Trump’s Budget Chief Is Trying To Make Him Rethink Social Security
8 years ago

Trump’s Budget Chief Is Trying To Make Him Rethink Social Security

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump made it clear during his successful run for office that he didn’t favor meddling with popular retirement programs, despite Republican calls to do just that. Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday that he’s been trying “to socialize the discussion” around the White House about how Social Security and Medicare are the federal government’s biggest fiscal problems. “It’s my absolute intention to leave Social Security the way it is,” Trump said at a March 2016 debate. And I think there’s a way to do that.” Democrats and Republicans both favor “saving” and “protecting” Social Security and Medicare; Mulvaney thinks Social Security is a “Ponzi scheme” and, like other Republicans, wants to save the programs by decreasing benefits. “Mulvaney and other Republican elites, who hate Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, are now claiming that Trump was simply promising to ‘save’ these programs,” said Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works, a group opposed to benefit cuts.

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The Social Security Administration's many proposed changes are worrying advocates
5 days, 15 hours ago

The Social Security Administration's many proposed changes are worrying advocates

NPR  

The Social Security Administration's many proposed changes are worrying advocates toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images In the past month, the Trump administration has announced a flurry of changes at the agency that administers Social Security. Sponsor Message Woods, who lives in Tennessee, said his local Social Security office has been "super helpful" despite having a hard time trying to fix …

Social Security in-person identity checks opposed by advocates and retirees alike
1 week ago

Social Security in-person identity checks opposed by advocates and retirees alike

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration’s plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients while simultaneously closing government offices has sparked a furor among lawmakers, advocacy groups and program recipients who are worried that the government is placing unnecessary barriers in front of an already vulnerable population. The agency announced Tuesday that, beginning March 31, …

'Already happening': Outrage as seniors claim Trump is already 'stealing' benefits
1 week, 3 days ago

'Already happening': Outrage as seniors claim Trump is already 'stealing' benefits

Raw Story  

"DOGE is a disaster of incompetence." That's how one political scientist responded to Saturday reporting about a Washington state man fighting for his Social Security benefits as U.S. President Donald Trump and the head of his Department of Government Efficiency, billionaire Elon Musk, attack the federal bureaucracy, including the agency that administers payments to seniors like Leonard "Ned" Johnson. U.S. …

'Not just for Blacks in the ghetto': GOP operative concerned about Elon Musk Medicaid cuts
1 week, 6 days ago

'Not just for Blacks in the ghetto': GOP operative concerned about Elon Musk Medicaid cuts

Raw Story  

White House staff are reportedly furious with Elon Musk. Tara Palmeri, most recently from Puck and Politico, wrote for her Substack "The Red Letter," that President Donald Trump's team is dealing with fallout from Musk's interview with Larry Kudlow on Fox News in which he talked about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. "Even though Trump’s staffers are terrified of Musk, …

‘Not above the law’: Fist-pounding Dem explodes and demands to know ‘where’s Elon Musk?’
2 weeks ago

‘Not above the law’: Fist-pounding Dem explodes and demands to know ‘where’s Elon Musk?’

Raw Story  

A top House Democrat exploded in anger during a committee hearing on Wednesday, outraged over the absence of Elon Musk, the leader of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose team has turned their attention to Social Security. He’s been on television the last couple of days, talking exactly about Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and what he intends to …

'Extraordinarily damaging': Morning Joe shocked by Elon Musk's next target for cuts
2 weeks, 2 days ago

'Extraordinarily damaging': Morning Joe shocked by Elon Musk's next target for cuts

Raw Story  

Elon Musk pushed false claims about Social Security and Medicaid to justify his intention to cut those highly popular taxpayer entitlements, according to MSNBC's Joe Scarborough. "He wasn't talking about the, what, people up to 160 years of age that Donald Trump incorrectly said were getting Social Security payments. The president stated in his address to Congress last week that …

Does Elon Musk plan to eliminate social security measures in US? Here’s what the billionaire says
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Does Elon Musk plan to eliminate social security measures in US? Here’s what the billionaire says

Live Mint  

Elon Musk dismissed social security theories and called them fraud, highlighting that federal programs will be one of the major targets for reducing government spending, reported AP on Monday. Musk's statement on social security programs may spark a debate among American politicians, both Democrats and Republicans, amid his efforts to downsize the federal government. Musk's statement on Social Security programs …

