Republicans such as Paul Ryan and others who are hell-bent on “reforming” or changing Social Security have really put a bad taste in a good part of the electorate.
I am not a fan of the concept of Social Security—however when you cry out that Social Security is broke and needs to be tinkered with—yet on the other hand the government apparently has unlimited funds to prosecute wars in the middle east and maintain bases around the globe-most average americans are disgusted
Ryan wants to make SS even more progressive. If your pension and/or investment income is over a certain amount then you lose your SS. The “certain amount”, of course, would decline over time. It is just another way of further penalizing working and saving. I which Ryan would leave the Republican party. He is a false choice.
Add in import an unlimited number of refugees from Muslim $#*+hole countries and wink-nod at those from elsewhere who come in to take what few new jobs get created.
They are twin issues. Most people instinctively understand that we cannot continue to be the policeman of the world just as we can't continue to be the boardinghouse of the world.
Somalia is a prime example: the population density of Colorado with a climate like California. 2000 miles of coastline astride one of the busiest trade routes in the world. Yet they continue to export people to the United States. Why?
And don't even get me started on Mexico, which has the population density of Tennessee.
You neglected to mention the lazy scammers who feed at the trough undeservedly, with fake ailments or affected mental illnesses. The ones who can give you fifty four reasons why they can't work. And the spending for "research" on pressing issues like "why are lesbians fat".