Donald Trump is coming for your Social Security

[FakeNews]

The Republicans will never give up on trying the destroy the safety net. It’s one of their fundamental organizing principles along with promoting tax cuts. Other issues may come and go but these two are perennial. And according to the Associated Press, the administration has decided to scrap Trump’s previously announced tax plan in favor of a new “reform” agenda that will accomplish both the dismantling of the Social Security guarantee and the GOP’s cherished tax cuts for the wealthy.

The Trump team is also, unsurprisingly, being dishonest about its intentions. Social Security expert Nancy Altman described this move as a Trojan horse but considering Trump’s ostentatious promises to protect the program, perhaps it’s better described as a garden variety bait and switch. Simply put, Trump and his team are planning to completely abandon Social Security’s dedicated funding stream from the Federal Insurance Contributions Act payroll deduction and pay for the program with general revenue. They will sell this as a tax cut for workers, which is what it will look like on the paycheck.

http://www.salon.com/2017/04/12/don...-a-bait-and-switch-to-cut-taxes-and-pensions/

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

lol

Salon

They ignored his actual comments and went right to the "Republican" storyline...

 

[FGB]

http://www.salon.com/2017/04/12/don...-a-bait-and-switch-to-cut-taxes-and-pensions/

I see, you work for YAHOO!

Explains everything...

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Intersting factoid:



It was President Clinton who floated a one-time tax on retirement holdings, you know, to help out those who were grasshoppers, not boring pedantic ants...