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6. Congress cutting or defunding something is a different matter, with different people to blame. Musk does not

Mon Mar 10, 2025, 10:40 AM

Mar 2025

control government payments, though he certainly thinks he is.

Fear-mongering ain't gonna help us in Midterms, it darn sure didn't in November. trump is still a POS, but I prefer not to fear stuff that is highly unlikely to happen.

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"They will never get rid of Social Security" [View all] edhopper Mar 2025 OP

I know XanaDUer2 Mar 2025 #1

Fortunately, Social Security is codified by Congress. That's tougher to overturn, unlike a Sup Court ruling from 1970s. Silent Type Mar 2025 #2

Trump is ending a lot of things edhopper Mar 2025 #3

Examples? Firing employees, as bad/unnecessary as that is, isn't ending a program. Silent Type Mar 2025 #4

Defunding a dept or program edhopper Mar 2025 #5

Congress cutting or defunding something is a different matter, with different people to blame. Musk does not Silent Type Mar 2025 #6

Muskrat doesn't directly control, his hackers do. FoxNewsSucks Mar 2025 #8

The Doges are in the Data Warehouse JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #9

Trump works for Putin edhopper Mar 2025 #15

Here we go again - TBF Mar 2025 #20

Mid Terms 50/50 Jazz Jon Mar 2025 #29

My phrase was "fair mid-terms" - TBF Mar 2025 #32

Last I heard, it did quakerboy Mar 2025 #36

Hope you are right. Jazz Jon Mar 2025 #54

Give Republicans credit...they played the long game with Roe, worked to overturn it for elocs Mar 2025 #48

Yes, I do. But if you want to live in fear, that's OK. I don't. Silent Type Mar 2025 #41

No, you're too busy selling their talking points. nt TBF Mar 2025 #99

Yep! So many are confident that we will crush them in the midterms. elocs Mar 2025 #44

If SS was eliminated tomorrow you would literally have societal collapse in a month DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #28

It means an incredible buying opportunity. markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #31

Social Security will pay out 1.6 trillion dollars in 2025 DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #37

The markets would crash. Bank runs markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #55

What's in it for them if they cause a depression? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #56

It isn't just about money. markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #58

Why would a sane person want to rule over ruins? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #60

What is sane? markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #61

How does Bezos's business model work if people are broke? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #62

That's partly why I wonder if such things (destroying Soc Sec, the Medi's, and collapse) really make sense to some... electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #70

I assure you Bill Gates, Tim Cook, and Jeff Bezos don't respect Trump. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #74

Eww, hadn't heard about Gates's daughter. He's so disgusting, besides all his other hideous qualities.. electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #80

Better to rule in Hell creon Mar 2025 #75

Whose money? Everyone is broke. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #79

Deflation creon Mar 2025 #85

If money is no longer a means of exchange how do people pay for goods and services? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #87

Barter creon Mar 2025 #90

But who do you think they'd shoot? Trump? Musk? defacto7 Mar 2025 #63

Probably each other. A man, a starving family, and a gun is a scary prospect. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #65

It is not being embarrassed by the blackmail material mother russia usedtobedemgurl Mar 2025 #94

You Are Exactly Right Baron2024 Mar 2025 #66

I said there would be bank runs. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #67

You Are Right Baron2024 Mar 2025 #68

This economy is huge and complex. We saw it during The Great Recession. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #71

Suicidal Baron2024 Mar 2025 #78

And those who don't own a home, rent an apt. and barely make ends meet each month? Justice matters. Mar 2025 #69

Exactly, it would collapse. Oligarchs would lose what they have too. Kochs, Musks, etc., depend on little people buying Silent Type Mar 2025 #42

I see posters talking about recipients losing their homes and vultures buying them up. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #45

My feeling too. Although, sometimes it's more a Hope than certainty. Silent Type Mar 2025 #46

What do they think will happens when sixty one million people don't get their benefits? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #47

Trump is an idiot and isn't in charge krkaufman Mar 2025 #50

The Plan Baron2024 Mar 2025 #72

Nice you're so sanguine. NoRethugFriends Mar 2025 #82

Firing much of the SSA ... krkaufman Mar 2025 #49

So was USAID relayerbob Mar 2025 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author rich7862 Mar 2025 #52

The attempt will be made creon Mar 2025 #76

That's for sure. Anything could happen, but not likely they'll be successful. Silent Type Mar 2025 #77

I expect that the attempt will be made. creon Mar 2025 #86

And, we'll -- including tens of millions of GOPers -- will oppose their attempt. Silent Type Mar 2025 #88

I think so creon Mar 2025 #89

Apparently not a single DOGE person has an elderly mother PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #7

They could take my JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #10

Never say never. Just ask women. William769 Mar 2025 #11

FWIW a more realistic likely scenario would be the privatization anciano Mar 2025 #12

Privatizing Social Security would mean dumping whathehell Mar 2025 #21

Dubya's plan as I recall only would have applied to workers anciano Mar 2025 #25

Yup, and they still rejected it.. whathehell Mar 2025 #43

Doesn't seem all that radical ... krkaufman Mar 2025 #51

Nothing may be "all that radical" for Trump, whathehell Mar 2025 #57

That's what I used to say - TBF Mar 2025 #22

Courts are not powerful BonnieJW Mar 2025 #93

Yes that is also a good point. nt TBF Mar 2025 #98

I think that sometime this year this Administration will turn off the consumer GPS system and only allow LiberalArkie Mar 2025 #13

Who thinks 73,000,000 Americans DownriverDem Mar 2025 #14

And what will they do? edhopper Mar 2025 #17

But he can break it beyond repair Lars39 Mar 2025 #16

They have ways to sabotage and undermine it in stages IronLionZion Mar 2025 #18

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt -- TBF Mar 2025 #19

Yep. They will Bettie Mar 2025 #24

If they do the economy will go into an immediate economic implosion resembling the Great Depression. JohnSJ Mar 2025 #26

Some people would literally starve. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2025 #38

Probably worse. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2025 #59

Repubs have been trying to kill it since its inception. I don't expect them to stop trying...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2025 #27

In 1994 when the the Repukes held Congress INdemo Mar 2025 #30

They do. People don't listen. TimeToGo Mar 2025 #81

Social Security and Roe vs Wade are two completely different things. Apples and oranges. First of all, SS isn't a Martin68 Mar 2025 #33

I think the Traitors try this at their own peril. SS is a different type of dog in this fight. Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #34

Oh they will destroy it by zorbasd Mar 2025 #35

No problem, I have enough saved for the rest of my life. Towlie Mar 2025 #39

They've been talking about ending it for 40 years now Johnny2X2X Mar 2025 #40

Yes edhopper Mar 2025 #53

the republicans will Godot51 Mar 2025 #64

Musk and his children creon Mar 2025 #73

Even as we speak... dlk Mar 2025 #83

Make sense? creon Mar 2025 #84

Robbery stillspkg Mar 2025 #91

Stealing livelihoods is a right brilliant way to conduct politics. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #92

Their intentions are to privatize it, not get rid of it. Emile Mar 2025 #95

My first thought on hearing about this, too. Timeflyer Mar 2025 #96

How does a great nation fall? -- Very, very slowly. Then all at once. Hekate Mar 2025 #97