Obviously I’m never going to see the money I’m paying into Social Security, but then again no one is because politicians have been raiding it all along to fund their latest social justice projects.
Finally a liberal comes up with a sensible compromise that can bring Republicans and Democrats together. The Dems will offer to cut benefits for the elderly and the Repubs will agree to high taxes and open borders.
What’s not to like about this amazing Washington Post mediated compromise?
“What’s needed is a bargain in which Democrats trim retiree benefits (Social Security and Medicare) and, in exchange, Republicans deal forthrightly on immigration and taxes.”
Come on guys, we’ll help you push grandma off the cliff and you turn America into Mexico and raise taxes to pay for the glut of social services that our new Mexifornians will need.
How can you say no? Did you hear that liberals are throwing in dead grandmas into the bargain?
America is changing Robert Samuelson says.
In 1960, 85 percent of Americans were white and 10 percent were black. Now, 63 percent are white, 13 percent black, 17 percent Hispanic and 5?percent Asian. In 2050, those shares are projected to be 47 percent white, 13 percent black, 28 percent Hispanic and 8 percent Asian.
Second, family breakdown. In 2011, unmarried women accounted for 41 percent of U.S. births, up from 5 percent in 1960. The trend affects all major groups. The rate is 29 percent for whites, 53 percent among Hispanics and 72?percent among African Americans.
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