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.
Hey DeSantos hack!
We’re going to beat your little boy like a pinata.
Please enter the primaries..... pretty please.(Time’s a Wastin)
Considering the fact that Trump has been under constant attack for the last eight years, your attack on him is pretty low.
Tax cuts increase revenues.
Oh, no! You have FDR-DS. Let's argue about it endlessy on FR threads. lol... /sar
I now have DDS - Desantis Derangement Syndrome.
That “Hack” built a massive private sector global empire over many many years..
The only job DeSantis ever held outside government was a grade school teacher for ONE year.
Kinda of no brainer for those paying attention.
I dispise that commie adding sob. My mom’s Father worshiped him.
At least you admit it.😄😄
There are hundreds of other ways to cut costs before we even think about raising retirement age. For one thing, all the freeloading illegal aliens sucking on the govt teat.
Furthermore, Congress has been raiding the Medicare piggy bank for years. They stole the money from retirees. Cut their pay before raising the retirement age.
Obamacare, specifically, depleted Medicare.
I think they should remove those who are obtaining monies who don’t qualify for S.S. as it was originally intended.
That kind of campaign ad isn’t rational for someone who is supposed to be the front runner by double digits.
It will never match the intensity of true TDS.
Trump is using various verbal and written weapons against DeSantis. DeSantis is the only credible potential candidate, and he hasn’t even announced, but Trump and DeSantis both know it’s coming.
DeSantis is perfect game for humiliation, as a result.
You totally missed the point. Yes, Desantis voted to raise the retirement age to 70. Because it was courageous and the right thing to do. And yet Trump (the big Government Democrat) attacks him for it.
Same with Medicaid.
Yep... :)
BS. Lower it back to 65.
You anti-Trumpers need to accept the fact that Trump is going to be the nominee. All of the polls attest to that fact and the establishment lackey DeSantis hasn’t a chance. Even if the Dems throw Trump in jail he’s still going to be the nominee. You need to get that into your head. At this point anyone still dissing Trump is nothing but a Dem ally. It’s either going to be Trump or the ‘rat candidate take your pick.
Isn't that animal extinct?
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