Elon Musk Calls Federal Spending On Social Security, Benefit Programs 'The Big One' To Cut
Top News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Elon Musk Calls Federal Spending On Social Security, Benefit Programs 'The Big One' To Cut

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending. “That’s the big one to eliminate.” The comments on the popular program and other benefits provided to Americans could rattle politicians on …

Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud
Top News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration WASHINGTON — Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending. Musk also said there were “20 million people who are definitely dead marked …

'Going to be a problem': Musk comments to Rogan cast cloud over Trump administration
3 weeks, 2 days ago

'Going to be a problem': Musk comments to Rogan cast cloud over Trump administration

Raw Story  

A CNN panel tackled Elon Musk, the world's richest man, signaling on a broadly popular podcast that Donald Trump's administration might disrupt Social Security payments. The president's billionaire benefactor and top adviser appeared Friday on Joe Rogan's podcast, where he called the New Deal-era social safety net a "Ponzi scheme," arguing that birth rates have fallen and life expectancy has …

Elon Musk Calls Social Security 'The Biggest Ponzi Scheme Of All Time'
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Elon Musk Calls Social Security 'The Biggest Ponzi Scheme Of All Time'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Elon Musk is calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme,” prompting suspicion that the world’s richest man is merely hoping to privatize a social safety net that has existed since the 1930s — and has kept millions of elderly, poor and disabled Americans from destitution. The billionaire argued Friday on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that the United …

'Chaos and fear' as Trump and Musk make major moves on Social Security: report
3 weeks, 5 days ago

'Chaos and fear' as Trump and Musk make major moves on Social Security: report

Raw Story  

A new report from Rolling Stone claims that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is taking a wrecking ball to the Social Security Administration, which could seriously hurt beneficiaries' ability to collect the money they are owed. According to the report, DOGE has already "shuttered at least 10 Social Security field offices in as many states" and "has eliminated the …

Democrats Are Searching For Ways To Rein In Elon Musk
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Democrats Are Searching For Ways To Rein In Elon Musk

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON – The federal government will partly shut down next month if Congress doesn’t act, and Democrats are debating how best to use their leverage to stop Elon Musk and Republicans from unilaterally freezing spending, dismantling government agencies and laying off federal workers. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries offered another idea on pushing back against the Trump …

Johnson insists Republicans won’t cut entitlements to pay for Trump’s agenda
1 month ago

Johnson insists Republicans won’t cut entitlements to pay for Trump’s agenda

CNN  

CNN — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Wednesday that Republicans will not make cuts to Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security as they work to pass – and pay for – President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda. Now that said, what we are going to do is go into those programs and carve out the fraud, waste and abuse, and find …

Trump and the Republicans are taking your money the old-fashioned way: by stealing it
1 month ago

Trump and the Republicans are taking your money the old-fashioned way: by stealing it

Raw Story  

The Republicans have wanted to privatize Social Security and Medicare pretty much since the start of both safety-net programs. From the speaker’s podium, the minority leader said: Social Security and Medicare are not entitlement programs, they are earned benefits. Hardworking American taxpayers paid into Social Security and Medicare every day, every week, every month, every year, throughout their entire adult …

Trump official calls Social Security ‘wrong’ as administration lays groundwork for massive cuts
1 month ago

Trump official calls Social Security ‘wrong’ as administration lays groundwork for massive cuts

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump and Elon Musk are ramping up baseless claims …

Donald Trump vows no cuts to Social Security benefits, Medicaid amid Elon Musk-led fraud probe
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump vows no cuts to Social Security benefits, Medicaid amid Elon Musk-led fraud probe

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump has reiterated that Social Security benefits will not be cut, despite growing concerns over Elon Musk’s review of the program for potential fraud. Musk’s fraud allegations spark concern Democrats have raised alarms that Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency may push for Social Security cuts under the guise of eliminating fraud. Musk’s controversial claims on Social Security …

Elon Musk’s Risky Attack On Social Security
1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk’s Risky Attack On Social Security

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Social Security is the electrified third rail of American politics, and now Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, and his band of 20-something acolytes are reaching for it. The Social Security Administration’s acting director resigned Sunday in the face of apparent demands for access to sensitive SSA information from Musk’s minions, according to the Washington …

Elon Musk cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings so far
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings so far

The Hindu  

The first phase of the rapid-fire effort by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to cut waste from government agencies appears driven more by an ideological assault on federal agencies long hated by conservatives than a good-faith effort to save taxpayer dollars, according to two veteran Republican budget experts. “But Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Republican director of the …

