it is just a tool to look at social security and in some cases homeland security information. that is where the hacking issue has to be focused. i have no idea. i don't know anything about that. host: carl, democrat. caller: good morning. i have a question. ago, many years europeans came over here. reading -- i researched it. 1820, europe was not able to take care of a lot of people. .mmigration issues not aware the information you are sharing with the people. they won't bring it up for a vote because everybody here is an immigrant. african-americans, everybody. we are not really talking about the issue. this is been around over 600 years. --t: guest: what happened is that is when the federal government starts recording immigration information. when you look at the historical data, 1820 is when it starts. host: why then? guest: i'm not sure. the port inspectors in new york started collecting the information. the interesting thing is when you look further back through the whole sweep of american history, immigration has gone up and down. we had significant immigration until the

it is a tool to look at social security, and in some places homeland security information. that is where the hacking issue needs to be focused. i have no idea, i have no idea about that. host: carlin mississippi. caller: immigrants, i know that this comingars ago 2020, many europeans came over here. but he was using the history of the 13 colonies. from reading that story, and i researched it, in 1820, a lot of the countries in europe was not able to take care of a lot of people there. immigration issues -- was a tight issue. was good aware of what information you were sharing with the people, a lot of stuff we just don't know about because it was put under the dust. they won't bring it up for vote because everybody here is an immigrant. everybody. we are not really talking about the issue that has been around over 600 years ago. is,t: the interesting thing 1820 -- there is nothing special that happened then. what happened is that it's been the federal government starts recording immigration information. the historicalt data come 1820 is when it starts. host: why did they st

often time somebody will retire and give a nephew or friend their social security number and set use this at work. generally, that is how it is done. host: does the money still going to the system for stolen so security numbers? guest: yes, money paid into the system but the illegal immigrants who are doing the work do not have access to the benefits. if they're using somebody else's social security number, that person will eventually have access to the benefits but there are other issues with fraud and stolen social security numbers, prevalent taxes, it is not a victimless crime to do that but made necessary unfortunately for a lot of people because of the i-9 restrictions that prevent the hiring of illegal immigrants which is a government form, when we get a job we shall government id and fill out a form that says where legally allowed to work in the united states and that creates an incentive for illegal immigrants to steal somebody's id for employment purposes. when the laws were put in place there was not that much identity theft that there is now more because illegal immigrants

it is just a tool to look at social security and in some cases homeland security information. where the hacking issue has to be focused. i have no idea. i don't know anything about that. host: carl, democrat. caller: good morning. i have a question. ago, many years europeans came over here. reading -- i researched it. 1820, europe was not able to take care of a lot of people. .mmigration issues not aware the information you are sharing with the people. they won't bring it up for a vote because everybody here is an immigrant. african-americans, everybody. we are not really talking about the issue. this is been around over 600 years. --t: guest: what happened is that is when the federal government starts recording immigration information. when you look at the historical data, 1820 is when it starts. host: why then? guest: i'm not sure. the port inspectors in new york started collecting the information. the interesting thing is when you look further back through the whole sweep of american history, immigration has gone up and down. we had significant immigration until the french

and verification purposes outside of social security. this is something the social security numbers were never intended to do. for a long time it says on the card this is not for identification purposes. they stopped printing that but that something that could be done. that's something that could be a requirement that nobody could ever open and get using a social security number. you have to prove your identity through other means. another thing we could do, and if we did that just to be clear, the recent breaking into all these, all this information would go away. you don't have a tax on date if the date is invaluable in more. something else we could do is also fix what happened after the data breach. right now you get this offer of free credit monitoring. i've had probably five to six offers of free credit monitoring. i don't need more free credit monitoring. in fact, there are services now that offer free credit monitoring. capital one in fact, offers a free credit monitoring service before the hack. when they say they're giving you f

