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So Hank Paulson is backing Hillary (Original Post) runaway hero Jun 2016 OP
Good for him! Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #1
What does he mean by this? kcjohn1 Jun 2016 #2
I think he means that they should be funded radical noodle Jun 2016 #5
I think he and republican buddies mean CUT< CUT< CUT! rgbecker Jun 2016 #8
"Reform" = cut. And/or privatize. CharlotteVale Jun 2016 #9
Sarah and Pat matter more to me The Second Stone Jun 2016 #3
I assume he is just a greedy jerk Trenzalore Jun 2016 #4
I heard Larry Summers say on the radio that Trump Ilsa Jun 2016 #6
Of course, all the Wall Streeters are going to support Hillary. kstewart33 Jun 2016 #7

kcjohn1

(751 posts)
2. What does he mean by this?
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 06:52 PM
Jun 2016
First, we need to maintain the United States’ fiscal strength by reforming entitlements. There’s no example of a nation continuing as a great power if its fiscal strength is lost. Anyone, whether Republican or Democrat, who has studied our entitlement programs and can do basic math knows they are unsustainable in their present form. If not fixed soon, they threaten our nation with a debt burden that would undermine the retirement security of young Americans and future generations. It doesn’t surprise me when a socialist such as Bernie Sanders sees no need to fix our entitlement programs. But I find it particularly appalling that Trump, a businessman, tells us he won’t touch Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

radical noodle

(7,990 posts)
5. I think he means that they should be funded
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 07:02 PM
Jun 2016

in a sustainable manner. We can't have people counting on something if it won't be viable in a few years.

rgbecker

(4,806 posts)
8. I think he and republican buddies mean CUT< CUT< CUT!
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 08:02 PM
Jun 2016

Fuck Paulson and the rest. They should have concentrated on pumping money into America's infrastructure, not into the bonus babies down at the banks on Wall Street.

Ilsa

(61,676 posts)
6. I heard Larry Summers say on the radio that Trump
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 07:58 PM
Jun 2016

Presents too much market and economic uncertainty and he can't support him. He didn't say that he was voting for HRC, though.

kstewart33

(6,551 posts)
7. Of course, all the Wall Streeters are going to support Hillary.
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 08:01 PM
Jun 2016

So will a lot of big business Republicans that we don't like.

They will support her because the alternative is so detestable.

None of this reflects badly on Hillary. It's simply the consequence of running against an idiot.

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