GOP mulls 'politically difficult' plan to take massive ax to Medicaid: report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

GOP mulls 'politically difficult' plan to take massive ax to Medicaid: report

Raw Story  

Republicans in the House of Representatives are reportedly plotting drastic cuts to Medicaid that Punchbowl News describes as a "politically difficult" plan to enact with their thin majority. While Republicans had previously pitched a block grant scheme that would cap Medicaid spending to save money to fund tax cuts, Punchbowl reported that "House GOP negotiators now believe they will have …

'Gift that keeps on giving': Dems celebrate Trump's latest 'nightmare' challenge
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Gift that keeps on giving': Dems celebrate Trump's latest 'nightmare' challenge

Raw Story  

The recent spending battle in Congress found President-elect Donald Trump at odds with some of the Tea Party firebrands and budget hawks in his party. Trump urged lawmakers to "get rid of" the debt ceiling, which some of the Tea Party budget hawks adamantly oppose. In an article published Monday, Scholtes wrote, "GOP leaders are staring down two bad options …

"Please take care of us": Low-income Trump voters worry he'll cut benefits they rely on
3 months ago

"Please take care of us": Low-income Trump voters worry he'll cut benefits they rely on

Salon  

From low-income voters who supported Donald Trump last month, a plea to the president-elect: don’t cut our benefits. “We helped get you in office; please take care of us,” Mosura said, shifting the conversation as though she were speaking to Trump. “Please don’t cut the things that help the most vulnerable.” Trump has enlisted billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy …

Trump is already walking back on his promises
3 months ago

Trump is already walking back on his promises

Raw Story  

— Republicans in Congress kick the can down the road to March. But those corrupt Republicans who love the morbidly rich and hate average Americans haven’t given up hope; here’s the operant sentence from the article in today’s Washington Post about the vote: “ proposed a handshake deal with fiscal hawks in his own party to try next year to …

'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda
3 months ago

'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin warned CNN's Jim Sciutto that Republicans could very well slash critical programs like Social Security and Medicare in the next Congress — but Sciutto wanted to know what exactly Democrats plan to do about it. "So let's talk about what comes next, because Republicans in their private meeting, they made a handshake agreement to cut $2.5 trillion …

'You guys suck': Irate MTG snatches Trump's Social Security promise and throws it on floor
3 months, 1 week ago

'You guys suck': Irate MTG snatches Trump's Social Security promise and throws it on floor

Raw Story  

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene literally threw President-elect Donald Trump's promise not to cut Social Security on the floor as she met with the House DOGE Caucus for the first time on Tuesday. As Greene was heading into a meeting with the caucus that will give recommendations to Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, she was confronted by advocate Alex Lawson, executive …

Trump promised he won't cut Social Security. Should you trust him?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump promised he won't cut Social Security. Should you trust him?

LA Times  

Hello and happy Tuesday. “We know that the Social Security trust fund is going to run out of money, and that means something has to happen,” said Alan Auerbach, a professor of economics and law at UC Berkeley. Digging a deeper hole Despite that chilling reality, Trump’s only detailed plan on Social Security so far is one that would put …

'Nothing is sacrosanct': GOP floats Social Security cuts after Musk Capitol Hill visit
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Nothing is sacrosanct': GOP floats Social Security cuts after Musk Capitol Hill visit

Raw Story  

Republican lawmakers on Thursday signaled a willingness to target Social Security and other mandatory programs after meeting with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the billionaire pair President-elect Donald Trump chose to lead a new commission tasked with slashing federal spending and regulations. After airing Norman's remarks, Fox Business reported that Musk and Ramaswamy told lawmakers that no federal program is …

'Disaster': Senior Republican aide predicts what will get Elon Musk 'bounced by Trump'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Disaster': Senior Republican aide predicts what will get Elon Musk 'bounced by Trump'

Raw Story  

X CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to meet with congressional Republicans to pitch his drastic budget-cutting plans, and it's already causing concern for some on Capitol Hill. An unnamed Republican Senate aide who spoke with Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman on Thursday predicted that Musk and fellow Department of Government Efficiency leader Vivek Ramaswamy would create massive political headaches for Republicans …

Watchdogs say world's richest man Elon Musk has 'declared war on Social Security'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Watchdogs say world's richest man Elon Musk has 'declared war on Social Security'

