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    Michael Hiltzik: Who's lying about the GOP's plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course

    President Joe Biden has congressional Republicans all asquirm as he conducts a post-State of the Union speech national tour. Why? Because Biden has doubled down — or as Fox News has it, "tripled down" — on his assertion during the speech that the GOP has been planning to cut Social Security. Not so, they say. Never happened. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rick Scott, R-Fla., were even caught on ...
    by Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times Feb 15, 2023 5 minutes
    US Vice President Kamala Harris and US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy listen as US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 7, 2023.

    President Joe Biden has congressional Republicans all asquirm as he conducts a post-State of the Union speech national tour.

    Why? Because Biden has doubled down — or as Fox News has it, "tripled down" — on his assertion during the speech that the GOP has been planning to cut Social Security.

    Not so, they say. Never happened. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rick Scott, R-Fla., were even caught on camera during the speech wearing "Who, me?" expressions of injured innocence.

    Unfortunately for them, we have the evidence, as does Biden. Cutting Social Security along with Medicare has been part of the Republican platform for decades.

    As , they often hide their intentions behind a scrim of impenetrable jargon, plainly hoping that Americans won't do the necessary math to penetrate their subterfuge.

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