President Joe Biden has been criticizing Republicans for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare. For example, here is what Biden said in February 9 speech in Tampa: Republicans don’t like me — being called out on this. They were not very happy with me pointing this out. But their words speak — Look, I know that a lot of Republicans, their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare.
This report must be forwarded to every media by each of us who care about SS . It is that simple. I for one am glad that he is on the offensive. Those in and out of congress who really do want to cut all government programs are playing the long game. So many “ideas” that were once out of the question are now being uttered by politicians, the media and the public. This is a real threat. Talking heads are so often wrong and yet our less thoughtful, less informed and more distracted brother and sisters will have these ideas floating around in the back of their minds. Not a good thing. Manipulation is real and manipulation is what swings election and policy.Social Security and Medicare are good things. They need more funding. Increasing the SS tax on income over $400,000 seems to be one fix.
Thanks for cutting through all the noise to provide some sources and facts. I do think it is important to ask politicians why their positions change over time and yet also to expect them to evolve with time and situation. So much has changed since 1984!
Apart from the small percentage of people who can fund their retirement with personal wealth, there is no senior citizen, anyone nearing retirement or anyone affected by retirement who will vote for an income reduction, which is what this amounts to. I don’t care what they say publicly. They won’t knowingly do it. A freeze is one thing; raises aren’t ever guaranteed. But an actual reduction, no matter how much lipstick is on that pig, won’t fly. This will mobilize not only retirees but also their families, who could face the need to support aging parents beyond what they’re prepared or able to do. Party be damned. People aren’t stupid, but they don’t always realize what terms like ‘sunset’ and ‘entitlement programs’ mean, and that’s something we can affect. We need to move beyond ‘Rs want to cut’ to ‘What do Rs mean when they say they want to sunset a program?’ And then tell them.
IF "A 2022 poll found that 83% of Americans, and 84% of Republicans, support increasing Social Security benefits. “ THEN ..... a real lot of Americans can’t put 1 and 1 together to get 2..
It's all in the name. Another republican con job. The name "Contract to Save America" suggests one thing but we know the intent is the opposite. Anyone paying the least bit of attention knows that Biden is speaking the truth on the question of "entitlements." There are some who say the democrats have been working just as hard to cut entitlements too, but I haven't seen any widespread efforts from that direction. There is only one body that wants to cut so called entitlements (then lies about it). Hell, I've worked since I was 15, I'm 63 and that ain't no damn entitlement to me. That's MY damn money!!!
Forget Fox and the other propaganda outlets. Forget the Republicans and their whining. The real problem with this story is coming from the Jonathan Karl's of the world. The corporate media is desperate to keep the increasingly radical and insane Republicans in the game. As they did for all of Trump's reign of error, they minimize the radically unpopular agenda they are trying to impose on the country by either both-siderism or by simply distorting or excusing their actions. Republicans have been trying to kill Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid since the day they were enacted. The difference now is that they are saying the quiet part out loud.
HOw is it that a "Republican 'study' committee" goes after Biden's position from over 40 years ago? The RSC is neither a "study nor a committee" - just a bunch of deadbeat losers flapping their gums about ancient history. And the MSM is stupid for buying into this nonsense! 118th Congress shaping up to be just like X45 administration - crooks, liars, incompetents, fraudsters in search of a headline! GQP is DOA.
Thank you, Judd, for this. Now if we can just get the truth out through the MSM. Republicans have been trying to cut, sunset, privatize or whatever term they want to use, since Reagan. That’s when they became vocal and truly energized. See Paul Krugman’s excellent piece in yesterday’s NY Times. Question: how in the hell do we get MSM to report the truth about this?
Judd, this post also crosses path with what Republican lawmakers are doing in North Carolina according to Marc from Democracy Dockets. They are proposing raising the retirement age for judges so that they can prevent a new governor from choosing new judges. This country Smdh
Yes Biden has changed his position. Guy is 80 years old and still open to new ideas and information. How many can say that? More importantly he is publicly confronting the R’s on their lies which is why they and their mouthpieces are outraged.
Republican projection. They have no plan to help those most in need or have any desire to expand the middle class. They will do exactly what President Biden stated in the SOTU address. If you're not a hedge-fund, a private equity firm, a billionaire, or a corporation, they have no interest and no plans to make your life better/easier/more inclusive. The GOP is not interested in anything that would be good for the country in general.
This information makes it much easier to argue down. Frankly, I don’t think it’s relevant that he had a different position 28 years ago. I care what he IS DOING now. This needs to be our focus.
It is especially important to note that increasing the age of retirement is simply another form of cutting what the recipient will get.
We need to get video/audio of the Republicans saying what they claim they did not. They are perpetual liars and do NOT care about the working public.
There was another mass shooting at Michigan State U. Public figures were angry. Enough. But they failed to put a name to what prevented safety from gun deaths…REPUBLICANS & their marriage to the NRA! Come on politicians! Enough of just referring to a cult without naming it. Say REPUBLICANS, SAY NRA, SAY CORPORATE DEMOCRATS bought by the gun lobby!
We all know ‘when the Republicans are lying. Their lips are moving’.
An old snarky remark added to the conversation.
Does it apply ? Absolutely.
This crew that makes up the heretofore GOP are liars. Fox is their network , where lies abound .
As usual they also call out the Democratic members for things only they are guilty of .
As far as Joe Biden’s position on Social Security and Medicare, its changed.
If Republicans told the truth ,I’m not sure we’d have these chronic issues . But they’ll never give up their wealthy benefactors. So we’ll fight about this for the foreseeable future .
