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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRegarding social security, new Trump admnistration will
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Leave it alone | |
2 (6%) |
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Eliminate it completely | |
10 (32%) |
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Reduce benefits for both current and future payees | |
8 (26%) |
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Reduce benefits for future payers only | |
4 (13%) |
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Turn it into a private venture | |
7 (23%) |
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Other..what? | |
0 (0%) |
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Regarding social security, new Trump admnistration will (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Nov 2024
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C_U_L8R
(47,114 posts)1. To be renamed: X Security.
nini
(16,785 posts)2. Reduce first, then eliminate
Were screwed
mvd
(65,614 posts)3. Initially reduce benefits
But TSFs ultimate goal is to privatize it.
Mike 03
(18,380 posts)4. Don't know and didn't vote, but I keep thinking about Elon
Musk's pledge to cut $2 Trillion from the federal budget, and his warning that this would cause considerable "hardships." Social Security and Medicare were the first two things that came to mind, but many other things come to mind too. Maybe some brave reporter will finally get around to asking him what exactly he's going to cut.
ck4829
(36,890 posts)5. This is why I don't plan on growing old
Beringia
(5,005 posts)6. Since he is completely dumb, who will make those calls?