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14. SS and Medicare will lose the 13 billion that undocumented workers pay in...

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #8)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 07:55 PM

Nov 2016

Contrary to what the wingnuts claim about "Illegals unfairly getting Medicare and SS benefits," they never collect --they CAN'T, because they are undocumented. The SSA says that "Without immigrants, the Social Security Board of Trustees projects that the system will no longer be able to pay the full promised benefits by 2037. Undocumented immigrants do not qualify for welfare, food stamps, Medicaid, and most other public benefits.

SSA estimated that unauthorized immigrants and their employers generated $13 billion in payroll taxes in 2010.

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Paul Krugman: The Medicare Killers [View all] babylonsister Nov 2016 OP

Yes..Krugman is correct..Let's get everyone to realize what they are going to do.. Stuart G Nov 2016 #1

How do we get the media to talk about cutting Medicare??? riversedge Nov 2016 #2

I think that when it begins to happen..our representatives in congress must ... Stuart G Nov 2016 #3

Ryan will NEVER get away with this. NEVER. duffyduff Nov 2016 #4

I sure hope you are correct.. Stuart G Nov 2016 #5

I hope I am, too. At least Krugman is out there pointing out Ryan's trial or lead balloon. n/t duffyduff Nov 2016 #6

I hope you are right too, but I will never again under-estimate the extent of their evil nor smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #7

Probably not, they'll round up and deport some poor Latinos making white wing voters very happy. Hoyt Nov 2016 #8

They won't ditch Medicare. It ain't gonna happen. duffyduff Nov 2016 #9

They've already converted 1/3 of Medicare beneficiaries to what are essentially private plans -- Hoyt Nov 2016 #11

How many times in the past year have we said, "That'll never happen"? VOX Nov 2016 #13

Very true. Hoyt Nov 2016 #15

SS and Medicare will lose the 13 billion that undocumented workers pay in... VOX Nov 2016 #14

Just like trump would NEVER win the election? nt babylonsister Nov 2016 #10

So many "nevers" have already been shot down... VOX Nov 2016 #12

his followers loved his lies....we'll see how much they love this. spanone Nov 2016 #16

Medicare and Social Security. Fix it or end it! That's my stance. There will be no chickenshit brewens Nov 2016 #17