Even as 401K's are taking yet another nose-dive, the Social Security payment hold their own. The GOP Congress, and their oligarch funders, just can't handle that.
For generations, that party yearned to dip into our savings and rob us of the most reliable investment that we (and our employers) made (make) each and every day we've worked. They're dedicated to undermine that program even now. Let's prepare to unseat these looters in 2026.
GET UP AND FIGHT THIS ROBBERY ATTEMPT BY THE RICH. PEOPLE PAID INTO THESE ACCOUNTS. CALL EVERY DAMNED POLITICIAN YOU CAN. GET IN THE STREETS.MAKE THEM SEE YOU.
Social Security is not an “investment”. It’s a direct-transfer government program in which current workers pay the retirement benefits of current retirees. No one has an accrued balance.
Republicunts have been trying to get rid of it for a long time . Funny how the most entitled douchbags in the country want to get rid of what they call " entitlement programs" . Bunch of fascist pieces of white trash. The only thing worse then them are the mouth breathing f@#ktards that support em.
The worst thing that could happen is if Trump and the GOP convince voters to invest Social Security in the stock market. We would see our money vanish quickly
Yeah we’ll see how that will go over with every single working American who has contributed to it their entire working life. Think France 1793. It is a hugely popular and successful program.
Do you really think people on this service don't know about Social Security or need to be told "wake up?" I'm really tired of people shouting wake up, wake up, wake up and saying what I've known for YEARS. Are YOU just waking up? Just now realizing this? Sounds like it.
The loan is being paid back. Currently, Social Security is taking in less money than it's giving out. The extra money it's paying out is coming from funds loaned to the government (by buying Treasury bonds). All is good for now. In the long run, revenues must be increased; but that's an easy fix.
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Technically, it isn't really an investment. It is insurance against complete destitution in old age or if you become disabled. The FICA deductions in your paycheck(s) have paid the premiums your entire life, and Trump wants to steal the benefits you have paid for.
Yes. And Never offers a replacement alternative. Come to think of it what has he ever done for anyone not in the oligarchy class? Can’t think of one thing he has given. Only what he continues to take away.
The Social Security Trust actually made money today
The Republicans barrow from this Trust to pay for their tax cuts and they pay interest on the money they borrow.
What they want is the entire Trust to use as they want without paying interest
When private equity and corporate raiders took over companies, the first thing they did was clean out the pandion funds. Then left the empty husk of a company to whither and die. These are the same people raiding the Social Security funds, plus a few throw back anti-socialism hardliner billionaires.
Possibly “they”intend to decrease the eligibility pool by eliminating the sick, diseased, older citizens —and whomever they determine will not be of use to them? They are thinning the herd. This is dark, hard to accept yet we are seeing it. And our inaction enables destruction. Pay attention.
Or perchance, they shall adjust the mechanism of distribution, diminishing the portions granted to those of great wealth, who stand not in need of such support. This, I deem, the more probable course.
Not get rid of. They want to sell it to Wall Street and when the stock market makes millions, Wall Street makes millions.
And when the stock market drops, our benefits drop, and Wall Street makes millions.
As a veteran active in the VA and several veterans organizations for more than 10 years and with family dealing with the VA for more than 50 years over 3 generations, I contend that efficiency and VA should not he mentioned in the same same sentence. I doubt social security is any better.
Sadly, with current governance, the alternative to Veterans Administration inefficiency is NOT more efficiency but rather elimination. Then Vets would be really screwed.
Read my references. I will admit that in certain area the VA may be lacking, but in MT and WY, the care I and my vet friends and family receive has been top notch. I currently use Tricare and am totally satisfied.
Unfortunately, that says more about American healthcare in general than the VA.
It suffers from the same as any other American institution - it spends tons of money on paying private contractors. Currently over 70% of the VA's healthcare budget goes to private contractors, including doctors.
100%. It's absolutely absurd. I see both sides of it, though. Gov regulations and inefficiencies make the job orders of magnitude more expensive so these contractors bid 40%-60% higher for gov contracts than they do private contracts. They have to or they'll go bankrupt.
