Donald Trump warned Tuesday that if the Democrats don’t approve funding, there are dangers to the future of Social Security and Medicare.

Trump said at a press conference that when he asked Democrats for feedback on the funding bills, one said, “It means death.”

“There’s nothing about death,” Trump said. “Theirs is death because they’re going to lose Medicaid, they’re going to lose Social Security, they’re going to lose Medicare, all of those things are going to be gone because the whole country would be bankrupt, and you’re not going to have any kind of medical insurance.”

  • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Rich people don’t pay SS taxes, essentially. There’s a cap on wages that are subject to FICA, and the truly rich don’t live off of wages anyway.