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In reply to the discussion: "Monstrous": Trump is Considering Direct Payments in Exchange for Cuts to Social Security Benefits [View all]
ancianita
(35,950 posts)53. And Democrats will counterattack that he was trying to make a move on Social Security.
That is point that will stick with people and piss them off about Trump.
They should get out in front of this move right now, have a press conference to show media and the country what he is now trying to do to make a grab at Social Security. He said the word first. He's using it for leverage in his so-called 'help' to Americans. He's trying to grab this safety net.
That's the message they'll hear and remember.
Now. Before any of his rallies start.
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"Monstrous": Trump is Considering Direct Payments in Exchange for Cuts to Social Security Benefits [View all]
CousinIT
May 2020
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Of course he knows that this will not pass the House. But that's not the point.
totodeinhere
May 2020
#46
And Democrats will counterattack that he was trying to make a move on Social Security.
ancianita
May 2020
#53
I think one of the strengths of Social Security is that people can't borrow from their future
progree
May 2020
#10
The Conservative Crackpots these Ivy League schools are cranking out thanks to
bucolic_frolic
May 2020
#19
He must be removed from office IMMEDIATELY! Why isnt everyone clamoring for this?
Baclava
May 2020
#12
Force him to resign. During Watergate, some 30 newspapers demanded Nixon to step down.
Baclava
May 2020
#36
We are no longer in 1974, the Republicans are hyper-partisan, see a kill shot, and will let Rump
Celerity
May 2020
#42
Still time to try again, try the mental incompetence angle, get a Dr to declare him deranged
Baclava
May 2020
#51
I think he should announce on twitter that all SS payments will be cut in half effective immediatly.
Runningdawg
May 2020
#18
Wasn't SocSec put in place b/c grammas, grampas were starving to death in Depression?
bobbieinok
May 2020
#31
Any "plan" that stops current workers from paying into the fund will kill it for everyone.
VOX
May 2020
#48
His plan (another one) was to stop current employers from paying into it....that's a 50% cut.
CousinIT
May 2020
#54
Is Prince Jared practicing for his fucking dance rehearsal in the background there?
Maru Kitteh
May 2020
#50
