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In reply to the discussion: THANK YOU BERNIE SANDERS for speaking the blatant truth when so many won't [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)56. Yes, and well done, MSM! Your ongoing coverage of the attacks
on these programs is very appreciated by the way over 100 million voters who are very concerned. Here's yet another report, InA. There are too many to bring them all, of course, but I hope you'll be very reassured to know this is anything but an unreported issue.
Donald Trump and the Republicans Work Every Day to Destroy Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid: Its time to set the record straight.
Its time to set the record straight. Far from keeping his word, Trump and his administration have spent every day since taking power working to destroy Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Here are 10 of the Trump administrations worst attacks on the American peoples Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid:
Trump nominated Congressman Mick Mulvaney to be the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director. Mulvaney has a long history of working to destroy Social Security and Medicare. In 2011, he said, We have to end Medicare as we know it.
Every single Republican senator voted to confirm Mulvaney, while every Democrat voted against.
Trump nominated Tom Price to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees Medicare. Price has stated that We will not rest until we make certain that government-run health care [e.g., Medicare] is ended and decried the federal governments intrusion into medicine through Medicare.
Every single Republican senator voted to confirm Price, while every Democrat present voted against. After less than a year on the job, Price was forced to resign in disgrace, and Trump replaced him with Alex Azar, a former pharmaceutical executive who tripled the price of insulin.
As soon as Trump took office, the Republican Partys top priority was to take health care away from tens of millions of Americans. If Trumpcare had become law, it would have cut $880 billion from Medicaid, creating a disaster for seniors who rely on Medicaid for long-term care. It would also have created a Medicare time bomb by starving the program of essential funding.
Trumps 2018 budget proposal sought cuts of $800 billion to Medicaid and Social Security Disability Insurance over 10 years. When OMB Director Mulvaney was asked if these cuts would lead to fewer people receiving their earned Social Security disability benefits, he replied, I hope so.
Republicans passed a massive tax giveaway to billionaires and corporations, which they are now using as an excuse to demand cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Nearly every House Republican voted for a so-called Balanced Budget Amendment, which would make it unconstitutional for Social Security to use its own $2.9 trillion trust fund to pay promised benefits. (Fortunately, the Amendment did not attain the two-thirds majority required for passage.)
The Trump administration floated a proposal to eliminate the payroll tax, which would have served as a Trojan horse to undermine Social Security.
Trump issued an executive order opening the door to the politicization of Administrative Law Judges, who are supposed to impartially resolve disputes between Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries and the people in government who run those programs.
The Trump administration announced plans to get rid of a rule that allowed nursing home residents and their families, in facilities that accept Medicare or Medicaid funding, the right to take those facilities to court for alleged neglect, abuse or sexual assault.
The Trump administration began allowing states to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries.
This article was produced by the Independent Media Institute.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/09/11/donald-trump-and-republicans-work-every-day-destroy-social-security-medicare-and
Its time to set the record straight. Far from keeping his word, Trump and his administration have spent every day since taking power working to destroy Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Here are 10 of the Trump administrations worst attacks on the American peoples Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid:
Trump nominated Congressman Mick Mulvaney to be the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director. Mulvaney has a long history of working to destroy Social Security and Medicare. In 2011, he said, We have to end Medicare as we know it.
Every single Republican senator voted to confirm Mulvaney, while every Democrat voted against.
Trump nominated Tom Price to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees Medicare. Price has stated that We will not rest until we make certain that government-run health care [e.g., Medicare] is ended and decried the federal governments intrusion into medicine through Medicare.
Every single Republican senator voted to confirm Price, while every Democrat present voted against. After less than a year on the job, Price was forced to resign in disgrace, and Trump replaced him with Alex Azar, a former pharmaceutical executive who tripled the price of insulin.
As soon as Trump took office, the Republican Partys top priority was to take health care away from tens of millions of Americans. If Trumpcare had become law, it would have cut $880 billion from Medicaid, creating a disaster for seniors who rely on Medicaid for long-term care. It would also have created a Medicare time bomb by starving the program of essential funding.
