Trump and Ryan Agree: Let’s Dismantle Social Security

[UCmeNdc]

The late Republican presidential nominee and Senator, Barry Goldwater, was anti-Social Security, as was the late President Ronald Reagan, at least before he became president. And, of course, President George W. Bush sought to privatize Social Security.

Revealingly, in a memorandum marked “not for attribution,” but nevertheless leaked, President Bush’s director of strategic initiatives wrote about the effort to dismantle Social Security, “this will be one of the most important conservative undertakings of modern times.” He concluded, “For the first time in six decades, the Social Security battle is one we can win.”

Paul Ryan and his zeal for cutting Social Security is in line with his Party’s history. Since he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1998, these cuts have been his top priority.

Trump has signed on and agrees to cut Social Security.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-altman/trump-and-ryan-agree-lets_b_9992656.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

[closeupready]

1. Hillary, former Goldwater girl, will go even further, thus

undercutting claims that Trump/Ryan get stuff done.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. There is absolutely no basis for that remark

It's pure nonsense.

[apcalc]

3. More lies.

[world wide wally]

5. LOL… It has really gotten to be comical to see how some of you can make ANYTHING into an

Anti-Hillary thread.
Good luck with your Donald

[meow2u3]

6. A pack of lies

There's no evidence HRC wants to sabotage Social Security. So quit judging her by the rethugs.

[trueblue2007]

9. more lies. KNOCK IT OFF. LIES, LIES

[winstars]

14. We better get used to President Trump because its this BS that will elect him... Feeling the burn...

[closeupready]

19. Because such is my power! Fear me! Worship me!

lol - you guys are riotously funny...

[winstars]

21. Funny how??? (lets not lose our sense of humor here on DU)

[book_worm]

18. That is a bunch of nonsense--she is not going to privatize social security

[UCmeNdc]

23. Don't make up stories. Hillary is pushing to expand Social Security.

[djean111]

4. THIS is just one of the things that the GOP would love to work with Hillary on.

Social Security, trade deals, war - yes, the GOP loves those things just as much as Hillary does.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. WTH? Trump said many many times...preserve Social Security nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. Trump says whatever he thinks will be popular with his audience

The links in the Huff Post article:

Trump On Social Security In His 2000 Book: A Ponzi Scheme We Must Privatize

Trump Adviser Says He’s Open to Entitlement Program Changes

Policy chief’s remarks appear to contradict Trump’s earlier positions

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign waffled again on the details of its economic policy, with a top adviser suggesting a Trump administration would be open to reductions in Medicare and Social Security spending if the campaign’s tax cuts don’t achieve extraordinary budget surpluses.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-adviser-says-hes-open-to-entitlement-program-changes-1462997756

This is what everyone must learn about Trump: he lies, continuously. He is a conman. His fraud never sleeps.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. Making it up as he goes along. Trouble is, millions may have voted

thinking he meant what he said the first time - no cuts to SS

Funny, before this time, we would chastise people for flip flopping on events/positions from long before. For him, it may be just a week before.

Really odd to me, being in the business world. Most all of the great executives I have known, never ever shoot off the hip. They never saying anything they aren't sure about or haven't had double and triple checked.

You wonder how he got by in construction/development. did he say "Make that building 20 floors tall." one day and then "make that building 40 stories" the next day.

[yuiyoshida]

8. shit yeah!!! WITH ALL those checks given to

Senior Citizens, they can take that money back and build more BOMBS AND Increase the Military Industrial Complex !!

[pampango]

10. Another "Trump is to the left of ..." topic bites the dust. Everything Trump says are 'suggestions'

and 'performance art' to win the republican nomination. He stands for nothing. Everything is subject to 'negotiation'.

When right wing populism was required to win their nomination, he was a self-funding, anti-establishment RW populist extraordinaire. Mission accomplished. Now that he needs a billion dollars from the 1%, suddenly his 'suggestions' are changing and don't sound so populist anymore.

He is good at saying enough 'liberal' stuff to get Democrats fighting with each other. Then he contradicts himself the next day to make his conservative base happy but too many liberals never hear that.

[red dog 1]

13. + 1

[gratuitous]

11. Paul Ryan doesn't need it anymore

He needed it big time when his father died during his teenage years, but ever since then, Paul Ryan has made his career out of pulling the ladder up behind himself for anyone else who might need some help.

As Charlie Pierce says about Ryan, quite often: You're welcome, dickhead.

[red dog 1]

15. Well stated!

[red dog 1]

12. "Don't Get Trumped" (PETITION)

From Social Security Works.org
"Don't Get Trumped" (PETITION)

"Donald Trump's Social Security Flip Flop" (PETITION)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027840358


K&R, thanks for posting, UCmeNdc

[HughBeaumont]

17. You would think this sort of shit would lose him the senior and younger Boomer vote . . .

. . . but hating Democrats is far more important than human rights, I guess.

[leftyladyfrommo]

20. They would have to pay back

all the money that millions of people have paid into their accounts for years and years.

SS is not a benefit. Individuals paid into their account. That money would all have to be refundec. That would probably cost billions.

[sarcasmo]

22. The Cons wet dream, destroying social security.