Social Security & Medicare

appalachiablue

(44,187 posts) Fri Aug 7, 2020, 04:33 AM Aug 2020

Retirees To 'Fight Plan To Gut Social Security'; Trump Announces Exec. Order To Suspend Payroll Tax

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Retirees To 'Fight Plan To Gut Social Security'; Trump Announces Exec. Order To Suspend Payroll Tax (Original Post) appalachiablue Aug 2020 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #1

There goes Florida. duforsure Aug 2020 #2

I can honestly say that tRUMP has motivated the citizens of the U.S. in ways that no pRESIDENT abqtommy Aug 2020 #3

Unleashed the Seniors...very unwise appalachiablue Aug 2020 #4

To paraphrase a line of dialogue in the movie Support Your Local Sheriff with James Garner: abqtommy Aug 2020 #5

As I see it, only congress can do that, not shithole through EO. ..... Iliyah Aug 2020 #6

Senior revolt assumes they learn about it. 3Hotdogs Aug 2020 #7

AARP? Nothing? No comment? 3Hotdogs Aug 2020 #8

Can you imagine if he unloaded this "gut Social Security" at tRump bastion, The Villages mitch96 Aug 2020 #9

But they'll likely never hear it, unless a librul relative appalachiablue Aug 2020 #10

Yes, they do like their secrets..... nt mitch96 Aug 2020 #11

SheltieLover

(81,725 posts)

1. K&R!

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 04:36 AM

Aug 2020

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

2. There goes Florida.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 04:40 AM

Aug 2020

Seniors are already running from trump , and this action will increase the numbers dramatically. Another very stupid threat to do this now right before an election. trumps unfit for office, and mentally losing it .

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

3. I can honestly say that tRUMP has motivated the citizens of the U.S. in ways that no pRESIDENT

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 06:01 AM

Aug 2020

has ever done before. That's not good for him at all...

appalachiablue

(44,187 posts)

4. Unleashed the Seniors...very unwise

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 06:09 AM

Aug 2020

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

5. To paraphrase a line of dialogue in the movie Support Your Local Sheriff with James Garner:

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 06:46 AM

Aug 2020

I've known about tRUMP for many years and I haven't seen him do one wise thing yet...

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

6. As I see it, only congress can do that, not shithole through EO. .....

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 07:53 AM

Aug 2020

3Hotdogs

(15,548 posts)

7. Senior revolt assumes they learn about it.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 08:04 AM

Aug 2020

Fox ain't gonna tell 'em. Sinclair ain't.

3Hotdogs

(15,548 posts)

8. AARP? Nothing? No comment?

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 08:06 AM

Aug 2020

mitch96

(15,878 posts)

9. Can you imagine if he unloaded this "gut Social Security" at tRump bastion, The Villages

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 11:41 AM

Aug 2020

In Florida? I wonder what those repugs would say now???
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appalachiablue

(44,187 posts)

10. But they'll likely never hear it, unless a librul relative

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #9)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 11:43 AM

Aug 2020

mentions it and convinces them...

mitch96

(15,878 posts)

11. Yes, they do like their secrets..... nt

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #10)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 12:27 PM

Aug 2020

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