I really don't think anyone hates the idea of anyone making more than minimum wage. The argument they make is that if you have minimal skills, a minimal work ethic, and minimal drive to accomplish more, you're probably going to make minimum wage. I think that's fair.
I know gov contractors who've had to pay construction crews to sit around doing nothing for 3 weeks just waiting on a few signatures and an inspection from the gov. In the private sector, they almost never have to do that sort of thing. The gov is careless with our tax dollars
On big contracts, many workers come from out of state. If there are a lot of jobs available, that gov’t contractor might have to keep the workers on the payroll so they don’t leave.
It's the one that Republicans and Trump are trying to steal, the word here is steal. They are stealing from the poor, sick and old. That's how low the Republicans are. When a farmer gets fat he always votes in a Republican, greedy bastards at best.
Well, I hope they remember there are folks in their own families who saved 50+ years who receive SS retirement. WE had money deducted from OUR paychecks to receive OUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS. There will be a lot of angry Americans!!!!
Social Security is an earned benefit. It is a financial contract entered into between any taxpayer and the US government. Individuals paid into the fund and would have to qualify for benefits.
Nowhere does it say it is an entitlement.
What do you want them to do? Stuff the money in mattresses? Social Security buys Treasury Bonds with excess income so it gets some interest. The Treasury Bonds are loans to the government, but they must be paid back according to the Constitution (yes, that's right). The money is not gone.
stop voting for politicians that want to cut taxes and deregulate, as well as, hand out massive massive corporate welfare checks. Life isn't free......and neither are American citizens anymore. why bother voting! two parties...ONE DONOR!
The ONLY time it has ever lost money was when Congress “borrowed” from it and an IOU! I say those of us that are participants of the Social Security System, Call that IOU, being that we are only 'real' legitimate payers and payees of the Social Security system I say we Sue
Narcissistic authoritarian felon sociopathic pathological liar tyrant wannabe king is bankrupting our government by dismantling, weakening it and tanking global economy so he can have COMPLETE CONTROL. Fascist oligarchy can't survive when confronted with worker solidarity! Nip them in the bud. NOW!!
Smfh this app is a conglomerate of the most mentally unstable people on Earth. Nobody has ever attempted to take peoples Social Security. Nobody ever will. You know what will take your Social Security? The dems reckless debasement of our currency. It won't be solvent we keep adding debt
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I hope he does and gets stranded.
With the usual and customary “management fees”
And can be altered at will, like other government programs are being altered/cancelled.
FIFY
2033 the gov't will need to make a choice of raising taxes or cutting benefits.
2030 when the choice is made, ~136 million people will be 'paying taxes'; while ~109.2 million are 'receiving benefits'.
What do you think will ?
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/TRSUM/
https://www.populationpyramid.net/united-states-of-america/2033/
We will stop him, madly.
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All Democrats have is dishonest fear-mongering.
https://democrats-budget.house.gov/news/press-releases/boyle-88-years-later-republicans-are-still-trying-rip-away-americans-hard-earned
If you're not willing to have an honest discussion about SS, then neither am I.
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Why?
While we were trying to preserve what works, they're busy installing their dictator with NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS! SAVE THEM before it's too late
The Republicans barrow from this Trust to pay for their tax cuts and they pay interest on the money they borrow.
What they want is the entire Trust to use as they want without paying interest
And when the stock market drops, our benefits drop, and Wall Street makes millions.
https://pnhp.org/news/who-is-most-efficient-in-health-care-surprise-its-the-va/#:~:text=Previous%20studies%20have%20shown%20that,the%20center%20of%20its%20mission.
https://isr.umich.edu/news-events/news-releases/efficiency-success-of-social-security-threatened-by-planned-layoffs-u-m-expert-says/
It suffers from the same as any other American institution - it spends tons of money on paying private contractors. Currently over 70% of the VA's healthcare budget goes to private contractors, including doctors.
I hope I’m wrong.
Nowhere does it say it is an entitlement.
I’ve been woke since before people even knew what woke was.
who’s showed an admirable earnestness,currently need.
With his stewardship & ability
to discern for USA.
Cut the cap.