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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:07 AM Oct 2012

Five Republicans Who’ve Admitted They’re Out To Kill Medicare And Social Security

http://www.nationalmemo.com/out-to-kill-medicare/

For everyone who thought the GOP learned a lesson in 2005 when their plan to privatize Social Security was so roundly rejected by voters that it didn’t even get a vote, here are five Republicans who have admitted that their goal is to end the bedrock programs of the New Deal and the Great Society.

You may not remember this now, but former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson was seen as a lock in his race for the Wisconsin Senate seat against Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). Then he made one of the most baldfaced declarations of enmity for the current Medicare and Social Security systems ever caught on video. This clip, combined with Baldwin’s excellent speech at the Democratic National Convention, has sent the Democratic candidate into the lead.
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Five Republicans Who’ve Admitted They’re Out To Kill Medicare And Social Security (Original Post) eridani Oct 2012 OP
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eridani

(51,907 posts)
1. Informational kick
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 04:37 AM
Oct 2012

Please spread the word about these motherfuckers to everyone over 55 that you know.

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