This report must be forwarded to every media by each of us who care about SS . It is that simple. I for one am glad that he is on the offensive. Those in and out of congress who really do want to cut all government programs are playing the long game. So many “ideas” that were once out of the question are now being uttered by politicians, the media and the public. This is a real threat. Talking heads are so often wrong and yet our less thoughtful, less informed and more distracted brother and sisters will have these ideas floating around in the back of their minds. Not a good thing. Manipulation is real and manipulation is what swings election and policy.Social Security and Medicare are good things. They need more funding. Increasing the SS tax on income over $400,000 seems to be one fix.
President Biden adapted his position on social programs to account for the reality of wealth inequality.
Thanks for cutting through all the noise to provide some sources and facts. I do think it is important to ask politicians why their positions change over time and yet also to expect them to evolve with time and situation. So much has changed since 1984!
Apart from the small percentage of people who can fund their retirement with personal wealth, there is no senior citizen, anyone nearing retirement or anyone affected by retirement who will vote for an income reduction, which is what this amounts to. I don’t care what they say publicly. They won’t knowingly do it. A freeze is one thing; raises aren’t ever guaranteed. But an actual reduction, no matter how much lipstick is on that pig, won’t fly. This will mobilize not only retirees but also their families, who could face the need to support aging parents beyond what they’re prepared or able to do. Party be damned. People aren’t stupid, but they don’t always realize what terms like ‘sunset’ and ‘entitlement programs’ mean, and that’s something we can affect. We need to move beyond ‘Rs want to cut’ to ‘What do Rs mean when they say they want to sunset a program?’ And then tell them.
IF "A 2022 poll found that 83% of Americans, and 84% of Republicans, support increasing Social Security benefits. “ THEN ..... a real lot of Americans can’t put 1 and 1 together to get 2..
It's all in the name. Another republican con job. The name "Contract to Save America" suggests one thing but we know the intent is the opposite. Anyone paying the least bit of attention knows that Biden is speaking the truth on the question of "entitlements." There are some who say the democrats have been working just as hard to cut entitlements too, but I haven't seen any widespread efforts from that direction. There is only one body that wants to cut so called entitlements (then lies about it). Hell, I've worked since I was 15, I'm 63 and that ain't no damn entitlement to me. That's MY damn money!!!
Forget Fox and the other propaganda outlets. Forget the Republicans and their whining. The real problem with this story is coming from the Jonathan Karl's of the world. The corporate media is desperate to keep the increasingly radical and insane Republicans in the game. As they did for all of Trump's reign of error, they minimize the radically unpopular agenda they are trying to impose on the country by either both-siderism or by simply distorting or excusing their actions. Republicans have been trying to kill Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid since the day they were enacted. The difference now is that they are saying the quiet part out loud.
Social security and Medicare are not entitlements; they're earned benefits.
HOw is it that a "Republican 'study' committee" goes after Biden's position from over 40 years ago? The RSC is neither a "study nor a committee" - just a bunch of deadbeat losers flapping their gums about ancient history. And the MSM is stupid for buying into this nonsense! 118th Congress shaping up to be just like X45 administration - crooks, liars, incompetents, fraudsters in search of a headline! GQP is DOA.
Thank you, Judd, for this. Now if we can just get the truth out through the MSM. Republicans have been trying to cut, sunset, privatize or whatever term they want to use, since Reagan. That’s when they became vocal and truly energized. See Paul Krugman’s excellent piece in yesterday’s NY Times. Question: how in the hell do we get MSM to report the truth about this?
Judd, this post also crosses path with what Republican lawmakers are doing in North Carolina according to Marc from Democracy Dockets. They are proposing raising the retirement age for judges so that they can prevent a new governor from choosing new judges. This country Smdh
Yes Biden has changed his position. Guy is 80 years old and still open to new ideas and information. How many can say that? More importantly he is publicly confronting the R’s on their lies which is why they and their mouthpieces are outraged.
You continually do great work. Speaking truth with clarity in an age of unrelenting obfuscation. Thank you.
Republican projection. They have no plan to help those most in need or have any desire to expand the middle class. They will do exactly what President Biden stated in the SOTU address. If you're not a hedge-fund, a private equity firm, a billionaire, or a corporation, they have no interest and no plans to make your life better/easier/more inclusive. The GOP is not interested in anything that would be good for the country in general.
This information makes it much easier to argue down. Frankly, I don’t think it’s relevant that he had a different position 28 years ago. I care what he IS DOING now. This needs to be our focus.
It is especially important to note that increasing the age of retirement is simply another form of cutting what the recipient will get.
We need to get video/audio of the Republicans saying what they claim they did not. They are perpetual liars and do NOT care about the working public.
There was another mass shooting at Michigan State U. Public figures were angry. Enough. But they failed to put a name to what prevented safety from gun deaths…REPUBLICANS & their marriage to the NRA! Come on politicians! Enough of just referring to a cult without naming it. Say REPUBLICANS, SAY NRA, SAY CORPORATE DEMOCRATS bought by the gun lobby!
We all know ‘when the Republicans are lying. Their lips are moving’.
An old snarky remark added to the conversation.
Does it apply ? Absolutely.
This crew that makes up the heretofore GOP are liars. Fox is their network , where lies abound .
As usual they also call out the Democratic members for things only they are guilty of .
As far as Joe Biden’s position on Social Security and Medicare, its changed.
If Republicans told the truth ,I’m not sure we’d have these chronic issues . But they’ll never give up their wealthy benefactors. So we’ll fight about this for the foreseeable future .