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Donkees

(31,381 posts) Wed Oct 17, 2018, 02:17 PM Oct 2018

Did You Know? We Had a Republican President Who Expanded Social Security

Published on Oct 17, 2018
Did you know that we once had a Republican president who expanded Social Security? Maybe today's Republicans should listen to what he had to say about the program.

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Did You Know? We Had a Republican President Who Expanded Social Security (Original Post) Donkees Oct 2018 OP

We had a Republican President who gave us universal healthcare - for one organ. Nixon. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2018 #1

Eisenhower also once upon a time fought Nazis rurallib Oct 2018 #2

Two important points to add: rwsanders Oct 2018 #3

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,324 posts)

1. We had a Republican President who gave us universal healthcare - for one organ. Nixon.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2018, 02:37 PM

Oct 2018

The kidneys.

Or is that two organs?

rurallib

(62,406 posts)

2. Eisenhower also once upon a time fought Nazis

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2018, 03:51 PM

Oct 2018

a concept at odds with today's party

rwsanders

(2,596 posts)

3. Two important points to add:

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:44 PM

Oct 2018

1. Remember you will NEVER hear today's repugnant party mention Eisenhower's name. Probably because they don't want his "Cross of Iron" speech thrown in their hideous, pasty, bloated faces.
2. There is no real capitalism anymore. Those that are making money are so desperate for ever larger returns that they simply look for large revenue streams that they can suck dry like a thirsty tick. It is Vampire Capitalism.

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