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26. It's like Medicare Advantage, charter schools, private prisons

Wed Feb 8, 2023, 06:00 PM

Feb 2023

They want to get rich at the taxpayer trough (with brokerage fees etc.) Eliminate the middleman? They want to BE the middleman.

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I don't know that I would qualify it as an insurance program fescuerescue Feb 2023 #1

I think Social Security is a Trust Fund. Delmette2.0 Feb 2023 #19

SocSec is a retirement program. Hortensis Feb 2023 #28

Owning the libs is what they do. Xoan Feb 2023 #3

Because Republicans steal. GoodRaisin Feb 2023 #4

Happy, I agree with you. My money back with interest. debm55 Feb 2023 #18

I keep wondering why they call it an "entitlement." Mysterian Feb 2023 #6

That's what they want you to think, that all your tax money Meadowoak Feb 2023 #9

Because RePuQ's gaslight everyone about everything? Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2023 #17

"Entitlement" is just a term for an "owed benefit" Freddie Feb 2023 #25

It was in a Republican Senate 'plan' Nictuku Feb 2023 #7

It's neither insurance nor a "tax program" whatever that is. Fiendish Thingy Feb 2023 #10

Republicans want to put the SS Trust fund into the stock market gab13by13 Feb 2023 #12

The hedge funds moniss Feb 2023 #16

Then it sounds like a hoodwinking bogus scam by our federal government. nt/ sprinkleeninow Feb 2023 #20

It's right there in black and white ever since 1935 Kaleva Feb 2023 #21

Wall street has become a house of cards IbogaProject Feb 2023 #14

Schoolhouse Rock inthewind21 Feb 2023 #22

Nothing would have to be paid back Zeitghost Feb 2023 #30

You would also be surprised just how many idiot repub voters.. Xolodno Feb 2023 #24

It's like Medicare Advantage, charter schools, private prisons Freddie Feb 2023 #26

Exactly. blue neen Feb 2023 #31

yep Meowmee Feb 2023 #27