Raw Story  

A lengthy series of X posts attacking Social Security as a "nightmare" caught the attention of the platform's mega-billionaire owner, Elon Musk, who could soon take aim at the beloved New Deal program as co-chair of an advisory commission tasked with identifying federal spending to slash. Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and …

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security

Raw Story  

Republicans are already revealing their eagerness to cut earned benefits for millions of Americans, if one House Republican is to be believed. In a recent interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, Rep. Richard McCormick said that he aims to convince his fellow lawmakers that "hard decisions" need to be made about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid if his party …

'Have the stomach': Republican claims Dems need to back Social Security and Medicare cuts
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Have the stomach': Republican claims Dems need to back Social Security and Medicare cuts

Raw Story  

Rep. Richard McCormick told Fox Business that Republicans will desperately need help from Democrats if they intend to cut Social Security and Medicare — both of which are programs Democrats have historically supported. So, Trump's tax cuts and his mass deportation plan will result in adding almost as much as the entire government functioning for a year. "We're gonna have …

Column: Trump pledges not to cut Social Security. Here are the ways he could breach that promise
4 months ago

Column: Trump pledges not to cut Social Security. Here are the ways he could breach that promise

LA Times  

Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley explained to a congressional committee that the program’s caseload has expanded rapidly while staffing has hit a 50-year low. “There’s a very serious worry on the horizon,” Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley told Al Sharpton on MSNBC last weekend, “because Donald Trump’s policies would seriously reduce the fiscal health of Social Security. Let’s take a …

'I hope Social Security's around': Trump rallygoer expresses fear of Project 2025
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'I hope Social Security's around': Trump rallygoer expresses fear of Project 2025

Raw Story  

A supporter of Donald Trump said she feared Social Security would be degraded after being warned about Project 2025. "And I have friends who keep trying to say, you know, because the Democrats keep saying that Project 2025 is Trump's, and it's not, but they don't seem to listen, you know. "I would think so, because of the fact that …

Democrats’ Surprisingly Simple Closing Message Against Donald Trump: The Issues
5 months ago

Democrats’ Surprisingly Simple Closing Message Against Donald Trump: The Issues

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s one of the most-aired ads of the 2024 election: Buddy, a Black man from Allentown, Pennsylvania, watches on a tablet as former President Donald Trump tells a crowd at a fundraiser: “I know about 20 of you, and you’re rich as hell. Kamala Harris is gonna make billionaires pay their fair share.” While rhetoric from Harris, …

Trump plans would decimate Social Security in just 6 years: new study
5 months ago

Trump plans would decimate Social Security in just 6 years: new study

Raw Story  

Social Security could be drained of cash in just six years if Donald Trump becomes president in 2025, a report by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warned Monday. NOW READ: Not even ‘Fox and Friends’ can hide Trump’s dementia Deporting undocumented immigrants, many of which have payroll taxes taken from their wages, would cost millions of dollars, the …

Experts: Analysis shows Trump proposal would "dramatically worsen Social Security’s finances"
5 months ago

Experts: Analysis shows Trump proposal would "dramatically worsen Social Security’s finances"

Salon  

Social Security funds could run out in the next six years if former President Donald Trump wins in November, according to a new report from the bipartisan group Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Trump’s policies would add over $2.3 trillion to Social Security’s deficit between 2026 and 2033 and — and cause a 33% cut to benefits in 2035, …

Congress has less than a decade to fix Social Security before it runs short of cash
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress has less than a decade to fix Social Security before it runs short of cash

NPR  

Congress has less than a decade to fix Social Security before it runs short of cash Social Security benefits are facing an automatic cut in less than 10 years unless changes are adopted. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We hear this from time to time, an assertion that Congress has only a few years to fix Social Security. With tens of millions …

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report Monday. Meanwhile, Social Security’s trust funds — which cover old age and disability recipients — will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035, …

Trump 'open' to slashing taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare: report
11 months, 1 week ago

Trump 'open' to slashing taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is toying with the idea of promising a large tax cut for the middle class as part of his 2024 re-election campaign — and one way he might do it is to raid the funding for Social Security and Medicare. According to Gram Slattery of Reuters, "Donald Trump has indicated to advisers he is keen on …

Column: Social Security is again in the crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though a long-term fix would be simple
1 year ago

Column: Social Security is again in the crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though a long-term fix would be simple

LA Times  

House Speaker Mike Johnson : His caucus makes no secret about what it intends to do with government services, and it’s not pretty. That brings us to the Republican Study Committee’s prescriptions for Social Security and the other major benefit programs, Medicare and Medicaid. The committee members grouse about how Social Security has expanded since it was originally signed into …

Social Security, Medicare, and 2024: House Republicans proposed wildly unpopular cuts to entitlement programs—and President Biden pounced.
55 years, 2 months ago

Social Security, Medicare, and 2024: House Republicans proposed wildly unpopular cuts to entitlement programs—and President Biden pounced.

