Rap artist Dr. Dreidel (formerly known as Ben Shapiro) is under fire after a recent foray into political commentary.
Shapiro said no American should retire at the age of 65, and that retirement itself was a “stupid idea” unless one has a health problem. Lost on absolutely no one was the fact that the conservative mogul works in a studio, presumably air-conditioned, and is perhaps unfamiliar with the type of physically demanding labour a worker would seek to avoid in their seventies and beyond.
Ben Shapiro on Medicare and Social Security: "No one in the United States should be retiring at 65 years old. Frankly, I think retirement itself is a stupid idea unless you have some sort of health problem." pic.twitter.com/hpOzS7q4V1
— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 12, 2024
While Republican politicians tend to shy away from calls for a raise in the retirement age, a wildly unpopular policy, podcasters don’t have to win elections, and acting as the internet’s villain du jour is a lucrative game. After all, he didn’t get into the rap game to make friends.
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