Category Archives: Social Security Disability Insurance

Krugman Charts Republican’s 40 Year War On SS & Medicare

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Dave Bradley

From Paul Krugman quoted at dailykos.com:      First of all, if Republicans had absolutely no desire to make major cuts to America’s main social insurance programs, why would they sunset them — and thus create the risk that they wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

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Cutting Social Security And Medicare: The Republican Promise

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Ron Klain: GOP Has ‘Horrible, Horribler, And Horriblelist’ Ideas To Cut Social Security (8:18) Radical Right Republicans have been pretty open about what they plan to do if they are returned to power in congress this year. Since the Clinton … Continue reading →

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AFPI, Miller-Meeks and Social Security

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Dave Bradley

In my previous post, I made mention of a presentation that the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) had recently in Newton, Iowa. AFPI is a radical right wing think tank. One of Iowa’s current members of Congress, Marriannette Miller-Meeks has … Continue reading →

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Right’s Framing Of Socialism Just Too Much BS

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Never forget this: If you hadn’t noticed the next election is already in full swing. As usual the lockstep Republican candidates are all singing from the same hymnal. That hymnal has various versions of the ever popular song among Republicans … Continue reading →

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While Your Attention Was Diverted

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Merry Christmas from the Republican Party. In the past two weeks while our eyes and ears were focused on seeing justice brought to the lawless president through impeachment the Republican Party has continued its full on assault against Americans and … Continue reading →

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Older Voters Leaving The Republican Party

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Dave Bradley

“Believe them when they say they are coming after Medicare and Social Security.” Several articles around the internet in the past weeks indicate that older Americans are finally starting to understand that the Republican Party is in no way acting … Continue reading →

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Carlin Told Us What Was Coming Years Ago

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Dave Bradley

In this clip, George Carlin pretty well sums up what was happening to Americans at the time (2006). Unfortunately, America stepped into a much worse situation in November (about 4 minutes): With the election of the vulture known as Donald … Continue reading →

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Republican Death Bill

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Dave Bradley

  Frankly, there are times that a person gets so mad that it is hard to think or write straight. Bear with me. Death Bill Don’t know what else to call it. What Republicans moved through the House earlier this … Continue reading →

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Grassley On Social Security – Not Good

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Right after the House changed the rule on money flowing back and forth between the Social Security main fund and the SS Disability Insurance Fund, I wrote my senators and representatives immediately. As I have said here before, I have … Continue reading →

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