A.G. Gancarski
As a 2024 candidate, Ron DeSantis continues being pushed to explain where he stood half a decade ago in Congress on senior citizen entitlements.
“We’ve got to make sure we preserve it for our seniors because they depend on it,” DeSantis said during a Sunday interview on the Fox News Channel’s “MediaBuzz.”
DeSantis explained that while today’s older generations would be exempt from Social Security and Medicare reforms, millennials and members of younger generations would have to make adjustments if DeSantis were elected President.
“I’ve always said, ‘Promise made, promise kept.’ I’m a Governor of Florida. Of course, we’re going to protect people’s Social Security,” DeSantis said. “My grandmother passed away when she was 91. That was her sole source of income. And that’s true for millions of seniors. And so that goes without saying.”
“When people say that we’re going to somehow cut seniors, so, that is totally not true,” DeSantis added. “Talking about making changes for people in their 30s or 40s so that the program is viable, you know, that’s a much different thing and that’s something that I think that there’s going to need to be discussions on.”
DeSantis’ position on senior citizen entitlements has been a moving target in recent months, as he has been walking back previous calls for “market forces” and privatization to replace the current programs. He suggested in a March Fox News interview that they weren’t as big a deal as other spending under Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
“People used to say they would blame Social Security or Medicare for budget woes, but the reality is they have printed trillions and trillions of dollars and that has really fueled the inflation. And not only that, the discretionary spending is funding agencies that are doing things that are hostile to the rights of the American people and have really been weaponized against factions of society that the elite ruling class doesn’t like,” DeSantis said.
11 comments
Michael K
July 16, 2023 at 12:51 pm
Remember when he refused to comment on abortion when running for governor?
He’s a liar and cannot be trusted. He will say anything for a cheap MAGAt vote.
Donna
July 16, 2023 at 5:13 pm
Couldn’t agree more.
DeSantis could care less about the average person. If you are rich and white he may give you a second glance, dangerous and evil.
J Byron
July 16, 2023 at 8:52 pm
So True….
RoseFlaherty
July 16, 2023 at 5:55 pm
Protect seniors !! Yes u should but look at what to did to seniors with the new alimony reform bill !! You have put many women who rely on alimony now on state aid !! Your a moron DeSantis u need to place that pen of yours where the sun don’t shine u have ruined florida and if ur elected President you will ruin america!!
John Rogers
July 17, 2023 at 2:42 pm
Alimony should not exist. If you don’t want to work, fine but don’t force someone else to work for you for free. That’s slavery.
Jh
July 16, 2023 at 6:06 pm
I never have thought anyone should get alimony for life. All I want what is rightfully my that I worked my but off for. Stop thinking you are owed anything except for what you work for.
Sam Nolan
July 17, 2023 at 2:42 pm
You should have had a better attorney. Negotiate upfront. Just like with the pre-nup or marriage. It’s all about the wording is the contract
roller baller
July 16, 2023 at 9:40 pm
DeSantis clarifies that when people suggest that he would cut benefits for seniors, it is not true. However, he acknowledges the need for discussions and potential adjustments to ensure the long-term viability of Social Security and Medicare. He suggests that these discussions might involve considering changes for individuals in their thirties and forties, indicating that younger generations may need to make adjustments to the programs in the future.
PS
July 16, 2023 at 9:54 pm
What happened to repaying the social security funds that our government stole years ago, that no one was supposed to ever touch. Instead of giving away money to everyone throughout COVID, etc, why wasn’t the social security funds repaid? If those minutes were never taken them there wouldn’t be this huge issue..
MH/Duuuval
July 17, 2023 at 9:57 am
Fixing Social Security and Medicare is easily done by raising the amount of money paid into the funds by the wealthy, that is, those with incomes above $400k per year.
Elected officials can raise taxes, cut spending, or borrow. If Ron has no stomach for raising taxes on his undertaxed large donors, this comes as no surprise.
David Cox
July 17, 2023 at 1:28 pm
Ronnie, don’t talk to me about so called entitlement reforms in order to save money while you are pushing for hundreds of billions for Ukraine just to evaporate.
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