08-20-2015, 12:28 PM
(08-20-2015, 10:11 AM)BlueTiki Wrote: Like Sanders not willing to forgo his SS check to redistribute wealth, it's hard to me to take Trump seriously, pushing to punish Hillary, based on "laws on the books".
If he can ignore the 14th Amendment . . . ?
I get your point. But, Trump's not ignoring the 14th Amendment any longer. He's denouncing it and looking to have it amended or abolished so that he can attempt to legally deport not only illegal immigrants, but also American citizens.
I don't get your Sanders bit though. Bernie's position is that everyone who paid Social Security taxes is entitled to full SS benefits, without exception. He doesn't want anyone, rich or poor, to be asked to forego their expected benefits and has put forth plans designed to keep the fund solvent 50+ years into the future. Not everyone will like his solvency plans, of course. But, I don't this it's disputable that Sanders the socialist is working to ensure everyone (which naturally includes himself) who contributed to the fund gets the SS benefits. There's no pot/kettle there; offering to give up his own SS benefits would contradict rather than strengthen his position.