of social security numbers in canada about 190000000 of those were taken the good news is much of the personal information there was not like social security numbers or personal information that could lead to immediate identity theft but it did give a lot of personal information that can be used to form what we call spear phishing emails these are specifically targeted and tailored phishing e-mails that lure you into clicking on links or providing information you download malware like ransomware sure you give away your information so the the big thing with the capital one is it isn't quite as bad as it may seem but it still shows once again we're only as safe as the places with the weakest security that have our information the new meaning to what's in your wallet in their case now about the sun phatic identity theft how does that work. this is fascinating and here's how it works instead of identity theft now is the biggest and fastest growing area of identity theft we're all familiar with identity theft someone takes our name our social security number or runs up debts in our name an

verification purposes outside social security. this is something the social security numbers were never intended to do. it even says on the card, this is not for identification purposes. they stopped printing that, but that's something that could be a done. that could be a requirement. no bank could open account using a social security number. another thing we can do, and if we did that, to be clear, the reason for stealing this information would go away. you don't have a tax on data if the data is invaluable anymore. something else we could do is fix what happens after a data breach. you get this offer for free credit monitoring. i've had five to six offers of free credit monitoring. i don't need more free credit monitoring. in fact, there are services that offer free credit monitoring. capital one offered free monitoring before the hack. when they say that, they are not doing anything different. and veterans, because of a new change in policy, will have free credit monitoring. so, no one needs more free credit monitoring. what w

social security.umented workers contribute about $13 billion a year to the social security trust funds and they withdraw zero because they are using false social security numbers to hold their jobs. social security numbers that they can never use to claim retirement benefits under social security. the social security administration knows this and they have known it for decades and they count on that money. the social security administration knows that the solvent of the social security trust funds would fall off a cliff without the massive contributions made by undocumented workers who never ever withdraw any money, but they have contributed to the social security trust funds in the form of retirement pensions. there is no economic logic to the new trump cuccinelli regulation. it is a regulation written in economic ignorance with malice aforethought, and today's "houston chronicle" richard parker wrote, trumpism resembles nothing so much as a rudimentary apar tide which in -- apartheid. >> richard par

or verification purposes outside of social security. this is something the social security numbers were never intended to do for long time and even it says on the card does not frighten education purposes and is not for any of that. that is something that could be a requirement that no bank can ever open account using a social security number have to prove your identity through other means. another thing we can do and if we do that, to be clear, the reason for breaking into these information would go away. if you don't have a tax on data if the data is invaluable. we can also fix what happens after that data breach. right now you get this offer a free credit monitoring and i've had probably five, six offers to a credit monitoring but i don't really need free credit monitoring. in fact, there are services now that offer free credit monitoring and capital one offers free credit monitoring serious before the hacks. when they say it's after the actor not doing anything different. patterns because of the new change in policy veterans as of o

we are he had social security. acial security was sort of ponzi scheme, but it was working. it is a good thing because a lot of older people had no way of taking care of themselves when they got older. that social program was a good one kept under control. medicare also worked pretty well, then you had this ability added to it where younger people could collect the social security that the working people had paid into. i think that one solution would be to separate social security and disability by age. disability should be a separate program because it is a separate problem. i think the government having a hand in the insurance business is what has made the problem that we have got. came into operation, we went on it for a while, and we came to that doughnut hole, and by september, we were out of insurance for drugs, but the drugs cost so much, and you had to buy the brand name. you could not by generic at that time. we put about $4000 out of our pocket for our drugs. medicare began to pay for things like hospital beds and things like that, my father-in-law was ill. we rente

social security is an old age insurance program. it is not a social piggy bank for common life events, moreover the proposal whenever hold. as policymakers expanded social security mission and benefits, the cost of grown from 2% of paychecks to nearly 40% today. adding a paid family leave program would only exacerbate social security understandable cost. to conclude, i want to talk about what policies makers can do to help workers achieve access to family programs that meet worker needs and employers needs. first is a working family fax ability act so low income hourly workers can choose if they would like to substitute their overtime work for paid family leave. second to allow workers to use savings without a tax penalty to take paid family leave. third is to increase access and awareness of private disability insurance policies to cover a lot of families needs. finally, congress can reduce barriers and prevent employers from offering paid family leave and prevent workers from being able to take it. less time spent complying with go

