturing the poor will somehow help? Because for those who rely on SS and Medicare, they will certainly end up destitute without that help they worked their entire lives to get.

destitute
/ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt/
adjective
1.
lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
2.
(postpositive) foll by of. completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of):destitute of words
3.
(obsolete) abandoned or deserted

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Why do Republicans see this as a viable policy? Anyone?

Dude we've just barely made any inroads into convincing republicans to give a damn about the middle class! They're not ready to start talking about poor people!

Baby steps!

Well, if you convince them to do so, they'll be the only ones.

If you really think democrats care about the middle class then their marketing campaign is working.

Okay. Go Trump.

Thanks for admitting that the democrats don't care about the middle class either.

Trump is no worse than the democrats....so go ahead and vote for him. People suspect we are idiots. Let's elect him and remove all doubt.

 

[mikegriffith1]

Do they think torturing the poor will somehow help? Because for those who rely on SS and Medicare, they will certainly end up destitute without that help they worked their entire lives to get.

destitute
/ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt/
adjective
1.
lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
2.
(postpositive) foll by of. completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of):destitute of words
3.
(obsolete) abandoned or deserted

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Why do Republicans see this as a viable policy? Anyone?

What would happen if we ended SS and Medicare, you ask? Well, what was happening before those programs began? Were the elderly being kicked into the street and dying from lack of care before Medicare was signed into law in 1965? Was this happening before SS was established in 1935? Nope, it wasn't.

That said, no Republican is talking about ending SS but privatizing it. People would still be required to have a SS deduction, but they would get to choose how the money was invested. Gee, what a novel idea--people getting to choose where their money goes!

As for Medicare, it's a disaster that is bankrupting us. The program is rife with fraud and inefficiency. The program needs to be shifted to the states entirely, or even to counties, so that there's much more oversight and control over how money is spent and what services are covered, etc.

As for right now, we are facing at least $20 trillion in Medicare obligations over the next 50 years that we have no idea how we're going to pay.

 

[rdean]

Do they think torturing the poor will somehow help? Because for those who rely on SS and Medicare, they will certainly end up destitute without that help they worked their entire lives to get.

destitute
/ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt/
adjective
1.
lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
2.
(postpositive) foll by of. completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of):destitute of words
3.
(obsolete) abandoned or deserted

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Why do Republicans see this as a viable policy? Anyone?

Dude we've just barely made any inroads into convincing republicans to give a damn about the middle class! They're not ready to start talking about poor people!

Baby steps!

Well, if you convince them to do so, they'll be the only ones.

If you really think democrats care about the middle class then their marketing campaign is working.

Democrats have to care about the Middle Class. The two parties can't be exactly the same. Republicans believe if you redistribute the wealth of the nation to the top 1%, the rich will care and take care of everyone else.

Democrats understand how ridiculous that is.