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gulliver

(13,990 posts)
7. It needs to be all states
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:28 AM
Friday

Trump would obviously do this, because he wants to see the blue state politicians "defending fraud." Our job is not to supply him with election advertising.

Blue states should call out strongly for anti-fraud enforcement. Throw the book at them. But make sure you do it in red states too. That's how you take an issue.

We, as progressives and liberals, should be the absolute strongest opponents of criminals who would defraud and damage social programs. I know I am. I think anyone who defrauds a social program like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, etc., should have to pay full restitution, and any jail terms should be multiplied by three or four times.

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