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Showing Original Post only (View all)Sen. Mitt Romney suggests he'd back cutting retirement benefits for younger Americans [View all]
Source: Business Insider
Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah suggested that he'd favor cutting retirement benefits for younger Americans in a bid to stabilize safety net programs.
"If we're ever going to get a handle on our debt, we're gonna have to find a way to either increase revenue, which I don't favor, or find a way to adjust our long-term benefits not for current retirees," he said at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday, seemingly ruling out any tax hikes
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-retirement-benefits-for-younger-americans-2022-3
I guess Fraudster Rick Scott has someone else in his corner to willingly help decimate the two working safety nets for senior Americans. But I guess we already knew this about 47% Mitt.
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Sen. Mitt Romney suggests he'd back cutting retirement benefits for younger Americans [View all]
NHvet
Mar 2022
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I support cutting his retirement to zero. He's done nothing to deserve one. Fuck Romney.
Autumn
Mar 2022
#1
It is time to eliminate the wealth categories of Billionaire$ and above. Place taxes on them
NCjack
Mar 2022
#20
Sensible republicans and decent republican are two things that do not exist. They are unicorns.
Autumn
Apr 2022
#65
Cuttting the Trillion dollar tax cut and raising the cap on Social Security are ways to keep it on t
Historic NY
Mar 2022
#4
Another thing that might help people is increasing corporate taxes to 60%.
cstanleytech
Mar 2022
#25
rummy needs to back the rich paying their share of SS but like all fascists he likes to rob the poor
yaesu
Mar 2022
#7
I thought the supply-side tax cuts were going to increase revenues through economic growth.
Midnight Writer
Mar 2022
#8
This the only thing that I have in common with those trumpers carrying signs saying
NHvet
Mar 2022
#9
Yep what do you call a "guy" sitting in the position of power BAIN CAPITAL....
turbinetree
Mar 2022
#21
And what really classic is that they run around being "compassionate conservatives "
turbinetree
Mar 2022
#36
Social Security comes from Social Security taxes not from regular taxes.
LiberalFighter
Mar 2022
#35
How does he define "younger Americans." Last time this floated, younger was 55 years old . . .
Journeyman
Mar 2022
#47
Yes, I had read that a $500,000 SS cap would fund SS for 20+ more years. Then, if the cap was...
machoneman
Apr 2022
#63