Originally posted by KazetNagorraWell it wasn't political suicide to put such a proposal in the Republican platform though it would primarily screw people under 55.http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/246207-gop-platform-embraces-ryan-plans-for-medicare-medicaid
Surely it will be political suicide to repeal Medicare? Maybe this is Paul Ryan's payback: just push through extremely unpopular measures and force Trump to defend them.
Originally posted by no1marauderRyan pushing for privatizing Medicare doesn't surprise me. He's an Ayn Rand Republican.
Paul Ryan was on Fox News pushing for the privatization of Medicare; doubt very much that seniors (who voted heavily for Republicans) will like that very much. We'll see if Trump goes along with the Congressional Republican agenda; if so, I suspect the Dems fortunes will rebound fairly quickly.
Social Security is next. Despite Republicans telling us for years that it is practically insolvent and will "run out of money" by year X, it actually has trillions of dollars and is backed by US Treasury bonds. This is the real target of the Republicans, but they know most Americans won't stand for privatizing it and sending all those funds to the banksters, and so they plan to erode support for it by knocking down perhaps the best medical insurance program in existence first. Typical.
Originally posted by mchillAs long as their dumb-ass policies don't push us into another depression, like last time the Republicans controlled everything in 1929.
The Democrats don't need saving. With Trump in the White House and the GOP in control of Congress, all the Democrats have to do, is sit on the sidelines, and wait for the political honeymoon to end. The population will soon discover Trump and Co. won't be able to keep even 20% of their lofty promises, and the mood of the country will swing in the other direct ...[text shortened]... progress. Trump and Co. is on a very short leash here. It should be interesting to watch. 😉
Originally posted by SuzianneAre you still doing that thing about the last time Republicans controlled all 3 branches was 1929?
As long as their dumb-ass policies don't push us into another depression, like last time the Republicans controlled everything in 1929.
Weren't you alive in 2003-2007?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2004#United_States_Congress
Originally posted by vivifyIf I'm right, Trump is the politician with an "R" by his name that will cause conservatives to adopt all of Obama's policies.
Hopefully, work with Trump to improve the country, rather than be obstructionist a-holes like Reps were the last 8 years. Trump will get credited as a more effective president than Obama, since Dems have cared more about social improvements, and are more likely to compromise.
People are just that stupid.
Originally posted by sh76That didn't work out all that great either.
Are you still doing that thing about the last time Republicans controlled all 3 branches was 1929?
Weren't you alive in 2003-2007?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2004#United_States_Congress
Originally posted by robbie carrobieThat Hillary won the popular vote and that the Democrats gained in both the Senate and the House (albeit by disappointing margins) makes an assertion that the country is " far more right-wing that we were previously led to believe" hard to believe.
I am not so convinced that Mr. Sanders would have defeated Mr. Trump. America is far
more racially divided and far more right-wing that we were previously led to believe.
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Originally posted by no1marauderPerhaps you are correct and I am mistaken, I just don't think the USA is ready for the kind of radical policies that Mr. Sanders was advocating. e.g funding college education with a tax on Wall St.
That Hillary won the popular vote and that the Democrats gained in both the Senate and the House (albeit by disappointing margins) makes an assertion that the country is " far more right-wing that we were previously led to believe" hard to believe.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieIt's a sad state of affairs when common sense policies practiced widely around the globe, like taxpayer-subsidized education, is labeled "radical."
Perhaps you are correct and I am mistaken, I just don't think the USA is ready for the kind of radical policies that Mr. Sanders was advocating. e.g funding college education with a tax on Wall St.