GOP Sen. Rand Paul: We have to talk about cutting Social Security and Medicare.

[riversedge]

I dread the mere thought of GOP in charge!!




GOP Sen. Rand Paul: We have to talk about cutting Social Security and Medicare.

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[Raven123]

1. Hope every Dem candidate uses this clip

[TigressDem]

8. SEE THE WEALTH GAP

FOR MORE INFO & CREDIT TO:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wealth-distribution-in-america/

[Raven123]

10. Wow. Include that too!

[riversedge]

16. That chart says it all--we are in real trouble as the wealth of the richest continues

its upward spiral.

[Farmer-Rick]

50. Can someone explain this chart to me.

I don't get it.

So if the reddish brown bottom wave represents 50% of the people in the US and then that lighter orange brown wave represents 50 to 90% of people in the US, haven't you now accounted for all the people in the US. Because 50+50=100 and even 50+90=140, now you have exceeded the amount of people at 140% of people.

Or does the lighter color include the bottom 50% already? But if so, then the other layers added in exceed 100%. It's as confusing as a health insurance statement.

[patphil]

61. OK, the dark brown at the bottom represents the bottom 50%.

The lighter brown represents the segment from 50% to 90%. That's 40% more than the bottom part, for a total of 90%.
The yellow segment represents the next 9%; the part from 90% to 99%.
The pale blue section represents the last, and highest 1% of the people and how much wealth they control.

Now if you read the article, and go down to where it talks about the Distribution of US Household Wealth, you can see that the top .1% of the people hold 14% of the wealth, and the top 1% holds 31% of the wealth (14 + 17 = 31). These numbers are going up, as the rich get richer and control a greater and greater portion of the wealth of the nation.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wealth-distribution-in-america/

[Farmer-Rick]

63. Thanks so much.

I should have read the link more carefully but you did a great job of explaining!

[comradebillyboy]

2. Cutting Social Security and medicare

is always popular in an election year

[TigressDem]

11. Yeah, keep talking. Joe Biden will take those votes you are giving away.

By flapping your rich entitled mouth about removing the safety nets and sucking out the last few dollars Trump HASN'T stolen from his base and the rest of US.

Make yourself REAL popular with MAGA.

Bid for VP much?

[struggle4progress]

3. Maybe we should talk about drop-kicking Rand into 1929

[TigressDem]

4. THIS is what happens when top 10% have almost 70% of the wealth. THEY WANT IT ALL.

FOR MORE INFO & CREDIT TO:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wealth-distribution-in-america/

[hibbing]

59. Don't forget all the members of the ruling class in Congress n/t

[getagrip_already]

5. You might, we dont.....

Third rail, do your thing.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. They always put in in some imperative form as if some outside force is compelling them

to have this conversation.

[dlk]

7. No we don't

We need to talk about adequately funding Social Security (eliminating the LLC loophole and raising the tax cap are two excellent options).

We also need to adequately address fraud (especially over billing) in the Medicare system

Rand Paul can take his miserable and miserly self for a hike.

[Walleye]

9. Ruin the country? The country would be ruined with hungry and sick old people

Some of these assholes think of the United States is a just piece of real estate, and judge our success by how wealthy our wealthy people are

[riversedge]

13. I do believe that many uncaring and rick folk do think the USA as pieces of

real estate to be traded and made money off of--even when occupied by the less well off, sick or disabled.

[RAB910]

12. The MSM will not report on the GOP's plan to cut our benefits. It's up to all of us to spread the word

[Emile]

14. People who vote for these Republicans do so

to entertain the wealthy. That's only thing it can be.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

15. This man is a clown

and he represents, only the HUGE money interests that lobby him.

He does not speak for the millions of americans he is supposed to represent


Rand, eliminate the cap on wags for SS and move the f on

[NanaCat]

17. We'd be better off raising taxes on the rich

And cutting the salaries and perks of Congress.

[JHB]

18. This is standard Republican policy, they just usually try to disguise it better

RP must be courting funders again.

