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Farmer-Rick

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11. In other words

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jun 15, 2024, 07:09 AM

Jun 2024

They want to take the tax dollars you pay in for Medicare and Social Security in your payroll taxes. The GOP will use it to paper over the gaps in funding that are created when the filthy-rich and their corporations stop paying taxes.

Remember what happened to Greece under EU when their economy crashed in 2008? It didn't crash because the middle class wasn't paying their taxes.

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Robert Reich: This is why Trump and the GOP are obsessed with cutting Social Security and Medicare. So they can justify [View all] applegrove Jun 2024 OP

K and R senseandsensibility Jun 2024 #1

Cut, underfund, claim it doesn't work, then kill it Warpy Jun 2024 #2

So they can justify robbing all of us of our retirement that we have paid into. chowder66 Jun 2024 #3

I have no problem with tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy. cstanleytech Jun 2024 #4

And what little may trickle down... GiqueCee Jun 2024 #15

I have a problem.With it I think they should go back to the tax rates of the nineteen fifties Tribetime Jun 2024 #25

Supporters enid602 Jun 2024 #5

Medicare/Medicaid is well represented at TSF rallies. flashman13 Jun 2024 #6

They sit and watch Fox news all day hadEnuf Jun 2024 #18

Because they vote for people who hurt the people they want to see hurt the most. Celerity Jun 2024 #20

♫ They rob from the poor ♫ sakabatou Jun 2024 #7

To pocket Americans' $$$ plain and simple. (With kickbacks to their "donors") live love laugh Jun 2024 #8

"donors?" should call them "investors" rampartc Jun 2024 #10

Imagine what America can be.... Good Dog Jun 2024 #9

Same thoughts, though I would add healthcare Cosmocat Jun 2024 #16

In other words Farmer-Rick Jun 2024 #11

K&R spanone Jun 2024 #12

k and r BoRaGard Jun 2024 #13

The are not vested in social security Puppyjive Jun 2024 #14

I'll have to do some digging... GiqueCee Jun 2024 #17

Yes but the SS Administration buys US bonds with the money ... aggiesal Jun 2024 #29

Well... GiqueCee Jun 2024 #32

people don't even realize that expiring tax cut even existed! Hieronymus Phact Jun 2024 #19

We've got to get it through JustAnotherGen Jun 2024 #21

Gotta love Robert Reich...4'11" with a beard that makes him look like an ewok but awesome. PeaceWave Jun 2024 #22

That and selfishness. nt Hotler Jun 2024 #23

But... but... didn't I already pay for these earned benefits with paycheck deductions Martin Eden Jun 2024 #24

When in power, the GOP always backs up their limos to the US Treasury. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #26

"The facts are simple: Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans have repeatedly sought to cut Social Security, Medicare, red dog 1 Jun 2024 #27

Party Of The Rich policies work for the rich every time. czarjak Jun 2024 #28

Every Dem candidate needs to hammer on SSh captain queeg Jun 2024 #30

The cutters don't give a shit about deficits Model35mech Jun 2024 #31