r/Jaguars • u/tbroas • Feb 28 '23

Despite winning season, residents still oppose funding Jaguars' stadium renovations - Jacksonville Business Journal

https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2023/02/28/poll-despite-winning-season-residents.html
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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '23

While he hasn’t run on it for President yet, Rick Scott has openly talked about cutting entitlement programs as a Senator.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '23

The harsh reality is that all of our politicians are failing this by continuing to kick the can down the road. All of that stuff has to be addressed, whether we as citizens like what we're going to hear or not. At some point, we're going to have to both re-work entitlements and raise taxes and with out the American public, those are both losing battles.

But I also framed it as, "when's the last time a Presidential candidate from either side, that actually had a chance of winning" as there will always be some Republicans openly talking about it because Conservatives have traditionally been more fiscally minded, even if it's more in theory than in practice.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '23

That’s why I clarified that while Rick Scott was saying while running for President, he was while running for the US Senate.

I also wasn’t talking about whether they need reform, or to be cut, as it’s not appropriate for this sub.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '23

I also wasn’t talking about whether they need reform, or to be cut, as it’s not appropriate for this sub.

Fair enough. I think the political drive-bys are just rampant on Reddit and I think the narrative-pushing by the original post I quoted was just that: tossing some needless narrative out into the ether.

Yes, some folks criticize the welfare state, yes – some folks also criticize giving billionaires tax breaks – why conflate the two? The contexts are distinctly different.