Posted on 01/20/2023 6:39:22 PM PST by 6thavenue
Trump’s instincts on social security and Medicare are better than almost every other Republican.
Going after these programs is suicide and hurts Republican voters that are working-class and on fixed incomes the most.
See: politico.com Trump to GOP: Don’t touch Medicare or Social Security in debt ceiling fight
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“So let them reinvest it elsewhere. Why should my future be held hostage? Governments before I was even conceived started the theft. Am I to be held to account for the rest of my life for the sins of our fathers?”
Calm down there, big fellow. I was just kind of kidding, but it is reality, and there’s nothing to be done about it. As far as “let them reinvest it elsewhere”; them who, invest what, and where?
We disagree on this point. There's a way to make this work, but I do agree that getting it done would be both political suicide and the best remediation for our current ills.
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