Former Governor and GOP Presidential hopeful, Mike Huckabee, found out
early in the primary race a populist tone combined with a promise not to
cut Social Security and Medicare benefits would provide a political
opportunity to distinguish himself from the GOP pack who’ve been racing
to see who could cut more middle-class benefits faster.
via Entitled to Know.
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Apparently, Michelle doesn’t fully understand the concept of Social Security. She doesn’t care that many people rely heavily for subsistence on the solvent and popular government program, but the fact remains that the people who are drawing on the funds have put the money in themselves!
Watch the segment here: Crooks and Liars.
Huckabee also supports various forms of privatization ranging from ending Social Security’s guaranteed monthly benefit in exchange for a lump-sum payment to private accounts for future generations.
Asked Monday if the Trump administration would address “entitlement reform,” White House chief economic advisor Larry Kudlow said it will “probably” look at “larger entitlements” next year. Entitlement reform generally refers to changes or cuts to large government social programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid or food stamps.
via CNBC.
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You don’t have to be much of a political sooth-sayer to predict that, given the GOP rush to attack what the party calls “entitlements” (and what everyone else knows are actually earned benefits), tonight’s debate will likely touch on the GOP Presidential candidates’ plans for Social Security and Medicare.
via Entitled to Know.
Gov. Huckabee’s promise to NOT cut Social Security
benefits is the right policy plan, unfortunately it’s far from the
whole story. His DesMoines Register Oped provides a peak into his
privatization, repeal and tax- the-poor plan.
Some in Washington talk about a need for “entitlement reform.” That translates to possible cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid — or all three. One crucial element should not be missed: These safety net programs work in tandem. Changes to one affect another. Just-released data show this is particularly true for older Americans, whose financial and health security depend on these programs working in concert.
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation lays bare this interdependence. Nearly three-quarters of retirees see little to no annual increase in their Social Security income after they pay their Medicare hospital and drug premiums.
Read more from this article via The Hill.
Tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries will not get a raise in 2016, the government announced on Thursday…
…Max Richtman, president of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, said the lack of COLA will be especially harmful, because it is coupled with an increase in Medicare Part B premiums for some seniors. Those premiums are automatically deducted from seniors’ Social Security checks.
“If accurate inflation protection for seniors is truly our goal, Congress needs to adopt a fully developed CPI for the elderly,” Richtman said in a statement. “Until then, we urge Congress to act quickly to mitigate the devastating Medicare hikes headed for millions of Americans who can’t afford them.”
via Huffington Post.
Today’s announcement that there will be no Social Security
cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase next year, for only the third
time in 40 years, means that millions of seniors who rely on their
Social Security to get by will once again find their expenses outpacing
their Social Security benefit.
But, in what may be an example of political prescience — or, at the very least, reason for political relief — given Monday’s stock market swoon, they’ve been mysteriously silent about one issue that many conservatives support: privatization.
via Bloomberg.
Seniors went to Capitol Hill earlier this month to tell Congress why their current #SocialSecurity benefits are inadequate. Boost Social Security Now! https://www.ncpssm.org/campaigns/boost-social-security-now/ @RepJohnLarson
