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Hekate

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28. As Hiltzik points out, it's the old GOP dream,going back to Reagan, of using SS as a piggy bank...

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 04:40 PM

Sep 7

…. for whatever they come up with until it totally runs out of money .

Yep. And then when retirees can’t go on any longer on their own they can move in on their adult children. JD Vance family values.

“Sweetie, I know we said we’d help you go to college, but grandma needs a hip replacement and grandpa can’t remember which room is the bathroom. “

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I know what Trump was really talking about in his child care rant, and it's even scarier than you thought [View all] Zorro Sep 7 OP

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