My original title said something about Republicans lying about Medicare and Social Security. I probably could have just left the title at "Republicans are lying," since that's all they do. But this particular lie is baked into their "platform," an all-caps bullet list which conveniently omits any mention of abortion and promises to "fight for" Medicare and Social Security.
Dedicating their all-caps manifesto to the "Forgotten Men and Women of America," most of the list is just a restatement of the culture wars, with promises to "seal the borders" and deport anyone who is Black or brown. On and on it goes, every plank a statement of yet another grievance. Inflation, energy dominance, tax cuts, no tax on tips! It's all there, and as cynical as one might imagine. Wouldn't it be great to just get rid of tips altogether and pay workers a living wage? Instead, this nonsense about tax on tips. All lies, they're not going to lower taxes on working people because they need us to pay for all of the tariffs Trump will impose.
But I want to zero in on one specific plank, because it's such an obvious and cynical play for those elderly Republicans who have long powered their bid for power: Social Security and Medicare. Here's how they word that promise (lol): "FIGHT FOR AND PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WITH NO CUTS, INCLUDING NO CHANGES TO THE RETIREMENT AGE."
