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Trump cut Social Security changes from budget proposal
« on: April 12, 2017, 07:22:57 pm »
Trump cut Social Security changes from budget proposal
By Sylvan Lane - 04/12/17 01:19 PM EDT

President Trump scrapped potential reforms to Social Security and Medicare while preparing his first budget request, according to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.

Mulvaney, a fiscal hawk and former member of the House Freedom Caucus, said Trump quashed potential changes to Social Security, citing his campaign pledge not to touch the program.

“I laid to him the options that Mick Mulvaney would put on a piece of paper,” Mulvaney told CNBC in an interview that aired Tuesday. “And [Trump] looked at one and said, ‘What is that?’ And I said, ‘Well, that's a change to part of Social Security.’ He said, ‘No. No.’ He said, ‘I told people I wouldn't change that when I ran. And I'm not going to change that. Take that off the list.’ ”

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Re: Trump cut Social Security changes from budget proposal
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2017, 07:24:02 pm »
That's ok...Congress can add them in during their portion of the budget process.
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Re: Trump cut Social Security changes from budget proposal
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2017, 07:27:56 pm »
He said, ‘No. No.’ He said, ‘I told people I wouldn't change that when I ran. And I'm not going to change that. Take that off the list.’ ”

He also said a lot of stuff on the campaign trail he 180'ed on. What's the big deal now?
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Re: Trump cut Social Security changes from budget proposal
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2017, 07:31:22 pm »
Quote from: txradioguy on April 12, 2017, 07:24:02 pm
That's ok...Congress can add them in during their portion of the budget process.

Always the optimist!! 

Does anyone know exactly what the proposed changes were?
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Re: Trump cut Social Security changes from budget proposal
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2017, 07:34:07 pm »
Quote from: txradioguy on April 12, 2017, 07:24:02 pm
That's ok...Congress can add them in during their portion of the budget process.

Okay, I looked it up.

I'm not sure that most of us would disagree with the proposed changes.  They did not affect current recipients nor (I assume) people on the verge of being recipients.

We all think the SS plan needs changes.  I don't know exactly what was proposed but I wish someone would propose a sensible alternative to SS.
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Re: Trump cut Social Security changes from budget proposal
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2017, 07:34:20 pm »
Quote from: Emjay on April 12, 2017, 07:31:22 pm
Does anyone know exactly what the proposed changes were?

Yuge. And beautiful.  :tongue2:
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Re: Trump cut Social Security changes from budget proposal
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2017, 08:06:46 pm »
Quote from: EC on April 12, 2017, 07:34:20 pm
Yuge. And beautiful.  :tongue2:

I did not mean to speak for everyone... I just meant Most people want SS reform.
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