if you were diagnosed with a disability before the age of 26, if you receive social security benefits or even if you just have social security meet the criteria or the designation they have for functional limitations, then you could be eligible to have an able account so many people that are in this situation that don't realize that this is a possibility there are also many families that are struggling to make ends meet with a loved one with a disability at the current time and may not think they have the money to save. it is worth trying to see, if you could, put money in this account because really no other way to do it without being able and not losing your benefits >> an incredibly important story and, sharon, thank you so much for bringing it to us. >> my pleasure. >>> why are so few americans actually taking available of these able accounts? >> ginni joining us now to talk about this charles massimo thank you for being here today >> thank you, becky. >> why are people not doing this >> it's fairly new so lack of information out there. so qualified advisors that work with disable

social security is $7 trillion in debt. medicare is over $30 trillion in debt. and yet, a parade of candidates on national television last night says they want to double and triple the government's expenditures where the government is already trillions of dollars short. whose fault is this? both parties. the media completely doesn't get it. the media says oh, there is not enough compromise in washington. exactly the opposite of the truth. there is too much compromise in washington. there is always an agreement to spend more money. there is always an agreement to spend money we don't have. there is always an agreement to borrow your kids and your grandkids' money and to put this country further at risk. admiral mullen put it this way. he said the most significant threat to our national security is our debt, and yet all around me on my side of the aisle are those who clamor and say our military is hollowed out and can't complete its mission. well, perhaps the mission's too big for the budget. maybe it's not a problem of having enough money. maybe it's a problem of

police captain, the phone crook claimed he was a social security officer and in 45 minutes, she would be arrested on serious charges. >> like money laundering, drug trafficking, and for internal revenue service. >> i'm going to be charged with drug trafficking >> absolutely. >> the sheriff's department is not coming to get me i'm pretty sure of that. >> reporter: she posted the video as a warning to victims, especially the elderly >> we wanted them to see they're going to use any tactic they can to try to scare you into believing something is going to happen so that you'll give up your personal information. and we just want people to know never to do that >> if you do not tell me how many bank accounts you'll have, we'll go ahead and suspend all the bank accounts which are connected to your social security don't blame us if you lose any money. >> reporter: eventually the bad guy hung up. >> folks, these are scam calls don't ever give out your information. >> reporter: the good news, this scammer has now gone viral tom costello, nbc news, washington >> love that up next, "inspiring ame

this is something social security numbers were never intended to do. this is not for identification purposes. that is something that. account usingn an a social security number area you have to prove your identity. communicators" at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. next, "q&a," new york times staff photographer doug mills. he talks about covering the presidential race and what it is like to cover president trump. after that, a new york city bar association with professionals on the future of the irs.

his is something that the social security numbers were never intended to do, for a long time it even said it on the for this is not identification purposes, they stopped printing that. but that's something that could be done. that's something that could be a requirement, no bank, for example could, ever open an social security number. you have to prove your identity through other means. communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern

real name and social security number of an actual human being. and how often are employers held accountable? >> reporter: well according to statistics, in a one-year period under the trump administration, not one big company has been prosecuted the owners of 11 smaller companies have been taken to court. meantime, more than 120,00 immigrants have been prosecuted for being in this country illegally. >> kerry sanders in mississippi, thank you so much. >>> a hollywood thriller has just been canceled for next month's release. it's calmed "the hunt. the studio says it is not the right time for the film. trump also weighed in. kendis gibb don vice presidents -- kendis gibson reports on the movie controversy. >> of all the people you kidnap -- >> a movie about the rich -- hunting the poor >> you picked the wrong bank >> that's now dead on arrival. >> officially canceled >> you have no idea. >> nbc universal say they are pulling the movie "the hunt" i the wake of the mass shootings in el paso and dayton. after thoughtful consideration the studio has deci

