Posted on 04/05/2023 3:45:32 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
So I just saw the Trump commercial re: Desantis. He accuses Desantis of wanting to cut Medicare funding among other things. All dark and foreboding in black and white (of course). And here's my favorite part: "Desantis even voted to raise the retirement age to 70"!!
Anyone even halfway responsible who looks at the Social Security trust fund numbers knows the retirement age will have to be lifted. Americans are living longer. There's no other option. Well, there is one other option -- raising SS taxes and/or raising or eliminating the income cap. Both Democrat solutions.
Of course Trump has no proposed solution to this problem. He just promises us a "big beautiful Social Security System" with no details as to how that will happen, and takes shots at anyone having the courage to vote for real solutions. For those of us who are small government conservatives (which used to constitute the majority of Free Republic), Trump is showing his true feathers as just another big government Democrat. Which he used to be.
Solving our fiscal problems and at least slowing down our journey to the financial cliff will require straight talk and courage. When it comes to the budget, Trump has demonstrated neither. The deficit continued to skyrocket during his tenure, and he couldn't sign the stimulus checks fast enough. He even baited Biden because his checks weren't as big as Trump's were.
So if you believe in smaller government and fiscal restraint, and are a Trump supporter, you're being played. He's just trying to buy your vote with your money like the rest of them. In other words, he's the latest in a long line of Presidents who are no-courage hacks.
Of course his supporters will come out of the woodwork throwing rocks. They won't refute or debate any of these points. They'll just rant about MAGA this or Desanctimonious that. They are so firmly entrenched in the Cult of Trump they can't see past the lips firmly planted on his ass.
Ditto that.
desantis issued a statement in january (2023) not to donate any money to any organization that claims he’s running for president in 2024...
END THE FED! Pure and simple.
And Obama was President for 8 years, and George W. Bush for 8 years before that, then Bill Clinton for 8 years before that...yada, yada, yada. Did any of them bother to deal with the fact that they've been talking about the insolvency of Social Security for at least the past 50 years, if not more? Not that I recall, but you only point out Trump, who was under assault each, and every day of his Presidency, and then had his second term stolen from him, because Democrats didn't want him to try to solve any more problems. Where was Congress during all those years? Did they do anything other than raising the age of retirement, in order to try to keep Social Security from becoming insolvent?
Sounds like a great campaign talking point. Storm the country explaining..
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LOL!!
besides, shouldnât trump be focusing on Democrats
Pitiful vanity.
To: bigdaddy45; wildcard_redneck
I agree with Wildcard...
31 posted on 4/5/2023, 4:01:56 PM by Openurmind
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And I agree also.
You sound like you got a thing for Romney.
Magapill.com
What a loser
Focusing on Democrats means ignoring the RINO problem.
ROFL!! Never saw that one before. I love kitties!! Viking kitties are even better!!
No, Literally, I can't wait, because it's never gonna happen.
ANyone who thinks conventional political processes or activity will change anything is a complete moron.
I would assume that includes you.
It’s fine that you have your own opinion, and choose to state it.
But insulting everyone who disagrees with you makes you food for the Viking Kitties.
And they are hungry.
He has been. You just didn’t notice, He talked about what Biden has done to this country just last night. And addressed what they intend to do.
These ads are not his ads but by a PAC that is not his PAC.
Trump 2024!
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