Trumps 2018 budget proposal sought cuts of $800 billion to Medicaid and Social Security Disability Insurance over 10 years. When OMB Director Mulvaney was asked if these cuts would lead to fewer people receiving their earned Social Security disability benefits, he replied, I hope so.
Republicans passed a massive tax giveaway to billionaires and corporations, which they are now using as an excuse to demand cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Nearly every House Republican voted for a so-called Balanced Budget Amendment, which would make it unconstitutional for Social Security to use its own $2.9 trillion trust fund to pay promised benefits. (Fortunately, the Amendment did not attain the two-thirds majority required for passage.)
The Trump administration floated a proposal to eliminate the payroll tax, which would have served as a Trojan horse to undermine Social Security.
Trump issued an executive order opening the door to the politicization of Administrative Law Judges, who are supposed to impartially resolve disputes between Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries and the people in government who run those programs.
The Trump administration announced plans to get rid of a rule that allowed nursing home residents and their families, in facilities that accept Medicare or Medicaid funding, the right to take those facilities to court for alleged neglect, abuse or sexual assault.
The Trump administration began allowing states to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries.
This article was produced by the Independent Media Institute.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/09/11/donald-trump-and-republicans-work-every-day-destroy-social-security-medicare-and
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THANK YOU BERNIE SANDERS for speaking the blatant truth when so many won't [View all]
garybeck
Sep 2018
OP
One only needs to watch C-span occasionally to see that Democratic senators and congress people...
George II
Sep 2018
#165
K&R Is there no legal consequence for "elected" officials lying to voters about social security??!!
diva77
Sep 2018
#6
Very true. I had moved out of Fl prior to his election, but never could figure why he wasn't in jail
dameatball
Sep 2018
#13
Really? Nobody else is saying this? No Democratic officeholder is calling out Trump's lies?
Hekate
Sep 2018
#12
Was that a gaslight? I think that may have been a little gaslight. Awwww, cute.
Magoo48
Sep 2018
#158
Both of my Senators have spoken up, many times. Both of the Senators in my neighboring state....
George II
Sep 2018
#213
Actually, The OP infers that others "won't" say it, when multiple Democrats have been calling Trump
ehrnst
Sep 2018
#194
Many wish Bernie would spend more time "pissing" on Republicans than on Democrats.
betsuni
Sep 2018
#128
Your part-time Californian cousin needs to check the political makeup of my state...
Hekate
Sep 2018
#198
Amazing the tunnel vision that seems to occur among some. In fact the Democratic nominee was
still_one
Sep 2018
#47
Yep, the Democratic nominee warned us over & over, laid out great plans, pointed out Trump's nature
Hekate
Sep 2018
#61
I'd love to see your favorite highlights from the campaign where Clinton was really nailing Trump
ProfessorPlum
Sep 2018
#78
I guess you must have been out of the country. I went to several of Democratic nominees rallies,
still_one
Sep 2018
#95
Ah, the ol' "gimme a link", "gimme a video". Did you follow the campaign from the conventions....
George II
Sep 2018
#103
curiouser and curiouser. One has to wonder the motives of some posts sheshe. Or maybe not.........
still_one
Sep 2018
#49
Thanks again, Hortensis, especially for using the Los Angeles Times as a source. They are ...
Hekate
Sep 2018
#203
I'm sure there's a similar plank in the 2012, 2008, and even earlier Party Platforms.
George II
Sep 2018
#64
Talking point: Since the 70s, the Democratic Party abandoned New Deal ideas ...
betsuni
Sep 2018
#79
That's my point two is now "many" so therefor the OP title must be incorrect.
Uncle Joe
Sep 2018
#173
He says "so many won't" that's implies that many *refuse* to say that Trump is lying
ehrnst
Sep 2018
#177
A washed-out has-been desperately trying to stay relevant stating the obvious but with pizzaz!
honest.abe
Sep 2018
#186