[PatSeg]

32. That is true

They didn't use to just say the quiet part out loud. Now they come right out and say it. What voters do they think they are attracting?

[JHB]

66. Not voters they're after. It's funders.

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The only people who back this are the ones who see Social Security as a massive pot of funds they're not getting a piece of.

[PatSeg]

69. Sadly true

[whathehell]

71. You might be right, but I can't believe

those funders really believe it's going to happen.

[machoneman]

54. Hey, dontchaknow, only libs, Democrats and Independents benefit from either or both programs. No Republican....

or MAGAT ever needed or benefited from either program. In fact, every one of them has pulled themselves up by their bootstraps, never applied for unemployment, shun Medicare benefits and pay out of their own pockets.

Yep, I heard all this on......wait for it.....Fox News!

[Dave Bowman]

19. Nothing good can come from someone

named after Ayn Rand, who was milking social security, fucking hypocrite.

[Freethinker65]

20. Keep talking Rand. Next time add why more unpaid for deficit ballooning tax cuts to the wealthiest are needed.

[Picaro]

21. No, we don't @Rand Paul

We need to talk about ending the income cap on SS withholding. Then we need to put in a transaction fee on high speed trading and use that to fix Medicare.

Then we need to find some way of getting you out of the Senate.

Traitor. Russian asset.

[FalloutShelter]

60. Exactly this.

CUT THE CRAP
RAISE THE CAP

Everybody......

[pwb]

22. Same, same all the time from Vlad's wing.

Social Security on your States minimum wage of $7.25 wouldn't pay a car payment. How can someone feel so hateful of their own people?

[Baitball Blogger]

23. Moonbreeze speaks for me.

[Vinca]

24. Meanwhile he sucks up taxpayer dollars as a member of Congress.

[Mike Nelson]

25. I think...

... Kentucky needs to think about cutting Rand Paul.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

26. Like Seniors who vote Republican are going to support Republicans who want to cut SS and Medicare?

What are you smoking, Randy?

Does he honestly think older voters are going to say. "YEAH! Cut my Social Security and Medicare benefits while you CUT taxes for the Uber rich!"

Democrats and Joe Biden are already going on the offensive about that.

[machoneman]

55. Well, you are wrong sir! He's advocated the same for years now and yes, older R voters STILL keep voting him in! Why?

Because they would rather own the libs. Stupid, eh? No other rational explanation.

[hlthe2b]

27. Every time he "speaks, " I have more and more compassion and understanding for his poor neighbor...

(and no, I'm not condoning violence)... But, I CAN understand what drove him to act.

[marble falls]

28. Actually, we need to talk more about cutting Sen Rand Paul.

[AkFemDem]

29. I'm sure his fellow Rs are feeling murderous

You don't bring this up in a major election year I mean, we all know you want to gut it- but you don't say it OUT LOUD in an election year!

[electric_blue68]

30. Nooo...We have to talk about Tossing You outta The Senate.

[lastlib]

31. Okay, Randumb, we'll talk about it....

NO!
We're done.

Now STFU and go back to Moscow and kiss Vladdy's ass again.

[timms139]

33. Any and all

taxes paid on social security income should be placed back into the fund instead of robbing Peter to pay Paul . If these idiots can't find ways to fund it they should be replaced .

[dwking66]

34. Please keep talking, Rando...

It's clear that the ferret living atop Mr. Paul's skull has finally consumed his brain. There are many ways to sustain vital programs like Social Security and Medicare, but they require mega income folks to pay reasonable tax rates. Saying the quiet part out loud - that the GOP has no interest in doing the right thing and is obsessed with starving grandma and grandpa, instead - is another nail in the GOP's coffin.

That's fine with me.

[edhopper]

35. Okay Rand

Let's talk....NO!!!!

There, we talked.

[ProfessorGAC]

36. No We Don't, Rand

It's a wholly unnecessary conversation.
Idiot!

