Re: Aug. 15 article, “Kamala Harris’ flawed Social Security, Medicare attack on Donald Trump.”
Social Security and Medicare are financed through the payroll tax. The article quoted Trump, “If I’m victorious on Nov. 3, I plan to . . . make permanent cuts to the payroll tax.” The next day Kamala Harris said, “Trump just promised that if he wins reelection, he’ll gut Social Security and Medicare.” Harris’ statement is a reasonable interpretation of Trump’s promise.
The other possible interpretations would be that Trump was expecting Social Security and Medicare to be funded with other equal taxes on the same people a cut in name only; or with revenues from deficit spending (opposed by his fellow Republicans); or by a higher tax on the wealthy and/or on capital gains, also opposed by his fellow Republicans.
Either Trump’s promise was hollow or it was perfectly reasonable to make Harris’ conclusion. I cannot imagine that our president would be making a hollow promise.
Steven Davidson, Georgetown
Note from KBJ: Why don't you put the worst possible spin on what President Trump said, Steven? You idiot.
