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« on: November 12, 2016, 01:52:28 AM » |
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The last time the GOP tried this, they lost the 2012 election and also blew a couple of special elections where the issue came up because it basically came down to, "Republicans want your grandmother to eat dog food and have to cut her blood pressure pills in half so rich people can get more tax cuts."
And to those who would argue that it only applies to people 30 years from now, it doesn't matter. This election proved how much a certain segment of this country cares about looking after "their own kind." They don't want the Republicans to deny their white children and grandchildren the Medicare benefits they earned and are entitled to.
SS/Medicare reform is doomed to fail precisely because it's not a "welfare" program. People love taking things away from others, but not giving up things they themselves benefit from.
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