the problem is that the social security tax as it is right now is a regressive tax. people who are at the lower income, making $40,000 a year pay more into the tax then people making $1 million per year. we are going to make social security solvent by lifting the cap on the highest income earners in america. we are going to use those resources to give people in our country who are poor and retired bigger social security checks as well. all right. yes, right in front of me. for lgbtql you fight education and rights in public schools? sen. booker: her question was, how will i stand up and fight rights in writes -- public schools. questions of these with our candidates, we should be asking what have they been doing to fight for the rights of lgbtq people in public schools. since i was a mayor in newark, new jersey, i was fighting for my lgbtq kids. i made sure we created after school centers that were safe spots for them. i made sure they sell their their mayor and a time when we had such violence against lgbtq americans, we are still in a moment where 30% of schoolids

and the problem is that the social security tax is a regressive tax. people at the lower income making $40,000, $50,000, $60,000 a year pay more into that tax than people making $1 million a year. we are going to make social security solvent by lifting the cap on the highest earners in america, and use those resources to give people who are poor and retired bigger social security checks. >> how will you fight for lgbtq rights and education in our public schools? howtor booker: she asked, will i fight for lgbt rights in public schools. ed we need to ask some candidates, what they have been doing to fight for lgbtq rights in schools. some in our democratic party have evolved on this issue, but in new work, new jersey, i was fighting for my lgbtq kids. i made sure we created afterschool centers that were safe spots. i made sure they saw their mayor, at a time we had such violence against lgbtq americans, we are in a moment now are 30% of lgbtq kids admit missing school because of fear for their safety, where homeless kids in america, lgbtq kids make up ab

they don't had time to sit there on the phone or to travel to a social security office so i am concerned about how any potential federal programs within the so security administration and then as to the particular social security proposal and using actual benefit program to trade for paid parental leave. the program is already insolvent. in the benefit cats are going to be implemented for everybody. it is the time to make the program solvent. the chairman mentioned about massachusetts. yourself in washington. pretty viable program for addressing some of this. why can't this be done at the state level where you closer to the small businesses are the employees at that level and maybe we find a way to help you with the funding. i don't have a confidence of picking up another big program on we have some the other things that we are dealing with. you can use best practices and look and see what works in various states. i can't we partner or something on the state level and maybe that's what were doing but can we do more in the face. >> i really appreciate that question. especially the past le

and verification purposes outside of social security. this is something the social security numbers were never intended to do. it even sat on the card this is not for identification purposes. that is something that could be could evero bank open an account using a social security number. you have to prove your identity through other means. >> watch "the communicators" monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. this is david mitchell. he is the president and founder of an organization known as patients for affordable drugs, here to talk about the cost of prescription drugs. good morning. guest: good morning. host: talk about your organization. what's behind it, who funds it and why did you start it? guest: patients for affordable drugs is the only national patient organization focused exclusively on policies to lower drug prices. we don't take money for from anybody who profits from the development or distribution of prescription drugs. we collect patients' stories and

if you think about social security, for example, there's a reason why social security, medicare are really popular. people see them. they get them. they are directly provided and they are not that complicated when you compare them to other kinds of policies we might think about to let people get these types of goods. a benefit of that is it becomes hard to lobby and push against them because people see the benefits in their lives and to see how the impact them. that's a place were in the design you want to make sure you have a kind of salient thing that is alive, that works for people. part of the benefit of public options is they do that as compared to the of the policy tools that they are often been compared against. internally to them i think the real question is, how do you keep them salient, simple and the ways that would work for people? that's a hard thing to get through the sausage making of the political process or the legislative process. but part of the goal and part of what we've seen throughout our history as people have this. we have social security. we have medicare. with pr

outside social security. something social security numbers were never intended to do. for a long time it even set on the card, this is not for identification purposes. they stopped printing that. but that is something that could be a requirement, that no bank could ever open an account using a social security number. you have to prove your identity through other means. >> watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. minnesota republican congresswoman walter judd served in the house from 1943-1963 had was a medical doctor, missionary to china in the 1920's and a devoted anti-communist. from 1970,erica," "communists on campus." ae hour-long film takes critical look at a 1969 revolutionary conference held in oakland, california, and other protests seeking a communist that -- of her protests that he argues seek a communist overthrow of the u.s. government including the black panthers, and vietnam war protesters and includes numerous statements by notable leaders including bernadine dore,

