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Lynn Delambarri  ·  Why tax elderly on Social Security after they paid the taxes on it already? Gov used it shouldn’t they pay interest to elderly? Ken Stanley  ·  Paul Ryan tells us that we must cut back all entitlements Social Security Medicare Medicaid food stamps military retirement VA

The GOP Defines Its MORAL BANKRUPTCY

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23 December 17 If You Are Going to Stay, Here's What It's Going to Take We are not bought and sold to some wealthy interest. Everything we do is supported 100% by our Readers, 100%. People hate the fundraising but we have an impeccable reputation for honesty. Connect those two dots. If you stay with Reader Supported News it requires a minimal degree of responsiveness to the funding appeals. If that works for you great, if not take your chances with other sources. Marc Ash Founder,  Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Update My Monthly Donation Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter If you would prefer to send a check: Reader Supported News PO Box 2043 Citrus Hts, CA 95611 Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan talks during a June 24 news conference to introduce the House Republicans' tax reform proposal. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty) Congressional Republicans Are Laying the Groundwork for Massive Cuts to...

Party at the White House! (for the 1%)

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From Protest to Power Trump is hosting a huge celebration at the White House today for Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and GOP Members of Congress. They passed the biggest wealth transfer in American history -- from the poor, working and middle classes to the super rich. Trump and the GOP are emboldened. Want to ruin their party? There must be a political price to pay for the tax scam. If we can’t change the minds of GOP Members of Congress, then it’s time to change who is in office. The rich and big corporations are about to get what President Donald Trump called “a big beautiful Christmas present.” GOP politicians have sold their souls to pay back their billionaire donors. Wall Street is about to have a party at our expense even though two thirds of people know that the tax scam will help the rich instead of working and middle class families and the poor. Will you help us take back Congress in 2018? Our movement politics program is training and supporting hundreds of g...

Trump tells GOP he’d gut Social Security “on the first day of his second term”

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Trump tells GOP he’d gut Social Security “on the first day of his second term” link . Trump tells GOP he’d gut Social Security “on the first day of his second term” Trump backtracking on yet another promise is a confirmation that he is the deceiver we always knew he was. SHAREBLUE.COM https://shareblue.com/trump-tells-gop-hed-gut-social-security-on-the-first-day-of-his-second-term/

Paul Ryan Says Republicans Are Planning Major Cuts to Medicare and Social Security

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07 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News House Speaker Paul Ryan said on a radio show on Dec. 6, 2017, that "we're going to have to get back  next year at entitlement reform, which is how you tackle the debt and the deficit." (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty) Paul Ryan Says Republicans Are Planning Major Cuts to Medicare and Social Security By Jeff Stein, The Washington Post 07 December 17 ouse Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Wednesday that congressional Republicans will aim next year to reduce spending on both federal health care and anti-poverty programs, citing the need to reduce America's deficit. "We're going to have to get back next year at entitlement reform, which is how you tackle the debt and the deficit," Ryan said during an appearance on Ross Kaminsky's talk radio show. ". . . Frankly, it's the health care entitlements that are the big drivers of our debt, so we spend more t...

William Boardman | Lynch Mob of Democrats Goes After Al Franken in Burst of Cowardice

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07 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News William Boardman | Lynch Mob of Democrats Goes After Al Franken in Burst of Cowardice    William Boardman, Reader Supported News   Boardman writes: "In effect, Gillibrand justifies scuttling due process for some higher good. Gillibrand writes, 'I believe it would be better for our country' to have this just go away, essentially to sweep it under the rug, effectively a cover-up."   READ MORE Trump Jr. Refused to Discuss Talks He Had With Father, Russia Investigator Says   Elliot Hannon, Slate   Hannon writes: "To be clear, neither Trump is a lawyer. Trump Jr., however, asserted attorney-client privilege for the father-son conversation based on the fact, he says, there was a lawyer in the room at the time."   READ MORE Paul Ryan Says Republicans Are Planning Major Cuts to Medicare and Social Security   Jeff Stein, The Washington Post   Stein writes: "Ho...