Chris Haragan

[Al Cross @ruralj]

Axe makes clear what a stupid comment Vance made. Please circulate.

[Chris Haragan @chrisrpcv]

@MarkEnnis Crazy talk!

[Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer]

Trump is claiming there is no $300 Billion Dollar payment to Iran by the U.S…

These are his handwritten initials. He should read his own memo of understanding.

[Jason Frakes @kyhighs]

Trinity gets its trophy

[Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley]

Wait, is this for real? Trump spent $60 million of our taxpayer funds to host a UFC fight and then is selling UFC coin to line his family’s pockets. The Trump corruption swamp is a mile deep. https://t.co/jUtLu4cTaz

[Sebastián Jiménez G. @EseJimenez16]

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[Jared Ryan Sears @JaredRyanSears]

Social Security does not add to the national debt. It is even prohibited by law from borrowing money.

Politicians who talk about cutting or changing Social Security to address the debt are lying to you.

Here is how Social Security funding works:

Social Security is funded by payroll taxes. When more money comes in from payroll taxes than benefits that need to be paid out, Social Security is obligated to invest the surplus in Treasuries.

Treasuries are bonds. Governments and corporations issue bonds to generate money. A bond is a loan from the purchaser to the issuer.

A bond has a principal, a maturity date, and an interest rate. The principal is the value of the bond. When you buy a bond, you pay the principal. When the bond reaches its maturity date, the issuer is required to pay the principal back to the holder. The interest rate is the amount the issuer pays to the bondholder.

It is similar to how, when you take out a 30-year mortgage, you agree to a repayment schedule and to pay interest until the loan is repaid.

As Treasuries mature, if Social Security doesn't need that extra money, it rolls them over by buying new Treasuries.
When Social Security needs more money to cover benefits, it cashes out Treasuries.

The federal government has had a deficit for the past 25 years. This means that when it has to meet its obligations, it needs to borrow money.

This is how people claim that Social Security adds to the debt. That is ridiculous.

Companies and countries buy US Treasuries. You and I can buy them. Anyone holding a Treasury when it matures isn't increasing the debt. The government’s unbalanced budget is causing the debt.

Cutting Social Security will do nothing to get the US out of debt, but it would create hardship for millions of Americans.

Social Security currently has a shortfall, primarily because people are living longer and the large Boomer generation is retiring. In 1960, there were 5.1 people paying into Social Security. Today, there are only 2.7. The trust fund from past surpluses is keeping it afloat, but it is running out.

The easiest way to address the shortfall is to remove the tax cap on Social Security. Benefits do not have to be increased to do this. This is exactly what was done for Medicare in 1993. The tax cap was removed, and benefits weren't increased to better fund the program.

[Chris Haragan @chrisrpcv]

@bigblueinsider1 Dennis Martinez

[Dale Romans @DaleRomansKY]

Two days left.

This campaign has always been about more than politics. It’s about what kind of future we’re building for the next generation. Kentucky families deserve leadership focused on common sense, opportunity, and leaving this country stronger for our kids and grandkids.

Make a plan to vote in Tuesday’s primary and bring a friend with you to the polls.

#teamromans #bettingonromans #daleromansforsenate

[RealRickBozich @realrickbozich]

Please remember to ignore any requests from my old account @rickbozich. It was hacked and taken over by crooks months ago and @x refuses to shut it down. Spread the word.

[Chris Haragan @chrisrpcv]

@CBoxSports Reds haven't even had their west coast trip debacle😫

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: The president of the Norwegian football association has called for the abolition of the FIFA Peace Prize, which was awarded to President Trump, and says she supports an ethics complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino. https://t.co/xCrTdaqKwz

[Chris Haragan @chrisrpcv]

@bigblueinsider1 Can you say, Pembroke Burrows, Artis Gilmore & Reckless Rex Morgan?

[Chris Haragan @chrisrpcv]

Cards win with defense and the Greek! #l1c4

[Chris Haragan @chrisrpcv]

@ByPatForde #unwatchable

[Al Cross @ruralj]

Fair warning to users of this platform, not a good place to get your news: "The algorithm promotes conservative content and demotes posts by traditional media. Exposure to algorithmic content leads users to follow conservative political activist accounts." https://t.co/jK3mWGC0pv

[Chris Haragan @chrisrpcv]

@bigblueinsider1 Think he was also Alan's brother in-law

[Chris Haragan @chrisrpcv]

@SethDavisHoops Javonne Hadley

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

From @WSJopinion: Trump owes the Supreme Court an apology—to the Justices he smeared and the institution itself. He doubtless won’t offer one, but his rant in response to his tariff defeat at the Court was arguably the worst moment of his Presidency.
https://t.co/ERra4O6HJC

[Nick Gillespie @nickgillespie]

By accepting large numbers of refugees--political, religious, economic--we not only improve their lives, we remind ourselves that America is exceptional, a country committed to freedom, self-invention, and a constant state of becoming.