I'm talking directly to Trump supporters. I remember him saying that we have to preserve Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security in a speech. I seen him and heard him say it on TV. That was a campaign promise to all of us citizens. I also heard Paul Ryan, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, say we have to cut entitlements to balance the budget. I didn't just see them on this one video stand there and say that. I seen it before in other video as well. I don't like this one damn bit, and all loyal American Trump supporters shouldn't either. Here is why. Please listen. I'm not trying to be mean or smart assed or anything like that. I just think we all need to sit down together and talk some things out. His is a good place to start. It affects all of us profoundly.
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You all heard Mr. Trump say that he wants to preserve Social Security and the other things too. I don't know your situation, but you must have believed him, and took his word on it. Maybe you have a lot of money so you have no worries. There are a lot of Trump supporters who don't have tons of money and depend on our nation keeping the promise of Social Security. You pay into it all your life so if something happens to you beyond your control, at least you won't be flat broke and destitute. You just never know. For them who believe in the bible it says the "lord giveth and the lord taketh away". It says too that God makes kings out of paupers and paupers out of kings. It could be you tomorrow or any time run into trouble with your health, like me.
I was an aircraft structures technician and inspector for 35 years. I made lots of money. I worked for the big boys like Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas and many others.I contracted out too. I wasn't in need of anything. If I wanted it, I went and got it. Then one day the unexpected happened. I was diagnosed as having hepatitis C, then neck cancer. I was only 55 years old and BAM, I get the lord taketh away side of the coin. I was unable to work because of the effects of the virus and cancer plus the harsh drugs and radiation therapy. I went from 160 lbs down to 128 before it was over. It totally wrecked my body and I went broke too.
It was a darn good thing I'm a veteran of the US Navy. The Veteran's Hospital saved my life. I would be cold and dead if it weren't for that. I applied for Social Security of course. I had no other choice if I didn't want to live in a homeless shelter. I almost did if it weren't for a friend. All my money was gone by the time I finally got a check. I ended up going in front of an administrative judge. He took one look at me and knew I was in real trouble. He gave me a bench judgement in my favor right off the bat. They don't do that all the time. Most times they have to go think it over for a while, so I lucky I had a judge who could tell when one of our citizens are in trouble.
My country, my fellow Americans had my back. Now Trump says he'll continue to have my back, then goes back on his word to us all? That stinks like hell, and you should know it. We work hard for what we get. We pay into a system all our working days, so we have a right to get our due. We was promised that a long time ago. You may be a young Trump supporter. So you may not be affected by a cut now. One thing's for certain! All of us are going to get really old one day, or we are going to die first. So don't cut your own lifeline against being flat broke.
Trump supporters have grandmothers and fathers and sisters and brothers. How many of you have a mother who depends on that check she earned by paying into the system? We all have to look out for each others back on things like this regardless of if we are a supporter of Trump, or who ever. This is some basic stuff that we have to keep for all of us so we don't end up on the street scratching for crumbs.
I didn't vote for Trump. He's the president now anyway, so I have to deal with it. You who did vote for Trump have to deal with it too. Mr. Trump made a lot of promises on the campaign trail. I don't know about you, but when I hear a politician make a campaign promise I expect him to keep it. That goes double for something like Social Security. What are they trying to do, make it hard on my aunt, or my brother, or myself? I didn't ask to become disabled. I made a hell of a lot more money working in the aerospace industry than collecting this "entitlement". An entitlement I paid for for 35 years.
I remember seeing Trump conventions. People were cheering and all happy. Mr. Trump said this and that making promises to you and me. All of us can't let them on capitol hill break the promise of Social Security to keep us out of abject poverty in a pinch. I hope we all can see eye to eye on this one. This is something that affects all of us deeply.
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