Could someone please tell me how the Republicans can get away with repeatedly screwing the senior citizens of this country and still win elections? They attack Medicaid, veterans care, Social Security and every other program that helps the aged and still they get votes from that population.
And then tell me how the hell the fucking Democrats think they can do the same? The latest is the stimulus bill (no stimulus and billed to our kids) which is sending millions to corporations and people with no cash flow issues and keeping it out of the hands of the poor who will spend right away. And keeping it out of seniors hands, too.
A study by the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution has found that 18.1 million of the 31.2 million households headed by someone 65 years or older will not receive a tax rebate under the stimulus plan negotiated by President Bush and Congressional leaders.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid appear to be suffering from Stockholm Syndrome with their Republican kidnappers, proposing and passing laws that Republicans like and then negotiating into bills that Republicans love!
According to economists, the seniors left out will be those of low income who rely solely or mostly on Social Security benefits, and who have no taxable income or wages. At the other end of the economic scale, any married couple earning up to $175,000 will be eligible for at least a partial rebate.
So poor seniors, the ones who are likely to put the money back in the economy right away, are getting nothing while rich seniors with serious cash flow will get a check. When did rich senior citizens become a Democratic constituency and poor senior citizens drop off our radar? That sounds like the Republicanism to me.
Want to know how confident the Republicans are they can get this past the Dems in a mean-spirited form only a Richard Scaife could love? They're pulling a Belichick and telling anyone asking about the bill to fuck off.
Treasury Department spokesman Andrew DeSouza declined to discuss the senior issue directly, saying that "when crafting the stimulus package, we tried to cover as many Americans as we possibly could."
And Stockholm Nancy continues the trend using platitudes with no substance to sell a plan equally devoid of substance.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who helped negotiate the deal, said 117 million American families will soon receive "recovery rebates." She said the House will move quickly to approve the package, which will "create jobs and will stimulate the economy."
Except that Senior Citizens making a good buck off their pensions and investments don't need a cash infusion and will just bank their checks or pay off debt. Senior citizens eating Fluffy's last can of Friskies would go buy food right away, but they will get nothing.
Stockholm Nancy is pulling the equivalent of Bush's "Clear Skies" that pollute or "Healthy Forests" that kill all the trees. She's been in thrall to these Republicans for so long she can't tell that she's bullshitting us and telling us that the bill accomplishes the opposite of what she says.