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[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (12 children)

You know medicare is primarily for retirees, right?

Edit: since you only read the first sentence I quoted from CBS, here's the second:

But as the nation struggled to emerge from the pandemic in 2021, lawmakers expanded the $2,000 credit to as much as $3,600.

and the fourth

Once it expired in 2022, the poverty rate for children soared.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I find it unsurprising they can't understand the dems didn't continue a policy that both was popular and helped keep children out of poverty while still arguing they're good

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is liberalism 101. If it helps the poor and costs money, they'll means test it until its underfunded and scrap it.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Especially if it's like the student loan shit and can't try implementing after spending an ungodly amount of time trying to setup means testing then get to blame gop for it being stopped. Bonus when just dropping it after because people wanted you to keep trying.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

"Why do something people want, I wanna win an election!"

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