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Igel

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7. It's been dinked with a number of times.

Reply to Cosmocat (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 10:06 AM

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It's expanded its reach and scope numerous times.

OASI is not the OASI as envisaged at its inception.

In recent memory, both presidents and parties have done things to weaken Social Security for short-term political gain. Anything that increases outflow without increasing inflow to match, esp. when the trajectory is already to insolvency, just brings insolvency closer.

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Social security to be whittled down from the top - brainwashing has begun via media [View all] lostnfound Sunday OP

They want to force everyone back into work. The Madcap Sunday #1

Exchange "back into work" for "the graveyard" and you are correct. misanthrope Sunday #12

Hopefully the mid-term in November will put Democrats back as the majority............... Lovie777 Sunday #2

Just remove the income cap for SS contributions and funding problems end Tim S Sunday #3

Democrats have to unite Cosmocat Sunday #4

YES. And we need some statisticians and glossy think-tank produced content like the GOP has got lostnfound Sunday #5

It's been dinked with a number of times. Igel Sunday #7

SSA projections of a shortfall date according to ssa.gove over the past 20 years lostnfound Sunday #6

First the "media" has tried to convince us to delay starting our SS to get a bigger payment wishstar Sunday #8

Will somebody please point out that the money is still going to be taken out of our checks? chowmama Sunday #9

With *rump's abuse of the dollar policies, people making 100k will need food stamps at some point, it's infinitely Uncle Joe Sunday #10

"6 figures" ain't what it used to be RandomNumbers Sunday #11

I absolutely agree. People have all kinds of circumstances that they've planned for or faced. lostnfound Sunday #13