He has a novel (final) solution for Social Security funding
Asked in New Hampshire whether he plans to raise the retirement age he had some great news. It isn’t going broke after all!
“What I don’t think people are acknowledging the way they should is that life expectancy in this country is declining. And so, you know, we used to think it was just gonna keep going up. I mean, it’s been a pretty steep decline. So I don’t see how you raise it if life expectancy is declining.”
What a relief, huh? The old people are dying early! Whew!
DeSantis said that the decrease in lifespans isn’t “just from COVID,” but is “from a lot of other things,” including “deaths of despair, overdoses” and “other things, that have happened that I think the government hasn’t been willing to really be honest about.”
Apparently, he didn’t express any particular concern about this decrease. He clearly sees it as a big plus, saving him from having to support raising the retirement age. He’s here to tell you the truth which the government refuses to do! We’re all gonna be dead soon!
It also explains why a Florida Governor, of all people, would be so cavalier about a pandemic that was especially deadly for elderly people. There are a whole lot of them down there and I’m sure it saved the state some serious money. Who says he’s not a true conservative Republican!
Happy Hollandaise everyone!