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A Breaking News Press Release from Senator Marco Rubio
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Contact: Alex Burgos (202) 224-3041
ICYMI: RUBIO CALLS OUT PRESIDENT'S SOCIAL SECURITY SCARE TACTICS
"If they don’t get their Social Security checks, it’s because the President’s decided to do that, because we still have revenue coming in. ... I think people are going to be shocked to learn the real truth about what the government’s done with their Social Security money."
Sen. Marco Rubio
Interview
“The Hugh Hewitt Show”
July 12, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFaZigczRWM
Sen. Rubio: People Are Going to Be Shocked to Learn the Real Truth About What the Government’s Done With Their Social Security Money
Hugh Hewitt: “Senator Rubio, you represent a lot of senior citizens in Florida. The country knows that. I think it’s despicable to scare them this way. What’s your reaction to the President’s threat to hold their Social Security checks hostage?”
Sen. Rubio: “Well, if they don’t get their Social Security checks, it’s because the President’s decided to do that, because we still have revenue coming in. Here’s the other thing I would say. If in fact the President holds up their checks for Social Security, and Medicare, and whatever else he wants to hold up to make his point, isn’t he admitting that all these programs are funded by deficit spending? Isn’t he admitting that all these programs are dependent upon borrowed money?
“And I think the folks who are on Social Security, people like my mom, would be shocked to learn the truth that the money that they’re receiving in Social Security isn’t the money they worked hard for all these years to put away, the government was going to give back to them in their retirement. The government spent all that money already. They spent it long ago on other things. This is borrowed money. This is money that we’re borrowing from our children and our grandchildren. And I think people are going to, if that happens, I think people are going to be shocked to learn the real truth about what the government’s done with their Social Security money.”
Sen. Rubio: This Issue of the Debt Limit Didn’t Sneak Up On Us
Hugh Hewitt: “Do you think the negotiations that he had lured Republicans into over the last couple of weeks have been in bad faith?”
Sen. Rubio: “Well, I wasn’t in those negotiations, so I’d hate to characterize something I wasn’t a part of. Let me say that he was late to the game.
“First of all, the President, this is not a new issue, okay? This issue of the debt limit didn’t sneak up on us. This has been around for a while. We knew this was coming. And then the President’s done nothing on it. He gave a state of the union speech this year, never mentioned any plans about how to address this. He offered a budget before Congress, and the budget was so bad, I mean, it actually increased the debt. His budget was so bad, so unrealistic, that when we put it to a vote here in the Senate, not even a single Democrat voted for it. That’s how bad it was. It didn’t get a single vote.
“So he’s had multiple opportunities to deal with this, and he’s kind of punted and moved the ball along, and focused on other things. And now, with three weeks to go, two weeks to go, all of a sudden, he wants to ride in and act like he’s leading. Well, he’s not leading. In fact, what he’s doing is he’s trying to position this as a political issue, so he can claim victory for his 2012 election. But the reality of it is that people know better, they’re going to realize it, we’re going to continue to talk about it.”
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Comment by Joanna B McDermott on July 16, 2011 at 3:53pm
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What' Ireally don't like is the fact that next year I will have no choice.....I will have to take medicare....it is forced upon me. I can't afford not to. I have paid into to Social Security since I was 16 and I don't consider it an "entitlement". I would rather have placed the amount I had to pay into Social Security into my own retirement fund but again, I didn't have a choice.....and then our "wonderful" government spent it without our permission. Things have got to change and things have got to be fixed.
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Comment by tamara stephenson on July 16, 2011 at 2:41pm
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@Durwin: of course you are on social security and medicare. I don't begrudge you getting what you can. I'm sure if I were eligibile for Medicare, I'd jump on that bandwagon. Here's the real difference between you and me: I am 41 years old. I've worked and paid into the system since I was 16 years old. I am in the top earner's bracket and pay 35% of my income to the federal government. I pay 1.45% of income into medicare. that's right Durwin, 1.45%. that's it. been that way since 1986 (since I started paying). I know I will never see medicare as an option for me. How can it be when medicare is completely underfunded. It is paid for through borrowing. Medicare, medicaid and CHIP make up 21% of the budget. Of that 21%, medicare makes up 2/3 of it. I'm not a "liberal", i receive no government welfare, including, housing, food stamps, corporate subsidies or farm subsidies. I have always said this: we need to get rid of medicare. they can keep the money the've taken from me for the past 25 years. i'll chalk it up to a bad investment. but if we are going to talk about cutting spending, the first thing we should be talking about is medicare.
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I also belong to the Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County. I used to regularly attend council meetings, but they became disgusting in their blatant contempt for the taxpayers and voters of Duval County. The CTDC currently has litigation concerning the trail ridge executive by-pass of the open bidding for the NEW trailridge contract. The litigation and "executive negotiations" were placed under a Duval County Judge, obviously to help facilitate the "under the table dealings". The website for the CTDC is jaxtaxpayers.org. I've seen Billie at the council meetings and I'm certain she knows (and hopefully endorses our actions). If you are concerned about your tax dollars being spent locally, tune in...
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Comment by Theresa Pletcher on July 15, 2011 at 8:53pm
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former! Do you know something we don't Durwin? I like your comments :)
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I see locally, Moocher Mayor alvin brown cut what appeared to be quite a few mayorial appointees and several other city positions. I am hoping these will be the republican rinos such as "bugsy" moran and the motley crew from mullaney. Maybe "bugsy" will replace the woman at the "Office of General Counsel", where mullaney made his millions. What a laff-gaff that would be. Prince johnny and ricky mullaney made under the table millions with their steerage of the "trailridge dump play". Poor alvin will soon find that on his desk. (The no-bid, under the table deal). How did ricky and johnny get the judge to put a gag order in place to keep the facts from the voting public? Ask former chief judge Moran. This city should rename itself "Little Chicago".
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Ms. Choate; the amount doesn't matter. The fact that it is the U.S. Government's mouthpiece, is what bothers me. It is paramount to the Soviet's "Pravda". I don't know what the communist red chinese "official" news corp is. Hussein's application of Islam as the U.S.A.'s official religion, would be tantamount. The U.S. Federal government does not need this mouthpiece. The arts should be "sponsored" by private "appreciators". I've seen nothing but trash displayed by the governments subsidy. If it cost $.25, it would be excessive.
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Comment by Chuck Morrison on July 15, 2011 at 6:00pm
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Somebody clarify this $40Trillion projection for unfunded Medicare liabilities. Is this one of those MoveOn.org talking points to get obamacare passed in the dead of night?? $40 Trillion over what period of time? At this very moment, everyone in DC is wetting their pants about passing or not passing a mere $14 Trillion debt limit or ceiling and whining over a $4 Trillion reduction in expenses while Rome burns, therefore $40 Trillion looks like a huge exaggeration, and we all know such hyperbole is the warp and woof of the lib-progressive philosophy. We all know, too, Medicare has been in trouble, mostly due to poor management, greed, theft and tort lawyers - of course that will never happen under obamacare as we have been assured by pelosi, reid and obama himself.
This argument is getting tiresome and none of us have any impact on it anyway - so far only the fear of being voted out of office is powering the current attempts at "crisis management" in DC.
At the risk of sounding like a nutcase, I believe our population is about to learn a stern lesson very soon. I'm expecting obama to grab that long-held reputation away from Herbert Hoover.
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Comment by amanda choate on July 15, 2011 at 4:10pm
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no prob.
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Amanda:
I'm very sorry, you are correct........
I guess that's what happens when you reach SS age.
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