Manchin, appearing on Fox, says he's open to cutting Social Security for younger people

[Nevilledog]

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I'm so sick of his shit.

[Sneederbunk]

1. WVA younger people open to voting against Manchin.

[bullimiami]

2. Rich POS

[walkingman]

3. Well isn't that special 😩

[Samrob]

4. I pray every night to the Universe to give us two additional Dems in the Senate nt

[jimfields33]

5. If they do this, it should start with kids not born yet.

Start it like beginning in 2024, persons born from January 1, 2024 and later will have to work until 70 to collect social security. That’s the only way to make it fair.

[sarcasmo]

6. No shocker.

[sanatanadharma]

7. Is this a great argument to the youth? "We are willing to renege on commitments"

A government that will throw Grandma off the cliff, the handicapped under the bus, and parents to poverty, in order to sell a 'new American promise' to the next generation, can not be trusted not to screw the youth; regardless of the 'new' promises.

[newdayneeded]

12. And, thanks to Manchin

the press can now run with "The Democrats said...."

[Kaleva]

16. In the original bill, Congress reserved the right to do so

The Supreme Court has upheld this

[Silent Type]

8. Discussions are OK. But start with principle that no young person will be worse off

than if they had remained under current SS rules. Would love to see SS expanded, but don't think it is likely anytime soon.

[brush]

9. Guess Manchin is missing the spotlight he had for all...

those months when he and Sinema were scuttling the admin/Dem party agenda. This is such a stingy, repug thing, and he knows all that has to be done is raise the income ceiling.

[onecaliberal]

10. So they can say cutting SS is bipartisan.

[Grasswire2]

11. DUMP THE CAP, problem solved.

The problem is that people above an income of what ... $130,000 .... don't have to contribute a fair share of that added income to the SS pot.

Either raise that figure, or dump the cap entirely. No rich ppl hurt, but problem solved.

[newdayneeded]

13. Or better yet,

have these rich fuckers pull their 3 trillion dollars from their overseas accounts, and put it back in American circulation and tax it at 15%.

[Freethinker65]

14. Anyone else open to defunding Manchin?

Yes, I know. He's the best you'll get in WV, but maybe not? Perhaps a Republican would actually care about his poor constituents. WV is a beautiful State. It needs a Senator that cares about West Virginians.

[tritsofme]

17. What kind of shit is this?

You would prefer a Republican to replace Manchin? Are you out of your ever-loving mind?

You see some pretty stupid stuff here….but this is right up there.

[Freethinker65]

20. Depends on the Republican and if it would shift control of the Senate.

It goes without saying l want Democrats to have a majority and control the Senate. It just doesn't seem Manchin cares about his constituents after he gets re-elected.

I, like many, get frustrated hearing about him being ok with cutting social safety nets, relaxing regulations that help his business, being anti all alternative energy, and complaining about deficits when he passed a permanent tax cut for himself (tax cuts for the non-wealthy Manchin was ok with having expire in 2025).

[jalan48]

15. So, is this what we call a "moderate" Democrat?

[The Unmitigated Gall]

18. Asshole.

[Carlitos Brigante]

19. And I'm open to taking a massive dump right in his yacht's living room..... Just

"open" to the idea..... for now.