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Bernie Sanders

HereSince1628

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18. Social Security...paid for by you and me. What's wrong with you and me paying for things of value?

Reply to Pharaoh (Original post)

Sat Apr 9, 2016, 07:44 AM

Apr 2016

Social Security was put in place with escape clauses that limited who paid. Probably the most popular federal program in history, paid for by you and me, because the banksters and financiers would have never let it happen if the cost was on them.

And now that there is a pile of money collected, the banksters and financiers want to privatize it so that they can 'manage' it and take a third of the action

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Okay I'm having a Bernie argument [View all] Pharaoh Apr 2016 OP

Who is financing corporate welfare and all the wars? Donkees Apr 2016 #1

that's a good one! Pharaoh Apr 2016 #2

here's his responce Pharaoh Apr 2016 #6

We've been giving them a free ride Donkees Apr 2016 #12

now here is what he just posted on my page Pharaoh Apr 2016 #5

Bernie has to maintain two homes, one in Washington. I don't know about his finances, but he seems Donkees Apr 2016 #14

Most of the $$% comes from 3 sources. napi21 Apr 2016 #3

You could start EdwardBernays Apr 2016 #4

Send that video that has the animated graphs of just how much the 1% have... nt revbones Apr 2016 #7

okay Pharaoh Apr 2016 #10

i sent this one too Pharaoh Apr 2016 #15

Use this... Lone_Wolf Apr 2016 #16

Well Kall Apr 2016 #8

Send him info from here: in_cog_ni_to Apr 2016 #9

half the federal budget goes to "defense" greymouse Apr 2016 #11

I think the underlying and essential problem on the part of those SheilaT Apr 2016 #13

The numbers are out there. RichVRichV Apr 2016 #17

Thank you rich B rich V ! Pharaoh Apr 2016 #21

Social Security...paid for by you and me. What's wrong with you and me paying for things of value? HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #18

Thanks everybody Pharaoh Apr 2016 #19

And just saying... SoapBox Apr 2016 #20