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38. When Biden took office it was 31,188.38. Biden saved my retirement fund.

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 10:51 PM

18 hrs ago

Trump has cost me a lot of money in higher Healthcare and grocery prices. My healthcare premiums went up 40% (an increase of over $400 PER MONTH) on January 1. That has totally wiped out any of the small gains in my retirement account over the last year.

I am not "way ahead for the last year," MichMan, for fuck's sake.

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