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In reply to the discussion: White House names names re sunsetting Social Security and Medicare [View all]panfluteman
(2,075 posts)The Democrats were the Santas who brought us Social Security, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. The Republicans envy these Democratic accomplishments, and, out of pure bitterness and spite, would like to do away with them if at all possible. In addition, The Republicans are totally bereft of any "Santa" gifts to the American people. This is terminal Santa Envy Syndrome pure and simple; it's terminal because the Republican party seems to be locked into a sabotage mode, resulting in a potential death spiral for our democratic republic.
Back in the good ole days, when the Republican party exhibited some semblance of sanity, Republican presidents like Dwight Eisenhower told us the plain truth that any politician, Republican or Democrat, who proposed doing away with Social Security would be dismissed as being totally off his rocker. This was back in the day when Republicans put country over party, and realized that if a gift to the American people was truly valuable and worthwhile, it wasn't the giver that was the primary consideration - it was the gift itself.