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bucolic_frolic

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2. ""there are hundreds of billions of dollars of savings to extract""

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 06:12 PM

Dec 2024

yeah, extract the money from recipients in the form of cuts to benefits and payouts, higher deductibles and co-pays, passing the shortfall along to Medicare Advantage companies who can deal with the unpopular detail of informing the public, ending Original Medicare, taxing SS more, raising retirement age. Eloon and Vivek are vulture capitalist hatchet men.

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The Trump-Muskrat plot to kill Social Security [View all] red dog 1 Dec 2024 OP

Guess he wants a target on his back to! sunflowerseed Dec 2024 #1

""there are hundreds of billions of dollars of savings to extract"" bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #2

These Assholes can Fuck OFF.. Retired Americans Cha Dec 2024 #3

So the MAGA cult will go along with this without a peep? Mike 03 Dec 2024 #4

Social Security isn't all they want to KILL. B.See Dec 2024 #5

George Carlin saw this coming long ago- Snarkoleptic Dec 2024 #6

Carlin's grim warning has come true. red dog 1 Dec 2024 #9

Something something about "style." jeffreyi Dec 2024 #7

I think their plan will unleash the leopard La Coliniere Dec 2024 #8

However Social Security doesn't add to the debt & is 100% PAID FOR. CousinIT Dec 2024 #10

and this really isn't of importance.....but, why the hell did Elone have one of his what, 14 kids on his shoulders a kennedy Dec 2024 #11