Slate  

Does Joe Biden have a little momentum? Recently, both Trump and Republican members of Congress have generously taken to making Biden’s case for him—grabbing the third rail of American politics with both hands by pledging to cut beloved entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. It calls for raising the eligibility age for Social Security, a major benefit cut; overhauling …

‘If I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath’: Trump campaign downplays remarks
1 year ago

‘If I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath’: Trump campaign downplays remarks

LA Times  

Former President Trump warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in November, and claimed that he — not President Biden — will protect Social Security, as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio. Trump, speaking Saturday on a wind-whipped airfield outside Dayton, praised his chosen candidate in the Senate race as an “‘America first’ champion” and a “political …

Renowned economist predicts Trump will 'wreck' Social Security if he wins
1 year ago

Renowned economist predicts Trump will 'wreck' Social Security if he wins

Raw Story  

During his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump vowed not to cut Social Security if he won the election. Krugman continued, "It clearly signaled Democrats' vision for the future — in particular, their belief that we can preserve the solvency of Social Security and Medicare by raising taxes on high incomes rather than by cutting benefits. President George W. Bush proposed privatizing …

'Social Security is on the ballot,' say advocates as Trump threatens cuts
1 year ago

'Social Security is on the ballot,' say advocates as Trump threatens cuts

Raw Story  

With U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed 2025 budget released by the White House Monday just after former President Donald Trump issued his latest threat to slash Social Security and other safety net programs, economic justice groups said the choice between the two 2024 candidates could not be clearer. While Trump's answer was "largely gibberish," according to former National Economic Council …

Biden Has 4 Terse Words For Republicans Who Want To Cut Medicare
1 year ago

Biden Has 4 Terse Words For Republicans Who Want To Cut Medicare

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden took aim at any Republicans seeking to roll back social services, including Medicare and the protections under the Affordable Care Act, during a fervent State of the Union address on Thursday evening. In an impassioned moment of his speech, Biden vowed to protect Social Security and health care benefits for seniors, adding that the …

Trump Endorses Texas Republican Who’s Open To Raising Taxes, Overhauling Social Security
1 year ago

Trump Endorses Texas Republican Who’s Open To Raising Taxes, Overhauling Social Security

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Despite saying often he opposes cutting Social Security and Medicare, and raising taxes, former President Donald Trump has endorsed a Republican House candidate who’s been pushing a commission that could do both of those things. On his social media site, Trump reposted a message from late January, in which he endorsed Arrington as “working hard to Cut …

Trump hits Haley on Social Security — but critics note he's no better
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump hits Haley on Social Security — but critics note he's no better

Raw Story  

Whichever Republican emerges victorious in the party's Iowa caucus on Monday and ultimately becomes the GOP nominee, defenders of Social Security want the voting public to know that not a single one of them can be trusted to defend what is considered the greatest anti-poverty program ever enacted in the United States. Ron DeSantis—though Trump skipped the event—the two second-tier …

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy
1 year, 2 months ago

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy

NPR  

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images; Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images; Jim Vondruska/Getty Images; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images; Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images; Jim Vondruska/Getty Images; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The classic …

Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform
2 years ago

Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform

Associated Press  

As he mulls a 2024 presidential bid, former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for “common sense and compassionate solutions” to reform entitlement programs and the nation’s debt burden, suggesting changes to Social Security and Medicare programs hurtling toward insolvency, particularly for younger generations, without naming specific recommendations. “It’ll just take courage to do it, and that’s where your …

Biden says his budget plan would extend Medicare to 2050 without adding to the deficit
2 years ago

Biden says his budget plan would extend Medicare to 2050 without adding to the deficit

NPR  

Biden says his budget plan would extend Medicare to 2050 without adding to the deficit Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Biden is proposing a tax increase for people who make more than $400,000 to extend the life of Medicare for another 25 years, highlighting a major element of his …

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