OH-13: GOP congressional candidate says 'anyone with eyes' wants to cut Social Security and Medicaid

[RandySF]

During an on-air candidate forum in February, Ohio Republican congressional candidate Kevin Coughlin said it’s obvious that cuts to Social Security and Medicaid are one of the only ways to fix the national debt.

The forum was hosted by Chris Long of the Ohio Christian Alliance, who asked Coughlin what Congress can do to fix the national debt. Coughlin said that cuts to the popular benefits programs are obvious to “anyone with eyes.”

“There have to be entitlement reforms, and I know the Democrats are cheering right now that they’re hearing me say that,” Coughlin said. “But anyone with eyes and an honest heart can understand that when half of your budget is being spent on Medicaid and Social Security, and it’s going to go broke very, very quickly, which isn’t going to mean that they’re going to go away, but it’s going to mean that the benefits that people get are going to be cut. You have to start thinking about the sustainability of those programs for people who really need them.”

Coughlin is a former Ohio state senator and representative, having served in the legislature from 1997-2010. Other prominent Republicans like U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick have also publicly toyed with the idea of cutting benefits programs.




https://heartlandsignal.com/2024/05/02/gop-congressional-candidate-says-anyone-with-eyes-wants-to-cut-social-security-and-medicaid/

[MacKasey]

1. They are not entitlements, they are insurance which we all pay for

Taxes need to be raised on millionaires and billionaires to start

[Midnight Writer]

2. Social Security has nothing to do with the federal debt.

It is funded by a separate withholding and deposited into a separate trust fund.

The Social Security Trust Fund currently has a surplus and has no effect on the federal debt.

I honestly can't tell if these Republicans actually believe their own bullshit or if they are just opportunistic liars.

The reason Republicans don't like Social Security is because employers have to pay a share.

[Retrograde]

3. Medicare paid for my cataract surgery

and new lenses, which make the world much brighter. So this person with eyes that now work at night wants to keep Medicare - and maybe even expand it!