House's "Big Bill" aims to cut off older people from SNAP and Medicare---- [View all]
raising the "work requirements" age from 54 to 64.....
So much for Speaker Johnson's complaints about
"young men playing video games instead of working" while collecting those benefits!
I recently chose early retirement on Social Security,
which I didn't really wish to do, but thought I had no choice due to my 'personal circumstances'...
(I consider myself somewhat 'disabled', as I don't think I can do any job
which requires me to be on my feet for any extended time---
and I am 62 years old, not some "young man playing video games" ) ---
As I am now on SNAP and Medicaid, I took that into account
when I applied for early Social Security last November---
Now the Republicans are intent on forcing me into work,
or taking those benefits away..... obviously they hope to starve me.
As I understand the current provisions of their bill,
I would be cut off from those benefits in the last year before I turn 65...
(Guess I better stock up on food before that last year, right??)
So even if I managed to find a job that I could work for 20 hours a week,
the pay from that 20 hours a week, combined with my low SS income,
would make me unqualified for either program, due to total income
being above the poverty floor....
SO, THE GQP WANTS TO MAKE OLD PEOPLE WORK,
SO THAT BILLIONAIRES CAN GET A HUGE TAX BREAK!
Like the headlines of some few news stories I have seen,
this is the biggest 'wealth transfer' in the history of our nation,
IF it passes and is signed into law....
ROBBIN' TRUMP TAKES MONEY FROM THE POOR,
AND GIVES IT TO THE RICH !!!
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