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PikaBlue

(275 posts)
45. Social Security Does Not Add to the National Debt
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 10:00 PM
Jan 4

Social Security has it's own budgetary system. It is against federal law for the program to add to the nation's debt. The elites want to eliminate the program because employers are required to pay into it. They want the money for themselves and their shareholders. The whole "Social Security adds to the national debt" mantra is untrue.

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Extending the Trump tax cuts would add $5 trillion to the national debt. dalton99a Jan 4 #1
Which would cause the country to collapse leading to a massive takeover by lender oligarchs! kimbutgar Jan 4 #52
he's pimps for a party that celebrates tax cuts for the obscenely rich Skittles Jan 4 #2
What he said is factual... WarGamer Jan 4 #3
Social Security is not part of the general fund, so it's not in the budget. ... aggiesal Jan 4 #54
Even 3auld6phart Jan 4 #57
When the masses become hungry. multigraincracker Jan 4 #4
Then why doesn't he and his fellow billionaires pay a lot more in taxes? sinkingfeeling Jan 4 #5
Then there sure and hell shouldn't be money for tax cuts. republianmushroom Jan 4 #6
X 100000000000! Evolve Dammit Jan 4 #26
Why are we drowning in debt? Picaro Jan 4 #7
I'm an old man. Morbius Jan 4 #8
"Fuck the poor! Long live the oligarchy!" -Muskrat, probably sakabatou Jan 4 #9
Boy! This is the first time we've heard this. My point being, as I've shouted to the rafters for... chouchou Jan 4 #10
But the young Republicans are just as bad or worse. How do you explain that? nt delisen Jan 4 #12
If the young Republicans screwed up everything..(like the older right-wingers)... chouchou Jan 4 #15
all those pesky voters? mahina Jan 4 #21
I have secret plans. chouchou Jan 4 #59
We have t tax where the money is. In the pockets of billionaires like Musk delisen Jan 4 #11
Post removed Post removed Jan 4 #29
We have multi billionaires Simple billionaires are just pikers today. delisen Jan 4 #38
Sounds like Elon paid around $11 billion in 2021 womanofthehills Jan 4 #46
Then I want my many years of your taking money from my paycheck and add the many years of interest and give efhmc Jan 4 #13
And I want my employer contribution, too Red Mountain Jan 4 #17
Wake me up when he figures out that our debt problem would go away if billionaires paid their fair share. Baitball Blogger Jan 4 #14
Not Just Billionaires. GB_RN Jan 4 #60
Here's To Elon Rottin' Out His Ass... The Same Place He Speaks From And His Sense Of Taste Resides. MayReasonRule Jan 4 #16
They're going to ram this through with as much Red Mountain Jan 4 #18
They will not get it through Congress.. whathehell Jan 4 #39
Why don't these reporters remind him and others that SS n Medicare are earned benefits, not entitlements Deuxcents Jan 4 #19
They just don't do real interviews anymore? Just let them spew alternative facts Evolve Dammit Jan 4 #31
He's right in that no one has addressed the Debt/Deficit in decades. However, there are other ways to do that Silent Type Jan 4 #20
Republicans don't give a flying fuck about "the deficit" Blue_Tires Jan 4 #23
And Cheney said "deficits don't matter." Evolve Dammit Jan 4 #32
To be fair, Cheney's comments were in the context of in politics "deficits don't matter." Silent Type Jan 4 #61
Our current crisis goes back to those cretins and the "unitary executive" creating Evolve Dammit Jan 5 #65
I wonder what all those working class Trumper white folks Blue_Tires Jan 4 #22
Somehow there's enough money for a trillion dollar vanity trip to Mars and not enough for Grandma's pin money? Hugin Jan 4 #24
I pay for my Social Security angrychair Jan 4 #25
Muskrat doesn't seem to know how the House works. No way, with... brush Jan 4 #27
Seize Eloons assets pay down the debt and deport him for fraud. Bluethroughu Jan 4 #28
No money for social security, but plenty of money for his tax cuts? LisaL Jan 4 #30
Leon's acting like a boxer Buddyzbuddy Jan 4 #33
How can we afford to deport millions of immigrants? milestogo Jan 4 #34
We can't so we won't. paleotn Jan 4 #36
Elmo is spouting bullshit again. paleotn Jan 4 #35
Agree Deuxcents Jan 4 #37
+1000 PortTack Jan 4 #40
It won't be pretty when the Government breaks the social contract with its citizens. Dan Jan 4 #41
Depression 2.0 MissB Jan 4 #49
We would be fine if the rich paid their fair share of taxes! Lift the cap on SS taxes!! SunSeeker Jan 4 #42
Something is missing from the debate... jmbar2 Jan 4 #43
It is OUR MONEY! alarimer Jan 4 #44
Social Security Does Not Add to the National Debt PikaBlue Jan 4 #45
It's an absolute MUST that they make us slightlv Jan 4 #51
If hypocritical fat cats like him would shut up and slightlv Jan 4 #47
I am sure that Putin was behind Brexit too. Anything to weaken the Western Alliance. OMGWTF Jan 4 #50
Even if the rich pay more than their fair share of taxes THEY WILL STILL BE RICH. OMGWTF Jan 4 #48
Then give back all those tax breaks Trump gave you and retro pay your fair share of taxes Jit423 Jan 4 #53
Trump's hall monitors seem to agree with Musk. Kingofalldems Jan 4 #55
Let's take ALL corporate subsidies away tomorrow. onecaliberal Jan 4 #56
Three Sure As Shit Will Be you Mother FUcking Psycho. Cha Jan 4 #58
Whom do we owe all that money TO?!?! Jeebo Jan 5 #62
Keep Our Social Security OUT of you GD FISHFACE, Cha Jan 5 #63
That's not how SS works AncientOfDays Jan 5 #64
Musk in his life has never refused a government check Johonny Jan 5 #66
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