Trump open to Social Security changes if elected: adviser

[WhiteTara]

Source: reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump would consider changes to Social Security and Medicare if he is elected U.S. president, a top adviser to the New York businessman said on Wednesday, signaling a shift from Trump's earlier stance that he would not touch so-called entitlement programs.

Policy adviser Sam Clovis said at a Washington conference that Trump would be open to a bipartisan look at entitlement spending once he implemented his other policies, such as his tax plan.

"I think after the administration's been in place, then we will start to take a look at all of the programs, including entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare," Clovis said at an event hosted by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

The foundation is known for its attacks on deficit spending, and it supports revamping Social Security and Medicare.

"We'll take a hard look at those to start seeing what we can do in a bipartisan way," Clovis said, adding Trump was not proposing any entitlement changes now.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-open-social-security-changes-elected-adviser-230452835--business.html?nhp=1

[PoliticAverse]

1. Just like Clinton who, in 2008, said she wanted a bi-partisan commission to deal with SS. n/t

[arcane1]

4. For Clinton and Obama, "bipartisan" means "give republicans everything they want" n/t

[TomCADem]

7. Like ACA and Dodd-Frank?

Fuel efficiency standards, Iran deal...

Just a very ignorant comment to suggest no difference between Republicans and Dems.

[sulphurdunn]

8. What exactly does anything you mention

have to do with the concerted effort within both parties to cut Social Security?

[rurallib]

2. The name Sam Clovis scares the shit out of me

Get a celebrity elected and the sheep will pay little attention to what happens behind the scenes as Donald makes fun of Putin and digs the first shovel of dirt for his wall.
Meanwhile SS and Medicare are robbed blind and no bid contracts are handed out to the donor classes while the poor and elderly freeze to death in their houses.

[grahamhgreen]

3. Trump is formless. It's one of the precepts in "The Art of War". He takes no positions, and yet all

positions.

If Hillary wants to win, she better take more populist positions than Casino Don.

[sulphurdunn]

9. That isn't going to happen.

The rich have hedged their bets nicely from the start of this campaign, unless Sanders somehow gets the nomination. Then all bets are off. "Know you enemy. Know yourself..."

[grahamhgreen]

10. Hill cannot beat Tump by moving to the center, IMHO

[sulphurdunn]

11. Nor by moving to the right,

which is where she's going, and if she moves left, no one will believe her.

[forest444]

5. Sign the dotted line, and kiss your Social Security goodbye.

These Rethugs aren't too original are they.

[hollysmom]

6. well, that would lose him half of his constituency