"'We're gonna have to have some hard decisions,' claimed McCormick during his Fox appearance Tuesday. 'We're gonna have to bring in the Democrats to talk about Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare."
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The Republicans don't have enough votes to enact their own agenda, so they are asking the Dems to cut taxes for the rich and cut benefits for everyone else. And take the blame too, presumably.
Drug prices like every other nation would save $Trillion! Why we pay 10-20x for the exact same drug from same manufacturers in India or China. 3000 Big Pharma Lobbyists is the Problem!
Just to be clear: Democrats do not actually have to support bad decisions that hurt Americans. Every Dem in Congress should be studying GOP opposition party tactics as it’s literally the only part of government they’re competent at.
Are all Republicans on drugs? Like LSD? Like we would harm the poor, sick and needy to help billionaires not pay taxes? Take their food & little $ they have? WTF? NEVER going to happen. The good people in politics care about others and have actual human empathy! #FvckMaga #FvckGOP #FvckRepublicans
Maybe the Republicans should talk to themselves about destroying programs meant to help our lives that we paid into for decades and are not part of the budget.
And what will they do with the money we and our employers paid into - keep it? Give it to billionaires? Line their pockets/bank accounts? 🤬
SSi/Medicare/Medicaid isn't the problem. It's Congress that should be taking pay cuts, to the tune of $2.9T *stolen* from the people for whatever the hell they want to use it for & then NEVER paying it back, IN FULL.
Every time with these cowards. They want Democrats to do their dirty work so their hands are clean and they can campaign that Democrats cut Social Security.
The government is not a profit making business. It’s tax payer supported, which means I paid into these programs from my first day of work more than 50 years ago. It’s a promise made by one generation to another.
Mike Johnson is a little shit-weasel. It's only 68 million people on SSI/Medicare and 88 million (40M are kids) that they will fuck over. Right on track for the soulless GOP.
Why? We love our home in the mountains. Neither one of us are fans of MAGA but we're not going to give up a home we love. I also would like you to please explain how we take more than we give.
Yep, you're gonna have some hard decisions because Democrats are not going to abandon the elderly children and the needy so you can fund another tax cut for the have-it-alls!
If tax cuts worked, we would have had the last one in 1982.
Vote your best interests 2026!!!
Get your kicks in 2026!!!
My hope is that the rhetoric is going to be so bad that when special elections are held to replace Matt Gaetz and the other Republicans who are leaving to work for Trump, they will be replaced by Democrats. Thereby making life more difficult for the Republicans.
What bullshit. "They're going to bring in the Democrats?" What kind of f*cking government do you have now America? It is a requirement you be mentally challenged and a bully to be elected? Between the rapists, drunks, fraudsters I don't think a handful are honest.
Just raise the contribution limits.
Remember that there is a formula they use to determine how much you receive and it shouldn't benefit millionaires. Maybe limits on the contribution yearly limit and how much a person can receive per month so it doesn't give high SS amounts to millionaires.
I sure hope all the people that lined up to vote Republican in this election don't lose all their hard earned govt benefits. That would be truly tragic. #FAFO
Medicare payments for SS recipients will raise 5.9% per month. The SS cost of living increase will be 2.5%. If you're on the low end of the tier for SS it will hurt. Retirees pay for Medicare every month; it's not given to them free but the gov. acts like they're giving a handout.
Where did you get the 5.9% from? Because I read somewhere it was more along the line of 2.5%? And supposedly medicare premiums were not going to go up?
That's ok---I have those moment also☺️ I just wanted people to see that we pay for our Medicare and that's it's not a handout like they make it seem. The increase for our SS doesn't seem like much since they also increase what we have to pay for our Medicare. I hope the democrats fight for us.
Now comes the find out phase of what Florida & Arizona seniors voted for. The consequences of their vote is going to suck for alot of people, including them.
GOP has majorities in both houses & the Presidency. If a single Democrat even considers talking about Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid or the ACA I will donate $1000 to whoever primaries them & I bet I can get 10k more people like me. So go ahead and face an opponent with $10M to save your seat.
Any Democrat in the House that agrees to any cuts (or “savings” in right wing talk) must face a primary and lose support of both the DCCC and DNC. Any attempts to negotiate by a faction (I.e. corporate Dems) should not be acknowledged unless also approved and amended by the progressive wing.
You know what’s a waste? Subsidies to petroleum companies and other established industries, factory *farms* and apartheid Clyde’s bazzillions in corporate welfare.
Oh I'm sure there is waste, but not so much in Social Security as in other departments. As for negotiations, the Republicans have to show they would negotiate in good faith, which so far on so many things they haven't. I'm not saying the Dems are innocent on this, but the GOP has been more brazen.
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No cuts... punto!🔥
Sorry but politicians have far leas value to society and we would rather cut their income.
Notice that the Republicans never support the revenue side.
They always choose drawing back benefits to justify reducing taxes on their wealthy donors--who don't actually need it.
Tax the top 1% fairly and repay whats been borrowed.
And what will they do with the money we and our employers paid into - keep it? Give it to billionaires? Line their pockets/bank accounts? 🤬
Time to get rid of Jeffries & jettison the old lady that has become the cancer of your party, NP.
Or, continue to be the mop the GOP uses to clean the floor.
Does he have DEMENTIA???
WHERE IS JD VANCE? is he avoiding answering questions?
WE NEED and DESERVE a LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE. NOW!!!
WHO is making the DECISIONS behind the scenes?
We cannot allow ELON MUSK running this country
WE are OBEYING in ADVANCE by being SILENT
If tax cuts worked, we would have had the last one in 1982.
Vote your best interests 2026!!!
Get your kicks in 2026!!!
Focus on Three Republican Senators up for reelection in 2026. They had close races in 2020.
Collins (ME) - 50.98%
Thom Tillis (NC) - 48.7%
Joni Ernst (IA) - 51.74%
Remember that there is a formula they use to determine how much you receive and it shouldn't benefit millionaires. Maybe limits on the contribution yearly limit and how much a person can receive per month so it doesn't give high SS amounts to millionaires.
Senate. WTF?
You don't think there is waste?
You wouldn't even go to the table?