{"id":1721768,"date":"2022-11-02T14:17:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1721768"},"modified":"2022-11-02T14:18:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:18:05","slug":"dont-fall-for-the-democrats-ginned-up-social-security-scaremongering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-fall-for-the-democrats-ginned-up-social-security-scaremongering\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Fall For The Democrats\u2019 Ginned-Up Social Security Scaremongering"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdont-fall-for-the-democrats-ginned-up-social-security-scaremongering%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1721768&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Here are two snippets from today\u2019s New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/02\/us\/politics\/republicans-social-security-medicare.html?smid=tw-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">piece<\/a> contending that Republicans have \u201cembraced\u201d plans to cut Social Security and Medicare:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that Republicans are openly talking about cutting the programs has galvanized Democrats in the final weeks of the midterm campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill, the fact that key Republicans are openly broaching spending cuts to Social Security and Medicare\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boy, it sounds like there\u2019s <em>a ton <\/em>of chatter in Washington about cutting entitlements. And it\u2019s about time we embraced reform. So, which brave \u201ckey Republican<em>s<\/em>\u201d are \u201copenly talking\u201d and \u201copenly broaching\u201d the idea of reforming Social Security and Medicare? We don\u2019t know, because the author, Jim Tankersley, doesn\u2019t offer a single quote from anyone in the GOP making that argument\u2014not an elected official, not a candidate, not even some fringe backbencher spouting off. How can one of the most prestigious newspapers in the country run a 1,400-word piece asserting that a major political party has been \u201ctalking\u201d about a highly controversial policy position and not substantiate the claim with a single quote? That would be the first question of any competent editor.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as much as I wish it existed, there is no plan or campaign or reform effort aimed at slashing or weaning us off entitlements. The entire ginned-up issue basically relies on a single line from Rick Scott\u2019s \u201csave America\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=0000017f-1cf5-d281-a7ff-3ffd5f4a0000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agenda<\/a>, which Mitch McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/01\/mcconnell-scott-republicans-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rejected<\/a> as soon as it appeared (you\u2019ll find out about that in paragraph 13.) In truth, Scott doesn\u2019t even target Social Security or Medicare reform specifically, but rather, supports an audit and renewal of all federal programs every five years (the Times incorrectly says \u201cevery year\u201d in its photo caption). There is a strong case to be made that revisiting legislation every few years is far more \u201cdemocratic\u201d than compelling millions to live with antiquated economic ideas that were popularized during the Depression. But only a Republican, not Republicans, has embraced that idea, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Not that any of it stops Tankersley from going on about how \u201cseveral influential Republicans have signaled a new willingness to push for Medicare and Social Security spending cuts.\u201d Several, huh? The hyperlink bolstering this assertion leads us to a more nuanced Bloomberg Government <a href=\"https:\/\/about.bgov.com\/news\/entitlement-spending-cap-plans-linked-by-gop-to-debt-limit-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">piece<\/a> by Jack Fitzpatrick that details possible GOP efforts to use the debt ceiling as a negotiating tool to curb perpetual, massive auto-spending.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among the ideas The Republican Study Committee has broached to help fund entitlement programs, for instance, is raising the retirement age for some workers due to higher life expectancy (with increased benefits). And Lloyd Smucker is quoted as saying we may need future reductions of benefits for wealthy Americans to save the program from insolvency. Joe Biden\u2019s \u201cplan\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/tax-the-rich-ruse-income-burden-wealthy-salt-cap-corporate-rate-loophole-biden-11634226708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to raise payroll taxes<\/a> on the rich to save the program is also in effect a reduction of benefits for the wealthy. <\/p>\n<p>Again, the Bloomberg piece does not feature a single person \u201ctalking\u201d or proposing slashing Social Security or Medicare programs. And it is only in paragraph 23 of the Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t worry. 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