Rubio Says It Out Loud: Tax Cuts Are First Step To Social Security Cuts by the GOP

[UCmeNdc]

Hey Marco! You're not supposed to TELL people that tax cuts for billionaires is a way to get cuts to Social Security done!

Rubio told a "Politico Playbook Interview sponsored by the Financial Services Roundtable" (so much wrong, but I digress) that people his age, 46, might want to kiss the money they're paying into Social Security right now, goodbye forever. Via Daily Kos:

"I analyze this very differently than most," Rubio told the crowd. "Many argue that you can't cut taxes because it will drive up the deficit. But we have to do two things. We have to generate economic growth which generates revenue, while reducing spending. That will mean instituting structural changes to Social Security and Medicare for the future," the senator said. […]


https://crooksandliars.com/2017/11/rubio-says-it-out-loud-tax-cuts-are-first

[msongs]

1. we can start by cancelling b enefits and health care for rubio nt

[Hanzzy]

2. I'm so sick of these people.

2018 and 2020 can't come soon enough.

[gopiscrap]

5. welcome to DU

[LongTomH]

3. Mother-fucker!!!! Eeevilll motherfucker!!!!

Yeah, I've stopped being nice!!!

[maxsolomon]

4. Can they cut Social Security through Reconciliation?

Nothing is getting through Cloture at this point. It's why McConnell has done everything as an end-run around the Filibuster.

BTW, Rubio, SS isn't funded out of Income Taxes. Separate pile of $. Pretty sure you know that.

[spanone]

6. that should really make republicans happy