Posted on 06/02/2015 1:13:41 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
Edited on 06/02/2015 1:16:53 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee delivered a strong defense of government safety net programs for seniors at a candidate forum in Florida Tuesday, aiming for retired voters in a state rich with them.
While former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have called for raising the retirement age and means-testing Social Security benefits, Huckabee called those proposals
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Since he’s a senior and lives in a mansion in Florida, does that mean he’s talking to himself?
Absolutely ridiculous as compared to what? Letting the whole thing implode into bankruptcy?
2DV, he’s talking about me too. I paid in for 45 years ... the last 18 at the max. Just because I was an ant, not a grasshopper, doesn’t mean the benefits promised to me should be cut.
How’s that gonna beat a Democrat who is likely going to be out there promising to increase the size of the checks?
Ever seen "Elmer Gantry?"
In our small senior Tea Party group( about 100)here in Florida huckster has zero..ZERO support.
LOL.
Yup. Huck fits that bill .. I still think Gomer Pyle is a better match for him.
Gomer Pyle served his country in a positive way.
Common sense.
You’re a candidate. You’re in Florida. Speak about Social Security.
Captain Obvious strike again.
My in laws who lived in the Beltway for years and has seen the interworking of government, think Huck is the guy.
I think they are crazy.
No one can put together a “sound” Federal financial plan. Would not be surprised to see the globalists and the banksters crash the dollar once a non-compliant, uppity Republican is in office. American-Americans have wrecked their plans for a long time now.
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