The only reason I have to agree with you about Republicans not taking care of Social Security is -- to do it properly, is governance -- public policy to solve problems (and hopefully also benefit your constituency) --and the party has entirely abandoned governance as even something they have any interest in. And a huge core of their base is the very proletariat that Mitt called "takers" who pay no income tax. The only platform all Republicans publicly acknowledge is whatever Trump (or whichever trick-or-treat Charlie follows or deposes him) says on any given day. That, and squeezing non-base voters out of the electorate.
Yes, I mean by "governance" what one does in a polity to make and execute laws for the benefit of the commonwealth. As opposed to "rule", which is what prevails in a one-party state. And yes, as soon as Trump returns to office, the R's will abolish the filibuster, and "repeal and replace" such things as the voting rights act. Although that will be superfluous, since the voting rights act requires a functional Justice Department, and the Justice Department will be nothing more than a mob of servile consulari serving the gangster in chief and his fellow mobsters.
The only reason I have to agree with you about Republicans not taking care of Social Security is -- to do it properly, is governance -- public policy to solve problems (and hopefully also benefit your constituency) --and the party has entirely abandoned governance as even something they have any interest in. And a huge core of their base is the very proletariat that Mitt called "takers" who pay no income tax. The only platform all Republicans publicly acknowledge is whatever Trump (or whichever trick-or-treat Charlie follows or deposes him) says on any given day. That, and squeezing non-base voters out of the electorate.
Yes, I mean by "governance" what one does in a polity to make and execute laws for the benefit of the commonwealth. As opposed to "rule", which is what prevails in a one-party state. And yes, as soon as Trump returns to office, the R's will abolish the filibuster, and "repeal and replace" such things as the voting rights act. Although that will be superfluous, since the voting rights act requires a functional Justice Department, and the Justice Department will be nothing more than a mob of servile consulari serving the gangster in chief and his fellow mobsters.