NOW THAT TRUMP HAS WON, REPUBLICANS THINK IT IS
CHRISTMAS FOR ALL THE REPUBLICAN DONORS.
AND ONE OF THE MAIN
PRIZES FOR REPUBLICAN DONORS IS LET'S CUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND
DIRECT THE MONEY TOWARD THE RICH.
IT'S ANNOYING THAT WE HAVE
TO KEEP PAYING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE RETIRED TO HAVE A SHRED OF
INCOME SO THEY CAN HAVE SOME DECENCY IN THEIR RETIREMENT.
LET'S JUST FUNNEL THE MONEY TO US.
WE ALREADY GAVE IT TO US IN
TEXT RATES, SOCIAL SECURITY IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SEVERAL
TRILLION DOLLARS SURPLUS AND ON THE BOOKS IT DOES, THEY TELL YOU
IT'S GOING BROKE, THAT'S A LIE.
IT HAS A SURPLUS OF TRILLIONS OF
DOLLARS, BUT THEY ALREADY SPENT THAT MONEY.
IT AS AN IOU IN THE
BANK.
THEY SPENT IT ON STUPID WARS AND TAX CUTS FOR THE
RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY, AND TAX CUTS FOR MULTINATIONAL
CORPORATIONS.
SO THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY YOU BACK.
EVEN THOUGH
THEY PUT THE MONEY IN, THEY CALL IT AN ENTITLEMENT, AND
REPUBLICANS PLAY WITH AT WORD.
THE REASON IT IS AN ENTITLEMENT
IS BECAUSE YOU ARE ENTITLED TO IT, YOU PAY THAT MONEY
THROUGHOUT YOUR WORKING CAREER, NOW THEY WANT TO STIFF YOU.
LET
ME TELL YOU WHO IS GOOD TO DO THAT.
SAM JOHNSON IS A
REPUBLICAN FROM TEXAS, HE IS THE CHAIR OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON
SOCIAL SECURITY AND THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE
MOST POWERFUL COMMITTEE, HE'S IN CHARGE OF SOCIAL SECURITY FOR
THEM, AND HE'S ALWAYS WANTED TO CUT IT.
HE DOESN'T SAY IT THAT
WAY, WHAT HE SAYS IS --
WHENEVER YOU HEAR FIX SOCIAL SECURITY, RUN FOR THE HILLS,
THEY ARE COMING FOR YOUR WALLET.
AND THEN HE SAYS --
REALLY, REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON?
HOW DO YOU WANT TO SAVE
AND FIX SOCIAL SECURITY?
BY CUTTING IT, OF COURSE.
LET'S
GIVE YOU THE DETAILS, THE HUFFINGTON POST WRITES --
HE DOES A CUTE LITTLE TRICK IN THERE -- HE SLIGHTLY
INCREASES THE PAYMENTS TO POORER AMERICANS.
AS A PROGRESSIVE, WHY
WOULDN'T I LIKE THAT?
FOR EXAMPLE, TRUMP IS TALKING ABOUT
SPENDING $1 TRILLION ON INFRASTRUCTURE, LET'S DO THAT
RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT GOING TO LET PARTISAN STUFF GET IN THE WAY OF
POLICIES I FAVOR.
BUT WHY IS HE DOING THAT?
BECAUSE IF YOU CUT
SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, AND OF COURSE FOR THE
RICH TOO, AND YOU JUST LEAVE IT AS A PROGRAM TO HELP THE POOR,
THEN IT HAS NO POLITICAL SUPPORT.
THE NEXT SESSION, YOU
COME BACK AND GO THESE BUMS LIVING OFF OF US, LOOK AT ALL
THIS MONEY THEY ARE GETTING FROM SOCIAL SECURITY, LIKE THEY DO
FROM WELFARE.
A BUNCH OF SOCIAL SECURITY QUEENS, LET'S CUT IT.
AND NOW THAT THE MIDDLE CLASS ISN'T GETTING ANYTHING FROM IT,
THEY WILL GET ANGRY.
I'M WORKING SO HARD, I PUT SO MUCH MONEY
INTO IT, WHY IS IT ONLY GOING TO THE POOR?
THEN YOU CUT THE WHOLE
THING.
BUT FOR THE MOMENT BEING, THE FIRST PART OF THE PLAN IS
JUST TO CUT SIGNIFICANTLY.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT
THAT --
EVERYBODY BE COOL, THIS IS A ROBBERY.
THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE
17 TO 28% OUT OF YOUR POCKET AFTER YOU PAID INTO IT ALL THOSE
YEARS, THEY ARE GOING TO RAISE THE RETIREMENT AGE OUT OF YOU,
EVERY YEAR THAT YOU ARE NOT GETTING SOCIAL SECURITY FIRST OF
ALL IS A YEAR OFF YOUR LIFE, LET'S BE HONEST, THAT YOU HAVE
TO KEEP WORKING -- BUT ON TOP OF THAT THAT'S OVER $10,000 IN
BENEFITS THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY YOU.
IF THE RETIREMENT AGE IS
65, YOU START GETTING PAID AT 65.
IF IT RAISES TO 67 OR 69,
THEY CAN KEEP TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND GIVE IT IN TAX
CUTS TO THE RICH AGAIN.
EVERYBODY BE COOL, THIS IS A
ROBBERY.
IF THEY CUT SOCIAL SECURITY, IT'S GOING TO BE THE
GREATEST ROBBERY IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
MY GOD, AMERICA, WHAT
HAVE YOU DONE?
LET'S SEE, TRUMP SAID VERY CLEARLY ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL THAT HE WOULDN'T CUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND
MEDICARE.
THOSE ARE VERY POPULAR PROGRAMS.
RIGHT NOW THE
REPUBLICANS HAVE THAT PROPOSAL, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
IF YOU
ARE A TRUMP SUPPORTER, I KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR FAITH IN HIM,
LET'S SEE IF HE DELIVERS FOR YOU.
MY GUESS IS HE'S GOING TO
DELIVER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY DELIVERED
FOR HIM, HIS
DONORS.