that's something that could be a requirement, no bank could open an account using a social security number, you have to proof your identity through other means. watch the communicators tonight on c-span2. >> the u.s. election assistance commission is looking into election security and voting system certification ahead of the 2020 election. they met with state and talking about what state governments need to improve their systems. >> i call this public forum of the election assistance commission to order. if you'd all stand with me for the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> if

purposes outside social security. this is something the social security numbers were never intended to do. it even says on the card this is not for identification purposes. that something that can be done that could be a requirement that no bank, you can't open an account using a social security number, you have to prove your identity through other means. watch "the communicators" tonight on c-span two. ♪ ♪

social security's for identification and verification purposes outside of social security. this is something the social security numbers were never intended to do. it even sat on the card this is not for identification purposes. that is something that could be could evero bank open an account using a social security number. you have to prove your identity through other means. >> watch "the communicators" monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. this is david mitchell. he is the president and founder of an organization known as patients for affordable drugs, here to talk about the cost of prescription drugs. good morning. guest: good morning. host: talk about your organization. what's behind it, who funds it and why did you start it? guest: patients for affordable drugs is the only national patient organization focused exclusively on policies to lower drug prices. we don't take money for from anybody who profits from the development or distribution of prescription drugs. we collect patients' stories and amplify those stories to policymakers and elected officials and we're

. >> i need you to provide me with the last four digits of your social security. >> i'm not going to confirm my social security number with you. >> reporter: without a clue he was talking to an apex north carolina police captain, the phone crook claimed he was a y ofcer and in 45 minutes she'd be arrested on serious charges. >> like money laundering, drug trafficking and for -- >> i'm going to be charged with drug trafficking >> absolutely. >> the sheriff's department is not coming to get mee of that. >> reporter: she posted a video as a warning to victims, especially the elderly >> we wanted them to see they're going to use any tactic they can to try to scare you into believing something is going to happen so you'll give up your personal information and we just want people to know never do that. >> do not tell me how many bank accounts you have. we'll go out and spend all the bank accounts which are connected to your social security do not -- if you lose any money. >> reporter: eventually the bad guy hung up. >> these are scam calls. don't ever give up your information. >> reporter:

when it comes to health care also social security. when you are a large company you , pay 7% social security. when you're an independent contractor, you pay 15%. own healthy for your insurance. and as you age, if you've had anything happen to you in the past 10 years, you are going to have a pre-existing condition. you are looking at approximately $2000 per month for family. ok, and that is two people. that is my first comment. my second comment is to the last guest, the reality of the country, and that is that globalization is detrimental to this country. pedro: we will leave it there because you are referencing the last guest. brad: you brought up a good point on payroll taxes. what most people don't realize is employers pay half the federal fica taxes. they pay 7.6%. and then employees pay the other 7.6%. if you are self-employed you, as an independent contractor, so proprietor, you pay the whole thing. twice the tax, 15.4%. that is on top of your individual tax rates any other , local or state taxes. it's a significant burden on s

there was a plan to fix social security but he's neglecting all of our problems, the middle class problems. there was the butch lewis act that the house passed that the senate probably will not bring up because of mcconnell. they are blocking every legislation helping people. sweet account or savings account with a major bank like chase, they give you 1 .1% interest and they make loads of money. guest: a lot of great points. the good news is so far the federal reserve does seem to be holding up against pressure from the president. this is a case where the federal reserve is designed to be an independent institution similar to the supreme court. at the moment it is holding up. people asked me how much influence you think the president is having on the interest rate decisions. look, probably about 5%. these people are human and while they try to put their earmuffs on and ignore the president is saying every day it has some influence. the greater influence is what they are seeing in the economy and the markets. a stronger case would be there is more bullying from the markets going on right no

