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Dan Froomkin/presswatchers.org Feb 6, 2023

This Washington Post editorial, calling for benefit cuts to Social Security and Medicare(!!), represents the thinking of almost no one in America except for a few extremists and billionaires, like their owner Jeff @bezos. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/05/social-security-medicare-entitlements-reform/

Yes, Social Security and Medicare still need to be reformed — and soon

It's good news that entitlements won't be part of debt ceiling negotiations, but that doesn't mean the looming insolvency crisis shouldn't be addressed.

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Feb 7, 2023

@froomkin

Hardly, if ever, have I said this: while #BookBurning is #DarkAges, however BOYCOTTING certain #journalists obviously (at least on the policy side) on the #BadBillionaire"s payroll as they R out for #brainwashing,is sensible

"Editorials represent the views of The Washington Post as an institution, as determined through debate among members of the Editorial Board. The board includes: David Shipley, Karen Tumulty, Stephen Stromberg, Lee Hockstader, David E. Hoffman, James Hohmann."

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

@froomkin

Maybe it is time to stop calling them (prepaid) social "benefits" but insurance services?
They are no handouts.

Change starts with a change in thinking.

This thinking is so antiquated and #SocialDarwinist.

I am not in favor of #Marxism, as it was destined to fail in human society, but #capitalists should remember the last time when #capital became all powerful: the rise if #Marxism and #Fascism.