[-misanthroptimist]

37. No, we have to talk about cutting social insecurity

A good start would be taxing excessive wealth out of existence. Too few people have too much sway economically, politically, and socially due to being ridiculously wealthy. They add little to nothing to our country.

We might also consider consider not treating human beings as commodities. Increasing wages would be a good way to start that.

A third thing is to get corporations under control.

[LisaM]

38. There is a reason FDR was elected four times.

Yeah, the rich Republicans hated him. They still do. Good. If FDR was still alive, we would all still be voting to keep him in office.

[Traildogbob]

39. First let's look at

The cost TAX PAYERS are coughing up for senate, Congress retirees and their spouses. Let’s see that gigantic number. And MOST of those recipients worm their way out of paying taxes, thereby avoiding any contribution to their retirement.
Why is it men with the stupidest hair hate the world.
Buy a fucking wig and stop trying to kill us from your self hate. Same for your idol. The Don.

[OrangeJoe]

51. Not really true

First off we clearly can keep Social Security solvent by popping the cap and applying the tax to all income, not just the first $168,000. But the canard that members of Congress have this great retirement system (and spouses, where did that come from?) is just not true. Members of Congress are in the same retirement and health insurance system as every other federal employee. This whole "They get their full salary and medical care for life", came out of the Tea Party and an attempt to attack public employees. Don't fall for it.

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2015/01/23/fact-check-does-one-term-congress-member-get-full-pension/15648164007/

https://www.opm.gov/retirement-center/fers-information/

[Martin Eden]

40. Please proceed, Senator.

Democrats can use additional material for our campaign ads.

[IbogaProject]

41. Ok if linked to quadrupole percentage cuts to his pension

If he is really all in the cutting Senate pensions should happen first.

[Aviation Pro]

42. We have to talk about putting you out to pasture, Ayn Rand.

How're those ribs treating you, shitbag?

[ebbie15644]

43. keep talking Rand

I really don't think this goes over well even in rethug circles

[Lunabell]

44. Lol

Well, that oughta go over well.

[Paladin]

45. How about you just fuck yourself, Rand Paul?

You're a bigger asshole than your father.

[yellowdogintexas]

46. Is he on the ballot this year?

Asking for a friend

[twodogsbarking]

47. So many times people who say they will fix the problem are, well, the problem.

[NoMoreRepugs]

48. Citizens United empowered these douchebags to say anything at any time cuz

the BillionaireBoyzClub will keep throwing money at them to do their bidding.

[Warpy]

49. OK, you carbuncle on the ass of America

you brought it up and now your job is done.

The answer is NO.

[maxsolomon]

52. Double the max income subject to the SS tax

problem solved.

[Joinfortmill]

53. Keep talking, buddy.

[Larissa]

56. This is the same tune that Trump is singing

Actually, I'd like the GOP to keep singing this tune loud and clear. It's political kamikaze.

[pansypoo53219]

57. FIX IT, DON'T KILL IT! kill greenspuds feeble 1980's cap WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN INDEXED.

how hard is that?

[Autumn]

58. No. We have to talk bout the many ways you can fuck off a die you asshole.

[Wounded Bear]

62. The few ideas they do have literally suck...nt

[Mr.Bee]

64. It's Easy

to cut Social Security and Medicare, freeze the minimum wage for decades, criminalize abortion, cut food assistance, when you are rich and in a class that doesn't depend on any of these programs.
No, it's time to REPEAL the Reagan tax cuts, the Bush tax cuts, and the Trumpf tax scam!
TMBA: Tax Millionaires and Billionaires Again!

[wiggs]

65. leaving money in the hands of the top 10% is one of the worst stimulative economic strategies; leaving money in

the hands of the 90% below that is one of the best.

[LymphocyteLover]

67. exactamundo

(the responses)

[onetexan]

68. How about we cut this idiot out of Congress?

[mcar]

70. Fck this guy

Paul is a one trick pony.

[Trueblue1968]

72. Tell Pauli to take a 50,000 in pay every year.

[Skittles]

73. yeah, keep talking, fucktard

by all means let your fucking idiot base know what you stand for