How to Save Social Security in 2018

There is an emergency coming for millions of Americans and that's why we need Democrats in charge of the House of Representatives right now!

Here's the problem:
The big Trump tax bill was supposed to pay for itself. Remember?

Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin told us straight out, "Not only will this plan pay for itself, but it will pay down the debt."

Even months after the tax bill was passed the Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow was still beating that drum when he declared the deficit "is coming down rapidly."

So... that turned out to be WRONG.

The deficit for 2018 has ballooned to $779 billion, a 17% increase over the previous year, and according to projections the deficit could go over $1 trillion for the next three years!

So the big tax bill did not reduce the deficit.
The deficit has actually increased.
The debt has increased.
We are digging ourselves deeper into the hole.

So what do we do now?

Senate Republican Leader McConnell helped push that big Trump tax bill through Congress and now he has a "plan" for dealing with the increasing debt: cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to reduce the deficit!

Trump and McConnell and their allies got the big tax bill passed, drove up the debt, and now talk about cutting the benefits many Americans rely on for retirement and medical expenses. We should NOT be happy with this.

The best chance of saving these programs is to put Democrats in charge of the House of Representatives right now! That will force the parties to compromise so we can avoid tax cuts that are too steep to be realistic (the Republican error) and also avoid benefits that are too generous to be affordable (the Democrat error).

If you love Republicans, fine. Vote for them every where else. But if you want to save Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid then put Democrats in charge of the House of Representatives right now so neither party will have enough power to destroy these vital programs.

You can watch McConnell's comments here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaAxcPCmBOc

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