Tony StarkFeb 6, 2023

Meanwhile, in real news that will affect you that isn’t getting balloon-level coverage-

Column: Mike Pence, would-be president, has a plan to kill Social Security. It will cost you-
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-02-06/launching-a-presidential-bid-mike-pence-proposes-to-kill-social-security

Hiltzik: The folly of Social Security private accounts

George W. Bush's Social Security privatization plan crashed and burned in 2005. Mike Pence wants to revive it, and you'll pay dearly.

Los Angeles Times
Show threadTony Stark

And this-

Someone asked me what Biden has done yesterday even though I post about it all the time. If he didn’t do anything, there’d be nothing to cancel.

171 Republican lawmakers join effort to stop student loan forgiveness program-
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/171-republican-lawmakers-join-effort-stop-student-loan/story?id=96898628

171 Republican lawmakers join effort to stop student loan forgiveness program

The representatives and senators insist the "bailout" is executive overreach.

ABC News
Feb 6, 2023 at 10:12pmWeb
Show threadPirateRoFeb 6, 2023

@TonyStark there is nothing wrong with loan forgiveness, unless you mean that President Biden should have forgiven tge full amount. Then, I would agree with you.

Otherwise, this is just Republican Party bullshit. I’ll tell you what, though. After the disastrous presidencies of W and tRump, this is just frosting on the shit cake. I’ll never vote republican again, I don’t care who they run.

Show threadCarol DanversFeb 6, 2023
@TonyStark Anything good that might help people, Republicans’ plan is kill it.