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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Disney heiress Abigail Disney is here to tell you exactly what the 1% did with Trumps Tax Cuts
Chilling stuff, and Abigail Disney says that after they have taken everything else, 'they're coming after your social security '. Where have we heard that before?
I am puzzled by the timing of this latest Republican attack on Medicare and Social Security.
Congressional elections are in 2 ½ weeks, and Democrat leaders have nothing to offer except Russia-gate and identity politics, which Americans are sick of. Republicans can keep control of Congress by doing nothing. And yet, Republicans are attacking Medicare and Social Security because of the federal deficit (which Republicans caused with their tax cuts, and with their massive giveaways to the Military Industrial Complex). These threats will hurt Republicans in the elections, especially among older voters. So why do Republicans attack Medicare and Social Security now?
I have two guesses...
[1] The peasants remain obedient to their owners as long as the peasants feel that someone in the government “cares” about them, and feel that they have a "choice" in elections. The money powers support leading Democrats in order to keep the peasants docile, and to give the peasants the illusion of choice. A Republican landslide in the coming election would upset this game, and make the peasants restless. The money powers saw an imminent Republican landslide, so they decided to take the Republicans down a notch or two. Therefore the money powers suddenly ordered Trump and the other leading Republicans to start attacking Medicare and Social Security.
Another possibility…
[2] The nationwide push for Single Payer Healthcare (aka Universal Medicare) has become so strong that it worries the greedy insurance giants. Hence they ordered their Republican puppets to fire back with, “Quit calling for Universal Medicare, or we’ll make sure you worthless peasants have no Medicare at all!”
As I said, these are just guesses.
Republican hypocrisy is blatant indeed. They whine about the federal deficit, and yet no one denies that Republicans caused the current federal deficit. Meanwhile Trump has vowed to continually set new records in his giveaways to the Military Industrial Complex.
So why are Republicans suddenly threatening to throw 59 million Social Security beneficiaries into the street?
The Democrats are the same as the Republicans. There is no alternative. Who do I vote for? Also, you are a very well informed person but that is not the case for the people I meet. Most people see and hear exactly what they want to see and hear regardless of what happens or what is said. Add to that the fact that the media is controlled by the deep state and anything reported is sheer fantasy.
“They're coming after your social security.”
ReplyDeleteI am puzzled by the timing of this latest Republican attack on Medicare and Social Security.
Congressional elections are in 2 ½ weeks, and Democrat leaders have nothing to offer except Russia-gate and identity politics, which Americans are sick of. Republicans can keep control of Congress by doing nothing. And yet, Republicans are attacking Medicare and Social Security because of the federal deficit (which Republicans caused with their tax cuts, and with their massive giveaways to the Military Industrial Complex). These threats will hurt Republicans in the elections, especially among older voters. So why do Republicans attack Medicare and Social Security now?
I have two guesses...
[1] The peasants remain obedient to their owners as long as the peasants feel that someone in the government “cares” about them, and feel that they have a "choice" in elections. The money powers support leading Democrats in order to keep the peasants docile, and to give the peasants the illusion of choice. A Republican landslide in the coming election would upset this game, and make the peasants restless. The money powers saw an imminent Republican landslide, so they decided to take the Republicans down a notch or two. Therefore the money powers suddenly ordered Trump and the other leading Republicans to start attacking Medicare and Social Security.
Another possibility…
[2] The nationwide push for Single Payer Healthcare (aka Universal Medicare) has become so strong that it worries the greedy insurance giants. Hence they ordered their Republican puppets to fire back with, “Quit calling for Universal Medicare, or we’ll make sure you worthless peasants have no Medicare at all!”
As I said, these are just guesses.
Republican hypocrisy is blatant indeed. They whine about the federal deficit, and yet no one denies that Republicans caused the current federal deficit. Meanwhile Trump has vowed to continually set new records in his giveaways to the Military Industrial Complex.
So why are Republicans suddenly threatening to throw 59 million Social Security beneficiaries into the street?
Anyone else have a guess?
Trouble is TINA.
ReplyDeletePlease explain.
ReplyDeleteThe Democrats are the same as the Republicans. There is no alternative. Who do I vote for? Also, you are a very well informed person but that is not the case for the people I meet. Most people see and hear exactly what they want to see and hear regardless of what happens or what is said. Add to that the fact that the media is controlled by the deep state and anything reported is sheer fantasy.
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