I don't get my news from videos. I listened to the first bit and checked the facts.
In that speech, held in late October, Biden was referring to plans from Republicans they had published that same month, October, 2022,
This is what Politifact said about those plans:
Democrats look at the $1.27 trillion a year Social Security program and see their party’s legacy, a key piece of the cou
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The summary regarding Republican plans current as October 2022 from Politifact:
- If nothing changes, the Social Security trust funds will be depleted by 2034.
- A Republican plan would keep the funds solvent by reducing future benefits, with no tax hikes.
- Broadly, the GOP would shift money from those who earn more to those who earn less. But compared with current payment formulas, every group would get less.
When Biden made the remarks in his October speech, "The Republican Study Committee, which represents a whopping 157 out of 211 House Republicans", had just published their plan to to cut Medicare and Social Security benefits. End of story. There isn't any wiggle room for you in this. You are simply wrong.
That said, it's nice to see a Republican conversion to back away from cutting Social Security benefits. They seemed angry at the idea that anybody would cut Social Security benefits. So, here we are. MAGA Republicans have been accepted back into the fold along with Democrats promising never to do that. It doesn't matter how we got there. We agree on this.
Isn't it nice when we can agree on important issues?