Did Biden say Trump wants to get rid of Social Security?
During the final presidential debate on Thursday, Democratic candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump were asked about their healthcare plans when they began discussing Social Security. Biden said Trump wants to get rid of Social Security.
What did Trump say about Biden’s Medicare plan?
Trump criticized Biden's plan, saying that "he's talking about destroying your Medicare," which was met by the former vice president saying that Trump is "a very confused guy." "The idea that we're in a situation that is going to destroy Medicare...
What is Joe Biden's plan for healthcare reform?
Instead of starting from scratch and getting rid of private insurance, he has a plan to build on the Affordable Care Act by giving Americans more choice, reducing health care costs, and making our health care system less complex to navigate." Biden also wrote in a Medium post that he would lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60. [source]
What has Donald Trump done for health care?
Donald Trump's campaign website says, "President Trump has worked to improve access to affordable quality health care. As part of the landmark Tax Cuts and Jobs Act President Trump repealed the individual mandate, which forced people to buy expensive insurance and taxed those who couldn’t afford it.
Who cosponsored the Medicare for All Act?
Elizabeth Warren cosponsored the Medicare for All Act of 2019. According to a press release on Warren's Senate website, "The Medicare for All Act of 2019 would ensure that Americans could get the care they need, when they need it, without going into debt. It would empower the federal government to negotiate prices with drug companies. And it would expand coverage to include home- and community-based long-term care services, ensuring people with disabilities can receive the care they need to stay in their homes and remain part of their communities."
What has Donald Trump done to improve health care?
Donald Trump's campaign website says, "President Trump has worked to improve access to affordable quality health care. As part of the landmark Tax Cuts and Jobs Act President Trump repealed the individual mandate, which forced people to buy expensive insurance and taxed those who couldn’t afford it. President Trump signed a six-year extension of CHIP to fund healthcare for 9 million. President Trump has mobilized his entire administration to address drug addiction and opioid abuse by declaring the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency." [source]
What does Joe Biden propose?
Joe Biden proposes protecting and building on the Affordable Care Act instead of switching to a Medicare for All system.
What is Kamala Harris' campaign?
Kamala Harris' campaign website says, "Right now , the American health care system costs too much and allows insurance companies to run the show. Kamala believes health care should be a right, not a privilege only for those who can afford it. That’s why she has a plan for Medicare for All that will guarantee coverage for every American, lower health care costs, allow a choice between private and public Medicare plans and force insurance companies to play by our rules."
How can we improve the health care system?
Castro responded to a New York Times survey saying, "The best way to improve the health care system is to provide Medicare for all, with an option to choose either a complimentary or supplementary private insurance." He also said, "An expanded Medicare program should be financed mostly through a restructured tax code. Premiums and co-payments may still exist, but my proposal will prioritize keeping these payments low. I would support repealing the Trump tax plan and replace it with one that asks corporations and the wealthiest elite to contribute their fair share." He also said he supported the importation of prescription drugs from other companies and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. [source]
What is Pete Buttigieg's plan?
Pete Buttigieg's campaign website says, "Through Pete’s Medicare for All Who Want It plan, everyone will be able to opt in to an affordable, comprehensive public alternative . This affordable public plan will incentivize private insurers to compete on price and bring down costs. If private insurers are not able to offer something dramatically better, this public plan will create a natural glide-path to Medicare for All. The choice of a public plan empowers people to make their own decisions regarding the type of health care that makes sense for them by leveling the playing field between patients and the health care system."
Why is health care so expensive?
Jo Jorgensen's campaign website says, "Republican and Democratic policies over the past fifty years are the reason health care has become so expensive. Their latest proposals to ‘fix’ health care will further micromanage your doctors and restrict your access to care while failing to solve the underlying problem. They differ only on whether this should be done by private insurance companies or government bureaucrats. This is the exact opposite of what needs to be done. We can reduce the cost of health care 75% by allowing real price competition, and by substantially reducing government and insurance company paperwork. This will make health care affordable for most Americans, while also reducing the cost of legacy programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and the VA.” [source]
What was the national debt after Clinton?
After Clinton left office, Bush pushed through a giant tax cut — and the budget deficits reemerged. The national debt held by the public is now nearly $15.7 trillion — and the tax cut will only increase that total. The deficit is expected to climb to $973 billion in the current fiscal year, according to the CBO.
