NY Slimes scaremongering again
So Rick Scott published a 'Rescue America ' plan . Something he will presumably use as a platform for his Presidential run in 2024 .
Rescue America: Rick Scott's Plan for our country's future
In it's 12 pt plan is a section called 'Government Reform and Debt'
6. Government Reform & Debt - Rescue America
In that section are some bullet points . They include some really good ideas like the sunset provision of laws . A responsible oversight by Congress should include a review of laws passed to determine their effectiveness. , Also included is
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- Force Congress to issue a report every year telling the public what they plan to do when Social Security and Medicare go bankrupt
Yertle the Turtle McConnell summarily rejected Scott's plan
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell rejects Sen. Rick Scott’s tax plan, insists he will remain GOP leader - The Washington Post
But that did not stop the NY Slimes from writing a 1500 word hit piece about how Republicans are embracing a plan to gut Social Security and Medicare.
“The fact that Republicans are openly talking about cutting the programs has galvanized Democrats in the final weeks of the midterm campaign.”
The report by the Slimes fails to substantiate their claim by quoting any Repub who wants to cut either plan . I've heard plenty of mindless campaign chatter from the Dems with the usual pablum about Repubs 'throwing granny over the cliff 'type rhetoric .
An audit and sunset provisions rejected by the Repub leader becomes gutting of entitlements .
But wait it gets better . Buried in the text of the Slimes report is this .....
“Democrats and Republicans largely agree Congress will need to ensure the solvency of the programs in the decade to come. Spending for the programs is projected to balloon in the coming decade as more baby boomers retire.”
The only reform from the Repubs about this is to raise the retirement age for anyone born after 1975 to 70 .
Microsoft Word - Republican Budget Fact Sheet (house.gov)
Clueless Joe's plan to jack up payroll taxes on the rich to finance the entitlements are essentially reductions of benefits too. But dare not call it gutting the programs .
We all know that reforms are indeed needed to save the ponzi schemes .But the programs have become sacred cows ;and it is forbidden to openly suggest it .