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Category Archives: Social Security Disability Insurance
Krugman Charts Republican’s 40 Year War On SS & Medicare
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
Posted in 2024 election, Medicare, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
Tagged Iowa's Republican congress members, medicaid, Rick Scott, subsetting Medicaid, sunsetting Medicare, sunsetting Social Security
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Cutting Social Security And Medicare: The Republican Promise
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
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, Medicare, Republican Policy, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
Tagged Iowa House Republicans
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AFPI, Miller-Meeks and Social Security
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
Right’s Framing Of Socialism Just Too Much BS
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
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Affordable Care Act, Charles Grassley, Medicare, Republican Policy, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
Tagged Ashley Hinson, democratic socialism, farm payments, Marianette Miller-Meeks, medicaid
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While Your Attention Was Diverted
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
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Affordable Care Act, Blog for Iowa, SNAP, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
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Older Voters Leaving The Republican Party
“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
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
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Carlin Told Us What Was Coming Years Ago
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
Posted in #trumpresistance, Health Care & Medicare, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
Tagged Kansas, Nevada, trickle down economics
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Republican Death Bill
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
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Care & Medicare, Republicn Policy, Social Security Disability Insurance
Tagged Budget, food stamps, Trump death bill
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Grassley On Social Security – Not Good
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
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Charles Grassley, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
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