Op-ed:
Solving failed economic policies on the backs of the elderly
By: Diane Sori
Let's
cut to the chase and tell it like it is...Barack
HUSSEIN Obama is the most miserable excuse of a president our country
has seen in a
long time. This man has NO shame or compassion whatsoever, because
instead of proposing cuts to all the freebie and handout programs he
gives to the 'sponges' of our society and to the ILLEGALS so both
groups will continue to vote Democratic, his upcoming budget proposal
instead proposes cutting the monies given to seniors through their
Social
Security benefits, which in most cases is their sole source of income.
Obama still deliberately ignores the fact or is just too plain
stupid to understand that Social Security is NOT an entitlement
program...it's something you pay into all your life.
Hey Obama, repeat the mantra...Social Security is NOT an
entitlement...it's your own money given back to you.
This most shameful of budget proposals, which he will present of
April 10th, is an attempt to get Republicans to compromise
on a deficit-reduction deal. Obama's proposal aims to raise $600
billion in additional tax revenue over 10 years and to cut the
deficit by $1.8 trillion over those same 10 years by cutting the rate
of inflation (which is NOT a reality in the real world for the rate
is what it is) for Social security beneficiaries by changing the
inflation calculation itself to adjust down the cost-of-living
increases (COLAs) given to seniors and retirees...even as the cost of
living continues to go up...and goes up again thanks to Obama's
abominable handling of our economy over the past four years.
And his reasoning to justify these cuts is just totally
unbelievable as Obama and his minions claim that those on fixed
incomes...the elderly and ailing...that those Social Security beneficiaries buy less expensive
generic products when prices rise, meaning they can maintain a decent
standard of living with a lower annual cost of living increase.
Obama NEVER gives even an iota of a thought to the fact that that
those on fixed incomes buy less expensive products because they
CANNOT afford to buy 'brand' products as they do NOT have enough
money to do so.
Geeesh....
Thankfully NOT just Republicans oppose this slap in the face to
seniors and retirees but some Congressional Democrats oppose it as
well but NOT for altruistic reasons...they oppose this because they know they will
lose the senior vote come their re-election time if they vote for
Obama's proposal. That's why they did NOT touch Social Security in
their Democratic budget proposal, which, by the way, Obama supported
yet he chooses to ignore that fact now.
And oh yes, we can't forget that Obama claims he will do some
minimal cuts to a few other 'other' entitlement programs to placate
Republicans (gag) while still missing the fact that Social Security
is NOT an entitlement program. And now Obama has thrown even more nonsense
into this mix by saying he will only go for even his own proposal if
Republicans agree to higher taxes, and if they do that in exchange
he'll consider undoing some the $85 billion in sequestration spending
cuts that recently went into effect.
Sounds like blackmail doesn't it.
Still bloviating about more infrastructure spending and for even
more free and universal pre-kindergarten programs, Obama wants to
increase already high cigarette taxes to do so. Let me say right
here and now that while smoking is NOT a healthy habit (and a stinky
one to boot) this is still a free country, at least the last time I
looked, and people have a right to smoke if they so chose and should
NOT be made to bear an unfair amount of the burden to finance
programs put in place just to raise the next generation of Democratic
voters.
And while I digress a bit, here's a better idea...parents
need to stay home and raise their own children and stop looking to
the education system to be their baby sitters. Children need to be
children...children need their parents in their early formative years
NOT to be in school at 2 and 3 and 4 years of age for teachers are
NOT their parents. And besides, Obama already raised cigarette taxes
when he signed bills to fund an expansion of the children's health
insurance program.
Obama's proposed budget also includes a $400 billion in proposed
Medicare cuts by reducing payments to doctors, hospital and drug
companies. This will force more and more doctors to retire early,
hospitals to close, and drug companies to be unable to research new
drugs. In other words, the ObamaCare death panels will become
reality simply by forcing health care providers out of business
because they cannot afford to stay in business. NO doctors...NO
hospitals...NO drugs...people will die simply because those that can
save them are NO longer in business. Takes the guilt factor off
ObamaCare Obama hopes...I think NOT as this was his plan all along.
Another one of Obama's proposals to raise revenue is to raise taxes
by placing a $3 million upper limit on tax-preferred retirement
accounts, and by stopping people from collecting disability benefits
and unemployment insurance at the same time. Hate to tell him but
disability benefits alone in NO way covers monthly living expenses for the
most critically disabled...but hey, in Obamanation he needs those
saved dollars so he can give even more to his faithful 'sponges.'
All Obama knows is to bloviate for raising taxes to cover up for
his misguided economic policies...policies that are bankrupting this
country. Hopefully, those on both sides of the isle will see Obama's
proposal for what it is...a joke. Republicans have always said they
will NOT cut Social Security nor will they raise taxes, well
now the Republican controlled House has the chance to show some guts,
courage, and fortitude and say a resounding NO to this insulting joke of
a budget
proposal by this joke of a president.
http://thepatriotfactor.blogspot.com/2013/04/op-ed-solving-failed-economic-policies.html
3 comments:
While I agree that there are many entitlements that should be cut, SS must also be cut. SS is a Ponzi scheme and it will have be be dealt with at some point (given our current birth rate) to keep the country solvent.
NO senior I know on Social Security is pulling anything, after all it's their own money they're getting back. The entire Ponzi scheme aspect is a creation of Obama and his allies the msm.
Some of them get more money than they put in. Further, again with many fewer worker, much less money is being put in in total. This system cannot survive as it is. We should have listened to Mr. Bush and privatized it to a degree like other successful countries have.
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