Comments on: Why is McCain getting rid of Social Security, Medicare and college financial aid?

By: Marissa

Marissa — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:02:59 +0000

Yes, but he too need it for the wars in iran, north korea, russia and china, which by then our country is going to be called America Chinese.
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By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:23:59 +0000

Stop making sh*t up. And, try to find some real issues to debate.
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By: Commander K9

Commander K9 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:50:59 +0000

Stop the lies! You make Americans look stupid to foreigners..you know the truth lies halfway in between what I want to post and what you just posted.
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By: beta_hat

beta_hat — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:30:59 +0000

He’s not going to do that. Medicare and social security are by far the two most popular government programs, brought to you by those evil liberal democrats, and no politician, Republican or otherwise, would dare to eliminate those. But your general point is correct. It would be nice if McCain said specifically which government programs he is going to cut, since he talks so much about being a budget hawk while at the same time promising to keep Bush tax cuts and then some.

When people talk vaguely about reducing government spending, or freezing government spending, a lot of people, especially conservatives, jump up and cheer. But when you hear the specifics – we are going to cut school music programs, we are going to reduce funds for infrastructure and highway construction and levee maintenance, we are going to reduce funding for medical research, we are going to reduce funding for a GI education bill (which McCain actually voted to do!), we’re going to cut FEMA, we’re going to cut the deparment of agriculture, we’re going to cut the health and safety inspections boards, etc.

people do tend to get upset. So I challenge McCain and his supporters to be specific about what spending they are going to cut.
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By: UNCLEGRUNT

UNCLEGRUNT — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:17:59 +0000

boy if you ask a uninformed stupid question you can really get a bunch of stupid uninformed answers
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By: jewels15

jewels15 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:29:59 +0000

Are you listening to OVICTIM again? Where are you getting this CRAP from. This is not true.STOP LISTENING TO EVERYTHING OVICTIM SAYS. HE IS A CON.THAT MEANS HE IS TELLING YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR TO GET WHAT HE WANTS, don't BE STUPID!!
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By: Scott B

Scott B — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:47:59 +0000

Wow! Either link where you got that tripe or go away. Social Security is "getting rid" of itself, there won’t be any left by the time I will be able to collect. McCain is offering alternatives like investing the money. Medicare isn’t going anywhere, the dynamics might changed as it has come under scrutiny but if you had a brain you’d realize that as the baby boomer generation hits senior citizen age, then Medicade will start to empty as well. Finally, it’s not financial aid that’s the problem, it’s the loans that by in large are never paid back. McCain wants to curtail these loans which some people pay off well into their 40′s and 50′s. Grow up.
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By: drink_pepsi

drink_pepsi — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:01:59 +0000

I can understand Social Security… but Medicare and financial aid? LOL. There is absolutely NO downside to supporting college students. How does this country expect to remain competitive without an educated workforce? In fact, they should increase financial aid resources! You have to be dirt poor to get anything worthwhile from the government.

Anyway, can I get a source on this? I’m having a hard time believing this is true.
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By: Oswald

Oswald — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:34:59 +0000

Huh? Senator McCain from Arizona, who is running for president of the US does not have any such power to get rid of any such programs, nor does the current president. Congress has no such legislation pending to eliminate them, so what on earth kind of rumor are you trying to start here?
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By: Steph

Steph — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:13:59 +0000

Well he is republic, and they don't believe in those things, and if you get rid of those things, then the working citizens don't have to pay as many taxes, then maybe we can afford things.
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