Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumWhy would a Democrat support H. Clinton and her stand on Social Security?
Democrats have long been supporters of Social Security. We have a choice now of a candidate that has long supported SS and Medicare in Senator Sanders and a candidate that has fought for a decade, making the top 6% pay their fair share by raising the cap.
In 2008 Clinton said, Im certainly against one of Senator Obamas ideas, which is to lift the cap on the payroll tax, because that would impose additional taxes on people who are educators, police officers, firefighters and the like. She, of course, was insinuating that educators, police officers, firefighters were making over $97,000 a year. Of course few if any educators, police officers, firefighters were making over $97,000 per year. And if they were making $100,000, the additional tax would only cover the $3,000 that they previously weren't being taxed on.
In fact only 6% of Americans earn over $97,000. Raising the cap would make these 6%, that Clinton is favoring, pay their equal share as those of us earning much less.
Now faced with a true progressive challenge from Senator Sanders, Clinton has changed her stand from being solidly against strengthening SS by simply raising the cap to now considering the possibility of raising the cap. Sounds like just so much rhetoric to me. Recently Clinton responded to questions about cutting SS benefits, saying that she would like to see SS enhanced. That sounds scary. Enhanced is usually Republicon Speak for Cut.
Are H. Clinton's supporters willing to risk cuts in Social Security to prevent a progressive from becoming president?
Cross posted from GD: P
bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)I would remind you that one of Third Way's stated goals is to cut Social Security.
We have it too good!
bvar22
(39,909 posts)Looks like she didn't learn anything in 2008, or since:
Obama was convincing, but VERY forgetful (being nice) of his Campaign Promises from 2008.
He started insulting and ridiculing Liberals and Progressives since DAY 1.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)his promises on Day 1.
"He started insulting and ridiculing Liberals and Progressives since DAY 1." I knew at Rick Warren.
eridani
(51,907 posts)I mean the reference to increasing benefits for lowest income recipients. What this really means is that she intends to cut SocSec for everyone, and put back some of the lost benefits for the lowest quintile. This will give them the same lifetime amounts as before if they are lucky enough to live to be 85.