Via Laurie Garrett: 1/...
ICYMI the House #Republicans finally released a U.S. budget, countering the #BidenAdministration proposal. The GOP budget:
- cuts $1.5 trillion from Social Security
- raises Medicare costs & cuts caps on pharma fees
- cuts Medicaid, ACA/Obamacare & the Children’s Health Insurance Prog by $4.5 trillion over 10 years
- creates $5.5 trillion in tax cuts for the rich and corporations
- eliminates all clean energy tax incentives
- raises Social Security Retirement age to 69
Unbelievable that millions of everyday people will vote to support their services being cut.
Mind boggled!
I'm with Joe!
@spocko That made me cry.
Tell your FIL I adore him. And you.
@steveo1049 @GottaLaff That's the trick, they don't have to anymore.
Their tribe will support them unconditionally now. They fundamentally believe in authoritarianism and trust that even if it's painful, their electeds are doing what's right.
@darwinwoodka @steveo1049 @GottaLaff "First they came for..."
Sure, the white trash* will follow their leader... right into the <insert method of execution here>.
* let us call them what they are
that's quite the list of fk you middle and poor america....
@GottaLaff "- creates $5.5 trillion in tax cuts for the rich and corporations"
Fucking thieves, that's what they are 😡
Well, that will certainly make an attractive campaign platform!
@GottaLaff So Republicans weren't exactly being honest at that State of the Union then. ;) Biden had them spot on. Color me so surprised.
In a rowdy back-and-forth, President Joe Biden accused some congressional Republicans — not a majority — of wanting to “take the economy hostage” by insisting that Medicare and Social Security be sunset, drawing loud boos.
Well, in a sense, with every passing week, Trump and the Republicans repaint the dividing line in America, and make it wider. And wider, and wider. And deeper.
By all rights, the liberals should be expecting a tsunami election, but that's not happening. The politics of hate and division are strong, and has a deep history. I'd hate to think we have to relive that history, for absolutely no good reason...there is NEVER a good reason to follow in Hitler's footsteps.
for me, NEVER GOP. NEVER AGAIN. They've shown us more about themselves than we ever wanted to know.
@skydog @GottaLaff
It used to be that idealistic neophyte college kids were liberal, and experienced tax-paying adults were conservative.
Now the College-educated are liberal, and the Facebook-educated are Conservative.
Conservatives need to realize that woke liberals are the least of their problems. Republicans are going to destroy their country and accelerate the destruction of the human race.
The gop really seems to like losing.
@annietime @ai6yr @GottaLaff The Republicans are always careful that Social Security cuts are for younger people. If you are retired or close to it you are safe. Usually.
Considering how many baby boomers are willing to enrich themselves that later generations' expense, this makes sense.
"Vía Laurie Garrett: 1/...
ICYMI, los #Republicanos de la Cámara finalmente publicaron un presupuesto estadounidense, contrarrestando la propuesta de la #Administración Biden. El presupuesto del Partido Republicano:
- recorta 1,5 billones de dólares de la Seguridad Social
- aumenta los costos de Medicare y reduce los límites a las tarifas farmacéuticas
- recorta Medicaid, ACA/Obamacare y el Programa de Seguro Médico Infantil en 4,5 billones de dólares en 10 años
- crea 5,5 billones de dólares en recortes de impuestos para los ricos y las corporaciones
- elimina todos los incentivos fiscales a la energía limpia
- eleva la edad de jubilación de la Seguridad Social a 69 años"
La respuesta de Biden:
"LA CASA BLANCA WASHINGTON PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA 21 de marzo de 2024 Declaración del presidente Joe Biden sobre el presupuesto del Comité de Estudio Republicano
Mi papá tenía una expresión: “No me digas lo que valoras. Muéstrame tu presupuesto y te diré lo que valoras”.
El presupuesto del Comité de Estudio Republicano muestra lo que valoran los republicanos.
Este presupuesto extremo recortará Medicare, el Seguro Social y la Ley de Atención Médica Asequible. Respalda una prohibición nacional del aborto. El presupuesto republicano aumentará los costos de vivienda y de medicamentos recetados para las familias. Y colmará de regalos a las corporaciones más grandes y ricas.
Permítanme ser claro: los detendré.
Mi presupuesto representa un futuro diferente. Uno en el que los días de las economías de goteo han terminado y las corporaciones más grandes y ricas ya no obtienen todos los beneficios. U
n futuro en el que restablezcamos el derecho a elegir y proteger otras libertades, en lugar de quitárnoslas.
Un futuro en el que la clase media finalmente tenga una oportunidad justa y protejamos el Seguro Social para que los trabajadores que construyeron este país puedan jubilarse con dignidad.
Veo un futuro para todos los estadounidenses y nunca dejaré de luchar por ese futuro."
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