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seta1950

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9. How is this possible

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2020, 08:45 PM

Apr 2020

All of us who are working keep paying into these programs and yet all we hear is they’re failing , something really fishy.
That’s why they didn’t want Al Gore for President he was going to put social security in a ‘ lockbox’ not good for republicans.

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Social Security and Medicare Funds At Risk Even Before Coronavirus [View all] appalachiablue Apr 2020 OP

Wouldn't M4A infuse cilla4progress Apr 2020 #1

Wow. unbelievble. nt iluvtennis Apr 2020 #2

Cut the crap. Raise the cap. Zoonart Apr 2020 #3

That. onecaliberal Apr 2020 #4

+1. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2020 #5

This Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #7

The cut off should have been raised to the $10M a decade ago Bengus81 Apr 2020 #13

So no money for those programs but assloads for overspending on our military which is insane. cstanleytech Apr 2020 #6

And for bailout funds for "small businesses"... regnaD kciN Apr 2020 #10

They pick $3 or $4 trillion out of thin air to bail out every damn industry. But when it doc03 Apr 2020 #8

How is this possible seta1950 Apr 2020 #9

This has been a known problem for many decades - that the retired population keeps growing progree Apr 2020 #11

As has been pointed out melm00se Apr 2020 #14

Thank you for pointing out SS/Medicare are pay-as-you-go DeminPennswoods Apr 2020 #15

Just what we need. Karma13612 Apr 2020 #12

I keep saying, Bayard Apr 2020 #16

BULLSHIT. New Breed Leader Apr 2020 #17