Posted on 04/05/2023 3:45:32 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
So I just saw the Trump commercial re: Desantis. He accuses Desantis of wanting to cut Medicare funding among other things. All dark and foreboding in black and white (of course). And here's my favorite part: "Desantis even voted to raise the retirement age to 70"!!
Anyone even halfway responsible who looks at the Social Security trust fund numbers knows the retirement age will have to be lifted. Americans are living longer. There's no other option. Well, there is one other option -- raising SS taxes and/or raising or eliminating the income cap. Both Democrat solutions.
Of course Trump has no proposed solution to this problem. He just promises us a "big beautiful Social Security System" with no details as to how that will happen, and takes shots at anyone having the courage to vote for real solutions. For those of us who are small government conservatives (which used to constitute the majority of Free Republic), Trump is showing his true feathers as just another big government Democrat. Which he used to be.
Solving our fiscal problems and at least slowing down our journey to the financial cliff will require straight talk and courage. When it comes to the budget, Trump has demonstrated neither. The deficit continued to skyrocket during his tenure, and he couldn't sign the stimulus checks fast enough. He even baited Biden because his checks weren't as big as Trump's were.
So if you believe in smaller government and fiscal restraint, and are a Trump supporter, you're being played. He's just trying to buy your vote with your money like the rest of them. In other words, he's the latest in a long line of Presidents who are no-courage hacks.
Of course his supporters will come out of the woodwork throwing rocks. They won't refute or debate any of these points. They'll just rant about MAGA this or Desanctimonious that. They are so firmly entrenched in the Cult of Trump they can't see past the lips firmly planted on his ass.
Might as well raise it to 170 ...
Yeah, we know, you’re an anti-trumper. GFY.
Ancient Norwegian felines commence...
Thanks Meatball.
I thought that commercial sucked too.Like that, should be beneath him . Still opting for dopey , ill-advisors , it seems . Trump’s greatest weakness...
Trump wants to rid the GOP of anyone to the right of McConnell.
So, who is your Big Daddy that we should get behinnd and vote for?
Thanks for proving my point. Everything i said is true. Trump is basically a big government Democrat. And his fanboys are too blind to see it.
Please stop the “fiscal conservative” line…
Hasn’t been a Republican who’s paid more than lip service to fiscal conservatism in since the 80s…
And if FR were around during the 1980s, you’d post “Reagan is a hack” vanities too, I’m guessing?
And you are anti-conservative. You want to pack the Supreme Court with lefty Anthony Kennedy clerks?
You might be right.
But the surest way for any republican to not get elected is to promise their base that they will cut their retirement benefits.
Political suicide.
Of course I get your point. If the politician had real guts —he would commit suicide.
Go listen to Reagan’s inaugural address from 1981. It almost brings tears to the eyes.
Reagan did the best he could with large Democrat majorities in both houses. Trump had a majority in both houses and did nothing.
There is a temporary solution. Take all the dark money and redirect it into social security. All that Ukraine money would sure give it a boost.
That actually made me laugh out loud. A Trump fan boy whining about “rudeness”. Did I hurt your feelings Princess?
And what did Trump face during his presidency? A slim RINO-dominated majority for the first half and openly hostile Democrats during the second half.
So don’t try to make it sound like Trump was a legislature unto himself while giving Reagan a (deserved) pass for the exact same reason.
You are correct of course.
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