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Rubio and Ivanka's plan - werdna Sep 7 #1
Paid family leave is great, but not through Social Security. Lonestarblue Sep 7 #12
So, paid family leave isn't paid leave at all. patphil Sep 7 #20
As Hiltzik points out, it's the old GOP dream,going back to Reagan, of using SS as a piggy bank... Hekate Sep 7 #28
Worked for Ohio werdna Sep 7 #33
Wow. I had no idea. bamagal62 Sep 7 #2
24 weeks PER CHILD. And gee, why don't they do this for extended illnesses, too...other sick leaves...?? Nt lostnfound Sep 7 #6
Yeah, why not do this for vacation time or weekends? Farmer-Rick Sep 7 #18
I've always thought Trump knows exactly what he's not saying. jaxexpat Sep 7 #3
Except that this word salad communication is a symptom Farmer-Rick Sep 7 #19
Thanks for the article link! FemDemERA Sep 7 #21
....had a cairn terrier with those symptoms.....total doggerel. jaxexpat Sep 7 #23
If Rubio and Ivanka had a child(s).... rubbersole Sep 7 #4
UFB. Conflcts with Vance's "that's what grandmas are for" plan?? And women's lives, already full of caretaking... lostnfound Sep 7 #5
I'm surprised that J D Vance didn't suggest that one parent work nights Squaredeal Sep 7 #13
OR, don't take off work at all! Skittles Sep 7 #24
And delaying the age for collecting SS is particularly hurtful to the aging workforce erronis Sep 7 #7
I don't think there was any deeper thought behind that incoherent rant. It was just ramble from a weak and damaged... NNadir Sep 7 #8
Hiltzik is nearly always spot on, & the entire thing is worth reading Hekate Sep 7 #29
OK, I read it, but I still think it ascribes too much sanity to an empty headed confused senile old man. NNadir Sep 7 #34
Wow. Thanks for posting this! highplainsdem Sep 7 #9
This plan would hit the middle class the hardest. Squaredeal Sep 7 #10
It sounds like a plan to bankrupt Social Security before the next generation retires FakeNoose Sep 7 #11
I hope that Harris will be able to bring up this "tidbit" if given the chance during the debate Squaredeal Sep 7 #14
It is, and the idea (going back at least to Reagan) is to use SS as a piggy bank until it is gone Hekate Sep 7 #30
What I noticed was his tariff plan. He claimed we'll take in trillions of dollars from foreign governments. surfered Sep 7 #15
And bankrupt American companies Squaredeal Sep 7 #16
A double whammy! Whammy is a highly technical economics term. surfered Sep 7 #17
YES! Why isn't the media reporting this??? He clearly doesn't understand how tariffs work! CaptainTruth Sep 7 #25
Actually what he was saying is "stfu im talking about something else. " prodigitalson Sep 7 #22
Did Mexico pay for the Wall? I don't think so. He's not gonna tax other countries. Walleye Sep 7 #26
... FakeNoose Sep 7 #31
I'm always amazed at how much I learn spending time at DU. Thanks, Zorro. nt Frank D. Lincoln Sep 7 #27
They are talking out of their backsides. valleyrogue Sep 7 #32
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