Since the 2009 SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TRUSTEES REPORT came out it seems that every single Republican wants to open their mouths and take advantage of this and use it as somekind of indictment of the Barack Obama administration. Well, I see it exactly the opposite. I consider it and indictment, and another example of the FAILURE of the BUSH administration to address any real significant issues over the last 8 years. MY GOD what the heck were they doing all this time? And now my Congressman Walter Jones of NC's 3rd Congressional District has opened his FAT MOUTH as if he he has a clue.
Congressman Jones’ statement on the SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TRUSTEES REPORT follows below:
"While this year’s trustees report should come as no surprise, the state of Social Security and Medicare financing should be cause for great concern. The report indicates that Social Security will start paying out more in benefits than it collects in taxes in 2016, and Medicare’s condition is even worse – it will pay out more in benefits than it collects this year."
"The Obama administration’s unprecedented, massive deficit spending will make it even harder to deal with these issues. The federal debt is $11.3 trillion and this administration will add another $1.84 trillion to that this year. Almost one-third of every dollar this government spends is borrowed money, and most of that is from nations like China. If this government doesn’t wake up quick, one day soon we may see this government begging China for money to fund Social Security and Medicare too."
Well, this is the letter that I sent him voicing my outrage over his comments:
Why in the world should anyone trust REPUBLICAN Opinions on SOCIAL SECURTIY OR MEDICARE?
YOU GUYS have been trying your best to KILL Social Security and Medicare sense it began. Do you deny that the Republican Party is against both Social Security and Medicare? I don't think you can.
So the question is why are they failing? Because Republican Administrations have been dipping into the funds for years to fund other programs.
Republicans aren't credible on this issue. SO STOP ACTING LIKE WE CAN TRUST YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS. YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. What is your answer to fix it? You probably don't have one. Well, I do. STOP TAKING MONEY OUT OF IT. And if it needs money GIVE IT MORE MONEY! That is real simple. But of course that may mean that we have to raise taxes on the rich. So! I 'm not rich and most Americans aren't rich so it wouldn't affect us. But most Americans will need Medicare and Social Security at some point.
Another answer is to lower health care cost. Medicare is being DRAINED BY HIGH HEALTH CARE COST! You would think that a man in your position would acknowledge that. Instead of spreading the Republican Talking Points. We need to lower the Cost of Healthcare. That in and of itself would relieve the burden on Medicare. How do we do that? By increasing Competition. Right Now the Healthcare Insurance industry really as all of us by the stones. We can't live with out healthcare and you know it. They raise healthcare cost each year because they can. It is that simple.
Increasing Competition would lower cost. How do we increase competition? By allowing the public option. That is right we need Single Payer. It is the only way. I would gladly pay the Government what I am paying my Health Care provider each week if that meant that every American had Healthcare insurance. Would you be willing to do the same? I don't think so. Because republicans are only concerned about their own they could care less about the working poor, and the middle class. And you know it. Republicans only care about the Big Insurance Companies and making sure that continue to make Record Profits even in a down economy. You republicans are disgraceful. You should be ashamed of yourself. You need to look at your district and realize that they are hurting and not just say and do what Eric Cantor and John Boehner tell you to say and do. Think for yourself and do what is in the best interest of YOUR DISTRICT, OUR DISTRICT AND NOT THE REPUBLICAN POLITICAL MACHINE. You are a COWARD hiding behind your Party!