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

@GottaLaff well, I just woke up from a nap to read all this. I retired at 66 and it was damn hard to get to that age to lock in the number of years I needed to ensure my medical benefits. I was damn tired . My supervisor kept going until she was 72. She died at home in her armchair. The young man who would take her place called me. It’s shocking to get that call when you thought she was home and had just needed a sick day. I’m 71 now and lucky as hell I paid in to social security my whole working life. I have a decent retirement. These Republicans all need to lose. Of course. But what they really need is utter repudiation in a landslide so overwhelming as to kick their asses to kingdom come on a tsunami of HELL NO.
@annietime @GottaLaff What I don't get, is the folks who are on Medicare and Social Security who are cheering on (and voting for) those folks.
@ai6yr @GottaLaff I have to feel that somehow they don’t think these cuts will apply to them. Just all those others out there somewhere (with a vague wave of the hand). I will never understand voting Republican for ANYTHING. It literally is the death party. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

@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.