now my social security covers my ra nt it.of my utilities and so i need to pick up the balance. the good news, what is a hurdle for employees in rural minnesota is an opportunity for older workers like andre. michelle fleury, bbc news, saint paul, minnesota. as wejust heard in michelle's report, we are seeing more people stay in the workforce for longer. 0ur seeing more people stay in the workforce for longer. our next guest as it is a bright spot for the economy. it's an interesting state for people adjusting to longer lives and there are really two things happening. 0ne and there are really two things happening. one is that there are more old people and the other is that people are ageing differently and behaving differently. and we feel we saw the soon army of pensioners and healthcare costs, but right now it seems to be a silver $0011 army right now it seems to be a silver soon army of workers. we are seeing people in the workforce much longer than these to be —— silver huawei. what other silver linings, pardon the pun, ar

yeah, i'm retired on social security. off pain meds because the doctor was charging me $1500 a visit. it was paid for by insurance. whereycontin and fentanyl $1300 and $1400 a month. it's not fair for doctors to charge that much or for pharmacy companies. they cost a little bit of money and they are charging thousands of dollars a year. pricestop paying doctors and let's set paying pharmacies. we have to realize there is something called the hippocratic oath that should be followed. everybody can go. socialized medicine for sure. ,f people want to pay more let them pay thousands if they have it. -- wey don't have it should be charged according to what our income is. host: bill in new haven, connecticut, also getting his insurance via medicare. you are on the air. medicare but i'm fortunate my wife works for yale university. because she worked for yale, they cover what medicare doesn't cover. if we didn't have that, we would have a problem. i think medicare and medicaid is necessary. actually thert affordable care act with

child tax credit and the amish do not believe in participating in the social security system because they depend on themselves and not the government for assistance. they also do not claim the earned income tax credit. and when we had dependency exemptions come there was a -- exemptions, there was a process that the irs has used for about four decades with the amish would come in, prove they were the amish to the social security department, the social security agency would tell the irs that yes, they are approved, and every year they would file their return and before the return was processed, the irs would have them file paperwork to show that their children existed, etc., etc., etc., and then we would file their returns. the irs has refused to do that this year because the child tax credit requires a social security number. and i am writing a vigorous response. i have already raised this in congressional testimony. i think this is a violation of the religious freedom restoration act and several other provisions. and we will see where we go with that. but it is rare you get a tax th

department of the social security administration.s to inform you that your social security number has been suspended for suspicion of illegal activity. if you do not contact us immediately, your account will be deactivated. for more information about this case file, press 1 or call immediately our department number 326 -- this is a scam! thieves are misusing the social security administration's authority in phone schemes to trick you into giving them money or personal information. they state there is a problem with your social security number or account. they claim there has been suspicious or fraudulent activity and you could be arrested or face other legal action. they even spoof ssa's main customer service telephone number on caller id. don't believe them. don't provide any information. ssa employees will never threaten you for information or promise benefits in exchange for information. in those cases, the call is fraudulent. just hang up. if you suspect you've been contacted by an ssa scammer, call the social security fraud hotl

numbers for identification and verification purposes outside of social security. this is something that the social security numbers were never intended to do. for a long time it even says, this is not for identification purposes. they stopped printing that. but that's something that can be done. that's something that can be a requirement that no bank, for example, an ever open an account using a social security number. you have to prove your identity through other means. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >>> the u.s. capitol historical society hosted a tribute to the senate finance committee. president past members discussed the committee's purpose since it was formally created in 1816. each year the u.s. capitol historical society honors the history and accomplishments of congressional committees. >> my name is jane campbell. i am lucky and fortunate to be the president and ceo of the united states capitol historical society. i just took this job in february, so this is my new adventure. but this organization has been around for mor

it also goes the same for health people have accused democrats of being socialist, but social security of socialism. i don't think anybody in this country would want to give up social security. i don't say that we have to be come a totally socialist country, but certain aspects of our economy should be controlled by government and not by the profit motives. why should the profit motive be the thing that drives health care? that is criminal. people are dying because of it. host: james, you live in new york, do you go to candidate to get some of your prescription drugs? caller: no, i don't. it's too far. host: what do you do to make your prescription drugs affordable? how are you affording your prescription drugs? exerciseortunately, i d most of my life, and i'm in good health. although i am 83 years old, i don't really need to many drugs, just let pressure pills -- just blood pressure pills, which is a nominal expense. my heart goes out to these people that are broke, paying for medicines that the drug companies are making incredible profits on. that are out of patent. there is no reaso

