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Christie calls for overhaul to Social Security, Medicare
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com ^ | 8-21-23 | ALEX MILLER

Posted on 08/21/2023 1:33:37 AM PDT by Enterprise

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie worked to cast himself in a different light from other Republicans on entitlement program policy in the hunt for the GOP presidential nomination.

Mr. Christie suggested that “political risk” was needed to make changes to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare at conservative radio host Erick Erickson’s conference, which featured other presidential hopefuls, in Atlanta on Saturday.

Mr. Christie, who is polling in sixth place according to national Republican presidential primary polling data, said that changes are needed in Social Security and Medicare because the programs are quickly running out of money.

He called lawmakers in Congress “liars and cowards” for not wanting to make changes to the entitlement programs.

“They know that in 10 years, Medicare will be bankrupt.” Mr. Christie said. “And in 11 years, Social Security will be bankrupt.”

The Congressional Budget Office projected in a report last year that the Social Security program’s trust fund “would be exhausted” by 2033.

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To: Enterprise

Go eat a donut 🍩


21 posted on 08/21/2023 3:46:10 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Reverend Wright

Yes it’s the Globaliat Uniparity vs the America FirstMiddle and working class ( of every race) movement. The Professonal, and Upper Middle Class stands with those policies.


22 posted on 08/21/2023 3:58:41 AM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AN GLOBALISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
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To: Enterprise

How about, before any kind of overhaul, we find out how many illegals, refugees, family members of refugees, etc etc are skimming the system after they go through the disability court for SSI payments. Amazing how the corrupt judges and lawyers have no problem working in unison to get payments for the elderly parents and grandparents of the frauds that made it to America.

After that is dealt with, then we can start going through the disability payments that are being handed out to American’s that have “a bad back”, bad knees, etc etc etc. Crooked ass doctors, lawyers and judges working in concert with each other.

Let that dust settle for a few years and then we can talk about overhauls.


23 posted on 08/21/2023 4:02:22 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: Enterprise
Ending Social Security would be just one more contract that the government breaks.

Another one they've already broken is a secure border.

Yet another is our broken justice system.

I could go on, but it begs the question: If the government is failing to honor its basic contracts with the citizenry, then why should Americans pay taxes anymore?

24 posted on 08/21/2023 4:10:51 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Sirius Lee

They have broken the voting system as well. MCCartthy: I TOLD YOU SO!


25 posted on 08/21/2023 4:16:53 AM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AN GLOBALISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
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To: Enterprise

Privatize it. Give us each all the money we put into it, and that our employers put into it on our behalf, for all the years we have worked. I’ll take mine in gold, please. Don’t trust their fiat money any more.


26 posted on 08/21/2023 4:24:36 AM PDT by meyer (FBI = KGB for the DNC; IRS = Gestapo)
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To: Enterprise

There does need to be an overhaul of entitlement programs.

Just not the ones he’s mentioning. End freebies for college loans and illegal aliens!


27 posted on 08/21/2023 4:43:47 AM PDT by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: philman_36

Christie is a Democrat. He should be kicked out of the GOP for his sabotage.


28 posted on 08/21/2023 4:52:35 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Hey, Fat F*ck Christie-

why not stop people who have NEVER paid into the system from accessing benefits???

Why not start THERE???

Yep- I read a NY Times story about a Chinese woman who moved in with her kids and after a very few years was soon able to collect several hundred dollars a month in social security benefits.

She was collecting MORE than my Grandmother who had worked her whole life.


29 posted on 08/21/2023 4:58:21 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Enterprise

The country is bankrupt.

Yet you don’t hear him calling to end unlimited welfare or wars


30 posted on 08/21/2023 5:06:31 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: Enterprise

They call Social Security the “Third Rail of Politics” for a reason.


31 posted on 08/21/2023 5:11:49 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Sirius Lee
Ending Social Security would be just one more contract that the government breaks.

Think you can trust the government? Ask an Indian.

32 posted on 08/21/2023 5:12:45 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Enterprise

How is it a risky political position for him? He has no chance of winning.


33 posted on 08/21/2023 5:44:09 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: Enterprise
Does Christie have an official 2024 Christie for President website?

Google and Bing only link to a long-scroll Christie donation page.

I was trying to find a list of people who endorse Christie in 2024.

Wiki has a list, but I do not know if it is current.

The only names I recognize on the Wiki list...

(1) Adam Kinzinger (voted to impeach Trump - pretended to weep on national TV - did not run for reelection).

(2) Anthony Scaramucci (Trumps Communication Director for one week in 2017)

(3) Steve Cohen (owns the NY Mets - Wall Street player)

34 posted on 08/21/2023 5:51:05 AM PDT by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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To: Enterprise

Looks like fatboy wants to give the MSM and their dim allies more ammo to use in ads showing grandma being shoved off a cliff by repugs. Good going fatboy.


35 posted on 08/21/2023 5:52:53 AM PDT by ChuckHam
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To: ChuckHam

Now you know why he was the least popular governor of any State.


36 posted on 08/21/2023 5:53:49 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Enterprise

Social Security and Medicare can be fixed OVERNIGHT by Abolishing ALL Taxpayer funded retirement plans and taxpayer funded health insurance. When every last Public Employee and Elected Official are FORCED into the Same System as the serfs, it will be fixed.


37 posted on 08/21/2023 5:59:33 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Enterprise

38 posted on 08/21/2023 6:00:53 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

DOOOOOOOONUTS


39 posted on 08/21/2023 6:23:23 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Enterprise

Apparently crispy kreme missed the part where Trump repatriated $4 quadrillion in gold from the Vatican a few years ago. If you’re wondering how much that is its 1000 trillion or 650 plane loads. 😏

Nobody is losing their social security or Medicare. In fact social security is likely to be increased to around $5,000 per month.


40 posted on 08/21/2023 7:03:50 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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