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In reply to the discussion: Cutting Social Security Doesn't [View all]
timms139
(552 posts)11. The stupidity of
Trumps plan will hurt the trust fund for social security. Deporting people who work and pay into the system and can never draw from the fund will de-fund it and will have to be made up from somewhere. Republicans will never look at the overly rich to make up by taking from the free rides they have given them .
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Humans aren't even collateral damage. We are not even human to them. We are a natural resource to be mined for $$
Attilatheblond
Dec 2024
#8
There are over 30 million GOPers on SS. They might mess with full retirement age, but that's
Silent Type
Dec 2024
#2
It hurts GenZ, GenX, and millennials working in a career hoping for promotion
lostnfound
Dec 2024
#4
Waiting out coworkers to retire (or die) isn't a great strategy to land that promotion.
Shermann
Dec 2024
#5
I'm pretty sure any cuts they would try would not cut benefits for current recipients
Wiz Imp
Dec 2024
#18
The primary thing being proposed is raising the retirement age which would not affect current recipients
Wiz Imp
Dec 2024
#32
The problem with raising the retirement age is it would totally screw over people who are close to 65 now.
Wiz Imp
Dec 2024
#42
"... trouble was that we didn't have any self-admitted proletarians. Everyone was a temporarily embarrassed capitalist."
eppur_se_muova
Dec 2024
#38
66.1886% ???? You seem to be budgeting very carefully already, so good luck in the future.
RussellCattle
Dec 2024
#21