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college debt, a small potatoes compared to pension debt, compared to medicare and compared to social security. those are the big bugaboos and those of the things we've turned over to have them pair for for us. i wondered if you might expand on that? >> that leads into a discussion about the politics of the way i want to answer that question is do look at the federal fiscal situation and the federal debt and the unfunded entitlement burdens because the big political story right now is that we do have millennial's who are starting to work our way into congress and we have alexandria ocasio-cortez and people like mayor pete running for president and conservatives like nick gallagher from wisconsin who is a republican and an interesting question is what are they in charge of and what can we do? one of the greatest powers that congress has is the power of the purse. and yet, as these millennial's are coming into positions where they can start trying to exercise that power were in a situation where something like 75% of the federal spending is operating on autopilot to fund these various old-age en

when greenspan, reagan, o'neill did the grand deal in '82 to fix social security.dn't pin to inflation. we have the problem it never matched up. democrats would go forfeit there was a corresponding increase, let's say up to $200,000 in wages or 250,000. they might actually bo for, saying we should drop the social security tax an help middle class and lower income classes. charles: great answers. ethan, chris, thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> thanks, charles. charles: we are waiting comments from president trump. he is saying that the federal reserve needs to be proactive. that we're far from a recession. as well comes the president of romania. this amid the media continued push that recession rhetoric going on and on. next i want reaction to all of this from former trump economic advisor steve moore. he is in studio. he is with us. ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ managingaudrey's on it.s? eating right and staying active? on it! audrey thinks she's doing all she can to manage her type 2 diabetes and heart disease, but is her treatment doing enough to lower her heart risk? maybe

members who are already collecting the social security.nd they never worked a day in their life. their names was just on the book. so, he's giving these illegals for $5, $6 an hour and they have no other alternate tiff because he puts them in a house. there's eight, 10 people in a house. he pays their electricity. and he gets them for nickles and dimes. -- nickels and dimes. and there's thousands of chinese restaurants in this country. just imagine that every one of those is doing that. host: ok, the voice of jackie there. if you look at box.com this friday morning, they write that the mississippi i.c.e. raids expose the biggest problems of u.s. immigration laws. they ignore the high demand for workers to fulfill low skilled jobs in america after fundamental flaw they're writing. american immigration laws do practically nothing, they write, to address the main cause of illegal immigration, super high demand for low skilled work. there's practically no way for low skilled worker from guatemala to wait in line for a visa to take a job at a c

and cutting social security and medicare and medicaid.booing] and here is the irony on one hand everything the american people is what those campaign contributors and mcconnell himself oppose, and what the american people oppose is the campaign that they want. soul senator mcconnell listen to the people of kentucky. [cheers and applause] it isn't complicated to have a struggling working-class in the country to fight for healthcare and decent paying jobs, education, clean environment and to contribute huge amounts of money with a mcconnell call one - - mcconnell in the republican party not helping the working families of this country. that is exactly the opposite of what trump and mcconnell are trying to do. and then based on the color of our skin and based on our religion. [booing] based on our sexual orientation. [booing] and based on our gender. [booing] that is what they want to do. they want to divide us up to allow the wealthy to have governor suppress the vote. but our ideas a little different. [applause] and then to bring working p

you're also right that people often say social security is a form of socialism, medicare and medicaid are a form of socialism, universal public education is a form of socialism, which is one reason theone of the planks of democratic-socialists is universal college education which is simply an extension of the same principle of public education. i have heard that a lot talking to voters that there is already a strong structure of socialistic institutions and programs already in the country and has been for decades and in some ways there is simply a idea, to expand on that not to revolutionize the country. host: let's go to our independent line and hear from bill in illinois. good morning. caller: hello, good morning. commentant to make one before i get to my question. there is no question this has many aspects of socialism already. there is nothing in the constitution that says you have to have capitalism, but i would remind -- this country was basically founded on the liberal ideas of individual freedom. peopleobject to is that who are talking about socialism, who are talking about th