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Abstractartist

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14. If SS falls

Reply to progree (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 09:28 AM

Mar 2025

If S.S. Falls, so do the ones who called for its fall. As of 1/25, 73 million are on some aspect of social security, do you really think you want to piss of just 1 % of that number….

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Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down [View all] progree Mar 2025 OP

Where is the outrage. Where is the concern from mericans kerouac2 Mar 2025 #1

I saw tens of thousands of them at Bernie rallies,I see them at town halls Bengus81 Mar 2025 #2

Those are Americans at Bernie rallies, not Mericans. kerouac2 Mar 2025 #10

We call them "merkins" - sometimes better known as "pubic wigs" erronis Mar 2025 #18

Love the Bernie tour and the tens of thousand's attending. Unfortunately, we need millions. Magoo48 Mar 2025 #11

Its hard to complain Hornedfrog2000 Mar 2025 #6

well here I am. barbtries Mar 2025 #16

Thank you! Some of my family & friends have Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2025 #32

So, their plan is working? Buddyzbuddy Mar 2025 #3

The last 2 paragraphs of the article alludes to that progree Mar 2025 #4

Yes. Break government so you can spend twice as much money outsourcing function to private equity. Lonestarblue Mar 2025 #5

This is the game plan pfitz59 Mar 2025 #7

They didn't overpay me a million dollars. Honest. twodogsbarking Mar 2025 #8

It is all those people that are receiving fraudulent benefits that are gumming up doc03 Mar 2025 #9

Yeah dammit...Eloon is cutting of my grandfather who would be 127 in 2025 Bengus81 Mar 2025 #22

I didn't have any issues a few weeks ago Auggie Mar 2025 #12

"See, Social Security is dysfunctional. We have no choice but to privatize it." mcar Mar 2025 #13

Basically what Bush Jr and his criminals in Congress were saying. Looks like Enron would have got it Bengus81 Mar 2025 #23

If SS falls Abstractartist Mar 2025 #14

It is past time DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #24

I'm one of the 73M and I'm royally pissed off NOW. So are Republicans at town halls Bengus81 Mar 2025 #25

Kick dalton99a Mar 2025 #15

My own experience. ChazInAz Mar 2025 #17

And what's most painfully ironic about all this is - Social Security was suppose to help us through old age. calimary Mar 2025 #21

This is deliberate. The GOP solution will be tax cuts, privatize it, and cut more funding and fire more workers. IronLionZion Mar 2025 #19

Just boil it down to: "Only for the Rich". calimary Mar 2025 #26

I applied for social security on January 15 kimbutgar Mar 2025 #20

You should be auto-enrolled on your 65 birthday with Medicare and ACA dropped if your on that Bengus81 Mar 2025 #28

That's supposed to be where the US Digital service helps out underpants Mar 2025 #27

Government doesn't work. Elect us and we'll prove it - The GOP Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2025 #29

It's been that way since Ronald Fuckin Reagan RazorbackExpat Mar 2025 #34

This chaos and dysfunction at SS is Trump's goal. Project 2025 planned this chaos. IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 2025 #30

Gee, what a surprise! Elessar Zappa Mar 2025 #31

If Bisignano gets confirmed for SSA commissioner, we are fucked New Breed Leader Mar 2025 #33

I got onto my personal SSA website twice yesterday, it says my next check will be deposited elocs Mar 2025 #35