Republican introduces legislation to completely gGut Social Security
Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced legislation to re-structure Social Security. But rather than “re-structuring” the program, it simply gives huge tax cuts to wealthy while cutting benefits for people living on Social Security. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: Republicans in Washington, DC, are still trying…
14 responses to Republican introduces legislation to completely gGut Social Security
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Buford2k11 December 22nd, 2016 at 07:36
yep…when all that I have earned, is taken from me for corporate tax breaks, just radicalized me…I will not go down quietly…and Alan, If you ever get a chance to talk to the fuckers, you can tell them, us little folks are not happy…and things will get ugly…
whatthe46 December 22nd, 2016 at 08:36
it’s the same thing everyday. we’re going to take everything from you or make it difficult for you to get, because i’ve mine so fk you.
anothertoothpick December 22nd, 2016 at 07:54
Republicans, and only Republicans, have tried to privatize Social Security. Republicans have been against Social Security from the day it was conceived.
FDR warned us in a speech he gave.
Here’s the TRANSCRIPT:
“Let me warn you, and let me warn the nation, against the smooth evasion that says ‘Of course we believe these things.
We believe in social security.
We believe in work for the unemployed.
We believe in saving homes.
Cross our hearts and hope to die. (laughter and applause)
‘We believe in all these things.
But we do not like the way that the present administration is doing them. Just turn them over to us. (laughter and applause)
We will do all of them,
we will do more of them,
we will do them better and, most important of all,
the doing of them will not cost anybody anything'” (huge applause)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3RHnKYNvx8
mea_mark December 22nd, 2016 at 08:31
It’s almost as if the republicans are daring the people to rise up and and start cutting their heads off.
oldfart December 22nd, 2016 at 08:53
KO #15
https://youtu.be/fi_2GcNpMOs
Suzanne McFly December 22nd, 2016 at 09:08
I just seen this story posted claiming SS will be gutted to pay off student loans….
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/social-security-checks-being-reduced-001300347.html
oldfart December 22nd, 2016 at 09:14
“Federal law prohibits student-loan borrowers from expunging their debt in bankruptcy, except in rare circumstances.
Experts say those laws were designed to prevent borrowers from walking away from debt without making a good-faith effort to repay.”
Isn’t it amazing how laws can be made for the “little people” …
But NEVER go after the wealthy.
Suzanne McFly December 22nd, 2016 at 16:40
Hell, do you know how great our roads would be if they went after the rich, our military would have healthcare for life and you would never find lead in our water supplies ever again.
oldfart December 22nd, 2016 at 09:34
If the republican controlled congress succeeds
in leaving millions with nothing left to lose
By stripping away all that people have worked for all their lives.
They will soon be requiring massive security where ever they go.
There is nothing more dangerous than a heavily armed, pis*ed off
retired RWNJ with nothing left to lose and plenty of time on their hands.
basedonfact December 22nd, 2016 at 10:14
The problem is that those people haven’e been paying attention and will continue blaming the “other” poor people and vote in even more republicans
oldfart December 22nd, 2016 at 10:33
When their check comes with less money in it and their problem becomes choosing between eating, freezing or paying for medications on a monthly basis, It will get their attention.
They can blame others but it will not solve their problem.
They will want answers. They will want action and when they are told by their congressional critter that there is nothing they can do for them, it will get very ugly very quickly.
If republicans truly get their way on this matter, it won’t be a matter of if, it will be a matter of when.
basedonfact December 22nd, 2016 at 13:19
The republicans know who they are hurting and do it anyway. They’ve been doing it forever and have never been held accountable. People aready have lost benefits and such. Then those same people have voted reliably republican afterwards. The republicans tell them its the welfare moochers that are forcing them to cut the seniors benefits.
Obewon December 22nd, 2016 at 09:46
46% of voters don’t realize that you Republicans are being attacked already, by the Greedy Oil Polluter party of the United States (R) oligarchy. These loons are too cheap to pay pennies for SS & HC of workers who built their Koch Oil & Coal poison slurries. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/197619b11ebd2492f1db60bdb84ec34577d23664669ff291e1ffb4d34641e7d2.jpg
Foundryman December 22nd, 2016 at 11:23
It’s disgusting how the Democrats failed to get this message out during the campaign. They failed to show exactly what will happen once the EPA is gutted and destroyed, what peoples jobs will look like when OSHA and labor safety laws are gone along with any other regulation cuts Carl Icahn has salivated for over the years.
The Democrats failed and lost bad, we only have hope they can stop some of the disaster whats coming, but don’t hold your breath.