How much of the deficit was caused by the Trump tax cut?
The Committee for a Responsible Budget calculated that $164 billion of the higher deficit — 21 percent — was the result of reduced revenue because of Trump’s tax cut; an additional $100 billion came from increased spending on the military and other legislative initiatives. The impact of the tax cut is only expected to grow in future years, according to the Congressional Budget Office, despite false claims by Republicans that the tax cuts would pay for themselves through greater economic growth. (The tax cut went into effect on Jan. 1, three months after the fiscal year began, so the full impact on revenue will come in the 2019 fiscal year.)
Why does McConnell say there needs to be a bipartisan solution?
That’s why McConnell says there needs to be a bipartisan solution. Whitehouse would have been on more solid ground if he had protested that a mostly partisan tax bill had made the deficit problem worse and made it harder to grapple with baby-boomer retirements.
What did Whitehouse say in his ad?
Whitehouse, in his ad, starts to go down that road but then goes off course by twisting McConnell’s statement into the unsupported claim that Republicans have said that because of the deficits, “they have got to get rid of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.”. Advertisement.
Did McConnell say Republicans hoped to cut programs?
That’s not what McConnell said. In fact, he did not even say the Republicans hoped to cut those programs. He said changes would happen only if both parties worked together to overhaul the programs, which are under financial stress because of the retirement of the baby-boom generation. Advertisement.
Is Whitehouse running for reelection?
Whitehouse is running for reelection in what appears to be an easy race — the latest poll has him up by 24 percentage points — but that has not stopped him from running hard-hitting commercials.
Did McConnell say the three programs were not coming under the knife?
In an Oct. 19 interview on the Terry Meiners radio program, McConnell again emphasized that the three programs were not coming under the knife unless both parties agreed to make changes: “Everybody knows those are the most secure programs in the federal government; nobody has to worry about any of those programs being in danger. … And they won’t be adjusted without some kind of bipartisan agreement. There’s nothing on our agenda to do that unless we have an agreement with the Democrats that we can all sign on to.”
Who was the president who criticized Medicare?
When Medicare was being debated in the early 1960s, one of its most prominent opponents was a certain future president, who recorded a spoken word album called Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine. In it, he said that if the bill were to pass, "We are going to spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it once was like in America when men were free." He failed in that crusade, and ever since, conservatives have watched in pain as the program became more entrenched and more popular.
How to identify a politician's sincere convictions?
One way you can identify politicians' sincere convictions is by looking at the things they do even when they know they're unpopular. There are few better examples than the half-century-long quest by Republicans to destroy Medicare.
Will Republicans give up Medicare?
Republicans won't give up. They want to undermine Medicare, to privatize it, to try in whatever way they can come up with to hasten the day when it disappears. And no matter how often they fail, they keep trying.
Is Medicare a disaster?
In other words: Medicare is a disaster, but we would never change it for the people who are on it and love it so much. They don't have to fear the horror of being subject to our plan for Medicare's future. Which is going to be great.
What did Trump say about Biden's plan?
Trump criticized Biden's plan, saying that "he's talking about destroying your Medicare," which was met by the former vice president saying that Trump is "a very confused guy."
What were Biden and Trump asked about?
During the final presidential debate on Thursday, Democratic candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump were asked about their healthcare plans when they began discussing Social Security.
What was Joe Biden asked about during the debate?
During the final presidential debate on Thursday, Democratic candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump were asked about their healthcare plans when they began discussing Social Security.
Did Trump propose eliminating Social Security?
While Trump and the White House made conflicting statements about Social Security and payroll tax deferrals, the president never proposed eliminating them entirely.
Did Trump want to eliminate payroll taxes?
The White House sought to clarify Trump's comment shortly after, saying that the president doesn't want to entirely eliminate payroll taxes, and instead wanted to allow the Treasury Department to delay collection of payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare, which was issued in an executive order after congress failed to renew a COVID-19 relief bill.
Did Newsweek reach out to Biden?
Newsweek reached out to Biden and Trump's campaign for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.
Will Social Security go bankrupt in 2023?
That's Social Security. 'If in fact he continues his plan to withhold the tax on Social Security, Social Security will be bankrupt by 2023 with no way to make up for it.'. This is the guy who's tried to cut Medicare," Biden said during the debate.