Analyzing the Republican National Party’s Social Security Position - Yahoo!Finance, GoBanking Rates
As the dust settles from last week’s Republican National Convention, attention will of course turn toward the specific platform components the Trump Campaign will promote in the run-up to November. One of these components key to America’s seniors is the fate of Social Security and Medicare, an area explored by GoBanking Rate’s Terence Loose in an article Yahoo!Finance website.
Loose provides commentary from several experts on the 2024 GOP Platform’s Chapter 6, titled “Protect Seniors.” The two-sentence content of the first part of this chapter focuses on Social Security, stating the program “is a lifeline for millions of Retirees, yet corrupt politicians have robbed Social Security to fund their pet projects. Republicans will restore Economic Stability to ensure the long-term sustainability of Social Security.” While the objective of ensuring long-term sustainability is imperative, it’s unfortunate that the platform itself, as well as the expert commentary, raises phrases like “robbed Social Security” and “misappropriation of funds”–two often debunked and inflammatory phrases that have been disproven time and time again.
On the Medicare and healthcare fronts, the platform focuses on strengthening finances for the future by controlling the potential for illegal immigration to swell the rolls, while increasing “Chronic Disease prevention and management, Long-Term Care, and Benefit flexibility,” as well as improving “at-home Senior Care.” The platform closes with a blanket intent to control inflation and restore economic growth as a pathway “to preserve Social Security and Medicare funding for the next Generation and beyond.”
To access the Loose article in full, click here. To review the “2024 GOP PLATFORM,” click here.