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Hekate

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61. Kevin McCarthy seems to be saying --and mind you, I could be mis-hearing the man--that even...

Wed May 17, 2023, 09:22 PM

May 2023

…SS recipients are receiving a form of welfare, and that they should be employed.

I give up. I don’t want to argue with DUers. I may have misunderstood him.

HOWEVER, it is true that Republicans have been trying to get rid of SS since FDR first got it in, and one way of doing that is to try to convince people that it is an unearned gift and a form of welfare. So if I did in this instance conflate his intentions there is a reason I did so.

PS: I know more than one single woman who worked hard and tried to do all the right things, but luck was against them. A single wide trailer tucked out of sight, food bank, etc.

And now I am going away.

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McCarthy demands work requirements on 'all the programs' including Social Security, Medicare, Med... [View all] Ruffhowse May 2023 OP

Git back to work, Meemaw!! Wingus Dingus May 2023 #1

LOL! n/t EndlessWire May 2023 #32

There is no way my 81 year old mom can work Nictuku May 2023 #2

I know a "Church Mother" whose nearing 100. She's mentally very sharp but is ..... LenaBaby61 May 2023 #14

Discrimination against singles and childless people. wnylib May 2023 #52

Fuck that PoS. roamer65 May 2023 #3

Sideways with a Saguaro cactus. LoisB May 2023 #8

You mean with TWO Saguaro Cacti ..... LenaBaby61 May 2023 #19

Yes. That is exactly what I meant. LoisB May 2023 #21

+1000 roamer65 May 2023 #26

He's really dumb viva la May 2023 #4

Work until you die, peasants. tinrobot May 2023 #5

What does he mean by that? sheshe2 May 2023 #6

The GQP wants all of us who are growing older to just drop DEAD. LenaBaby61 May 2023 #15

How about setting work requirements for qpublican congresscritters? Buns_of_Fire May 2023 #7

Link? Freethinker65 May 2023 #9

sorry here it is. Ruffhowse May 2023 #17

And despite the headline, Freethinker65 May 2023 #25

The "able bodied" no matter what age earned the retirement that they are now receiving. Hugin May 2023 #29

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2023 #47

Do you even know how Social Security works? Johnny2X2X May 2023 #48

The article talks about proposed cuts to SNAP for able bodied Freethinker65 May 2023 #49

Hell to the fucking NO!!!! edisdead May 2023 #54

Link to another source--- Ruffhowse May 2023 #56

Since Social Security is not enough to live on anyway, old people already are working... Hekate May 2023 #10

It's not easy but it's possible to live on SS Kaleva May 2023 #41

You're kind of undercutting my point, which is that we should do better than bare bones Hekate May 2023 #50

I'm poor & retired, below the 100% Federal Poverty Level, elocs May 2023 #60

Kevin McCarthy seems to be saying --and mind you, I could be mis-hearing the man--that even... Hekate May 2023 #61

You might be interested in a couple of posts in the thread at link. I think they heard what I heard... Hekate May 2023 #62

Go home, Kev.. you're Drunk. We've Cha May 2023 #11

Kevin is a prostitute for the people The Unmitigated Gall May 2023 #12

Bullshit to that!!! vlyons May 2023 #13

GOP terrorists causing stress on purpose. sarcasmo May 2023 #16

I wish one of them would explain how making poor people try to get jobs balances Walleye May 2023 #18

SSDI NowISeetheLight May 2023 #20

I found ForgedCrank May 2023 #28

Link to proof Ruffhowse May 2023 #59

Congress is it not in session a lot of days of the year, maybe the reps should get summer jobs Walleye May 2023 #22

I don't think that's accurate Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #23

where the fuck is HIS mother? & why isn't she slapping him silly?? nt orleans May 2023 #24

Where did ForgedCrank May 2023 #27

Here is solid evidence Ruffhowse May 2023 #55

I thought the point of Social Security was to provide an income after folks retire - from working?? Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #30

I guess old Kev didn't get the memo about how we EARNED our social security. ShazzieB May 2023 #31

Don't believe it. Doesn't make any sense. GoodRaisin May 2023 #33

There goes the Villages and the 55+ Republican vote. ancianita May 2023 #34

Perhaps there should be equivalent dollar-weighted work requirements PufPuf23 May 2023 #35

To whom much is given, much should be required. Buns_of_Fire May 2023 #37

Tell Florida and Arizona ZonkerHarris May 2023 #36

Logic, Republican style. DFW May 2023 #38

Here's a link EndlessWire May 2023 #39

I read the whole article and no mention of social security Beachnutt May 2023 #40

People that can least afford it need to step up & prevent default! Makes a lot of sense, right? NowsTheTime May 2023 #42

I can't find a reliable source that confirms SS is included Kaleva May 2023 #43

It isn't, and neither is Medicare. The OP headline is inaccurate. Tanuki May 2023 #44

OP is disinformation and should be edited Kaleva May 2023 #46

Here's another source Ruffhowse May 2023 #57

When they bailed out the banks what kind of work requirements Emile May 2023 #45

A work requirement for Social Security and Medicare is just dumb. TomSlick May 2023 #51

What about when we bail out banks? Is he going to Emile May 2023 #53

Someone please tell Kev and his gang that SS and Medicare ARE Sogo May 2023 #58

Florida retirees will soon be picking crops. roamer65 May 2023 #63