White House names names re sunsetting Social Security and Medicare

[deminks]

Link to tweet

Senator Rick Scott introduced a plan that would sunset Social Security and Medicare every five years unless Congress votes them back into existence.

Senator Ron Johnson thinks five years is too long to wait. He wants to put the funding for Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every single year.

Senator Lindsey Graham suggested raising the age for Social Security and cutting benefits for seniors while making them pay more.

Senator Mike Lee stated it is his objective to “phase out Social Security, to pull it up by the roots, and get rid of it.”

In the House – many members, including those who chair committees – have proposed cuts to Medicare and Social Security in exchange for preventing a default on our debts.

The Republican Study Committee released a budget that calls for privatizing Social Security and raising the eligibility ages for Social Security and Medicare.

If Republicans in Congress don’t want to cut Social Security and Medicare, they should propose a budget that reflects it. Until then, all they’ve got is their record.

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White House tosses their quotes on video right back in their faces. GOP, don't piss on my head and tell me it's raining.

[RandySF]

1. This needs to go to the Greatest List.

[MN2theMax]

2. Thanks for posting the receipts!

The GQP faux outrage last night was laughable.

[Meadowoak]

3. This list needs to be on the front page of every newspaper.

[SharonClark]

5. And on every non-fascist tv and radio show.

Billboards would be good, too.

[Meadowoak]

6. Not sure there are any left.

[Evolve Dammit]

21. Democracy Now is the only one I know of. Liberal thought has been crushed for 40 years.

[markodochartaigh]

33. Democracy Now is great.

FSTV has such great programs.

[uponit7771]

16. +1,

[betsuni]

4. K&R

[wiggs]

7. Tip of the iceberg. GOP has been talking about cutting these programs for years and years. And

you don't often hear that SS is self-funding and doesn't contribute to the debt. Unless they rob the SS fund, which they've done, and count paying it back as part of the debt.

[markodochartaigh]

35. And the Republicans did cut Social Security under Reagan.

The Windfall provision cut Social Security for public sector employees with both pensions and Social Security. The age for retirement was increased. When Republicans say that they aren't attempting to cut Social Security we need to keep history in mind.

[SouthernDem4ever]

43. Since then they also did a great job propagandizing the average joe worker

I know this from all the "there won't be SS when I retire" meme coming from many of them. My response was, "it will be there if people quit putting greedy bastards in office that want steal it"

[markodochartaigh]

47. Exactly! I'm 65 now and grew up in deep red Texas.

I have been hearing that "Social Security won't be there" since I was in my early 20's. But I don't ever recall hearing from those people "So we need to fix Social Security so it will continue to provide at least the same amount." The only solutions that they touted were "Cut the benefits" and "Put the money into Wall Street." The propaganda is pervasive. Before Al Gore was prevented from taking office by the supreme court he suggested putting Social Security in a lockbox. Even Saturday Night Live made fun of him for that.

[jaxexpat]

49. That's the real reason Gore was not allowed the presidency.

[markodochartaigh]

50. That certainly makes sense. Two of the largest pools of money

in the US are Wall Street and Social Security, and as soon as the supreme court put Bush the Second in office he started promoting the privatization of Social Security and channeling Social Security money into Wall Street, just before the tech bubble popped and 9/11 also drove the market down.

[SouthernDem4ever]

55. Everyone made fun of his "Lock Box" explanation for protecting SS

They won't be laughing if the GOP has it's way. They already started to screw it up under Reagan and now some of them want to finish it off.

[GoodRaisin]

8. Ha ha, Joe has that POS Scott playing defense on his heels.

Scott can’t lie his way out. Joe is owning him.

[jaxexpat]

51. Yet he will continue to lie until it works.

That's his MO.

[bahboo]

9. he's opened a Harry Truman can of Whup Ass...

on these assholes...

[Joinfortmill]

10. Rofl

[FakeNoose]

11. Let the Florida seniors - who all vote - see this and understand what these ****'s are doing

The seniors who are paying attention - aren't wasting their time watching Faux Noise.

[Hope22]

12. If his plan went into effect it would collapse assisted living and nursing facilities

across this country. When my sis was in assisted living Idaho decided to screw with Medicaid / disability. People throughout the facility were desperate. No depends, ensure, medical care or aids. Imagine if they cut the Social Security. What those State Representatives did caused a very dangerous situation. It became clear that my sister was the only private pay resident in the facility. The fallout from killing Social Security would be a disaster.

[markodochartaigh]

36. More than that, if the Republicans were able to substantially

reduce, let alone eliminate, Social Security and/or Medicare it would force most seniors who own homes to sell their homes into what would be a plummeting real estate market to have money to pay for their medical and living expenses. Of course the homes would be bought up for pennies on the dollar by hedge funds. And the next generation would be left without an inheritance to pay off their school loans.

[Hope22]

52. This too! N/ t

[mcar]

13. Mike Lee looked all righteously offended

last night. He knew he was busted.

Good on the Biden Admin for publishing receipts.

[Evolve Dammit]

22. Morning Joe showed the footage where Lee wanted to rip it out "by the roots." SS/ Medicare

[mcar]

28. Awesome!

[Evolve Dammit]

29. It was. Bagged his sorry ass with his own words in a video clip. What a f'in liar. McCarthy too.

[Cha]

14. Jonathan Karl Needs to See This!

he said PJB went over the top accusing magas of wanting to do away with SS & Medicare.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

15. Twitter just gave me a Notice that

I had Reached my Limit of Retweets for the day.. Try again Tomorrow it said.

[SouthernDem4ever]

45. You weren't the only one

Technical screw-up on their part.

[paleotn]

17. Why don't we sunset amendments to the Constitution while we're at it.

The 2nd Amendment certainly needs a look. Sure, we'd have to amend the Constitution for that, but that's about as sensible and workable as Skelator's plan.

Oh...and why isn't he in prison for Medicare fraud? Why? Oh, yea. He's white and rich. How soon I forget.

[Conjuay]

19. him, medicaid fraudster

calling someone else a liar.

In my neck of the woods, we call that, “chutzpah”.

But in his case, a few expletives must be added.

[paleotn]

20. Agreed!

[MontanaMama]

27. Amen.

And yea, why isn’t this tool in prison for Medicare fraud? He got away with so much. Ridiculous.

[lastlib]

18. Didn't those GOP douchenozzles learn anything from 2008??

How can a party with an elephant for a symbol forget the Great Recession and the financial market crash (that THEY CAUSED!)?? That crash virtually DECIMATED private investment accounts--and they want to turn over our Social Security pensions to the SAME vultures who nearly wiped us out financially then?? To those idjits, I can only say: "Proceed--with SELF-FORNICATION!"

[Meadowoak]

25. thats a feature, not a bug. Its how Millionaires get made.

[FrankTC]

26. Senator Douchenozzle Proposes

As Paul Krugman noted years ago, all these faux concerns about Social Security and Medicare amount to nothing more than, “Let’s cut entitlements now so that we don’t have to cut them later.” They have a coin toss game they like to play: “Heads I get tax cuts, tails you get benefit cuts.” I hope they get their asses singed on the third rail.

[lpbk2713]

23. Say it loud and often.

The voters need to know who wants to do them harm.

[Hekate]

24. I love the smell of transparency in the morning. Mmm-mm.

Dark Brandon has no time for malarkey, Jack.

[littlemissmartypants]

30. Let's say, gawd forbid, that they get their wish and M'care and SS are sent the way of the Dodo.

What excuses are they going to use next time when it's time to pay the bills and we need to raise the debt ceiling?

Time to cut education?
Public works?
The National Weather service?
Department of the Interior?
Federal lands?
Support for the states?
Social welfare?
Agriculture?
Highways?
Railroads?
Airports?
Maritime industries?
The judiciary?
The Department of Labor?
National Defense?
Stop funding FEMA?
Other health spending?
No more VA hospitals?
No Medicaid?
SNAP?
WIC?

They sure won't decide to give themselves pay cuts for the good of the country. You can take that to the bank.

It wouldn't stop with Social Security and Medicare. They want to disband the entire government. That's always been the endgame. We must never forget that fact.

[republianmushroom]

31. like it

[gratuitous]

32. Republicans' counterargument is just so preposterous

"Oh, we're not cutting Social Security and Medicare, it'll be re-authorized every five years, no problem." Yeah, like what you fuckers do whenever it comes to raising the debt ceiling under a Democratic president? "Oh, we'll never let the country default on its obligations." Unspoken of course is, "As long as you give us, the minority, some outrageous demand we can't pass on our own."

Every time, and I mean every frickin' time it came to re-authorize these taxpayer benefits you know for sure Republicans would move immediately into "Nice retirement program you have there; be a shame if something happened to it."

[DemocraticPatriot]

34. Republicans are not used to Democrats telling the truth about them on national television

and being HEARD!!!


OH THE HUMANITY!!!

Their blimp is going down in flames

[calimary]

37. Hey, Republicans in Congress and the Senate:

YOU FIRST.

You want to cut our retirement funds? Start by cutting your own. WHY do we have to continue supporting you when you want to kick OUR supports out from under us?

[lordsummerisle]

38. k&r n/t

[Vinca]

39. This needs to go in every political ad until the end of time.

[panfluteman]

40. It's Elementary, My Dear Watson: Republicans Are Suffering from Santa Envy Syndrome!

The Democrats were the Santas who brought us Social Security, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. The Republicans envy these Democratic accomplishments, and, out of pure bitterness and spite, would like to do away with them if at all possible. In addition, The Republicans are totally bereft of any "Santa" gifts to the American people. This is terminal Santa Envy Syndrome pure and simple; it's terminal because the Republican party seems to be locked into a sabotage mode, resulting in a potential death spiral for our democratic republic.

Back in the good ole days, when the Republican party exhibited some semblance of sanity, Republican presidents like Dwight Eisenhower told us the plain truth that any politician, Republican or Democrat, who proposed doing away with Social Security would be dismissed as being totally off his rocker. This was back in the day when Republicans put country over party, and realized that if a gift to the American people was truly valuable and worthwhile, it wasn't the giver that was the primary consideration - it was the gift itself.

[lark]

41. Go Dark Brandon!

Tell it like it is and make them think they're in hell.

[spanone]

42. Social Security would become the new 'debt ceiling' every five years under these cretinous liars.

[Upthevibe]

46. Kick. N/T

[Marcuse]

48. I know, I know.

Link to tweet

[emulatorloo]

53. Rick Scott is a medicare fraudster and a pathological liar. How dare he call Biden a "liar," as Joe

is telling the TRUTH about this crooked sleaze.

[kentuck]

54. Republicans have been trying to get rid of Social Security since FDR...

They are fooling no one.

[alterfurz]

56. BREAKING: Republicans plan to introduce legislation...

...to raise the retirement age to death plus five years. -- @MiddleAgeRiot