Reminder: Social Security does NOT add to the national debt. Anyone suggesting cutting Social Security to solve our debt is lying to you to take from you. - ThreadSky

jaredryansears.bsky.social • 99 days ago

Reminder: Social Security does NOT add to the national debt.

Anyone suggesting cutting Social Security to solve our debt is lying to you to take from you.

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gobearcats.bsky.social•99 days ago

You are correct and currently social security has a $2.5 trillion surplus but Elon Musk and corporate America would love to get their greedy hands on that money if they can.

kimcomstock5.bsky.social•95 days ago

And that's always been their goal.

joelcawley.bsky.social•98 days ago

Nice thread and valuable explanation.

terisane.bsky.social•98 days ago

Ppl need to get that 3 main ways of spending. Social, military and interest on the debt! I say CUT MILITARY, and quit paying the interest to the rich! Gd ppl GET EDUCATED

ssjgoose.bsky.social•98 days ago

Literally all we need to do is lift the cap

jaredryansears.bsky.social•98 days ago

That will help, but it won't be enough on its own.

ssjgoose.bsky.social•98 days ago

Not 100% but gets you 90% of the way there

thebhgg.bsky.social•97 days ago

For interested parties: The author appears to have expanded this thread back on the old site here:

https://x.com/jaredryansears/status/1860823921257316504?s=46&t=QIVTQ-w1671A3tMOMYFz5w

And on his website here
https://www.pragmatichumanist.com/p/social-security-does-not-add-debt?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

citizenkell.bsky.social•98 days ago

Steal, the word is steal.
I've heard absolutely NO one who wants to end SS talk about paying me back all the money I have paid in.

That is theft.

pogo-original.bsky.social•98 days ago

farmy75.bsky.social•99 days ago

Can I get some further reading on this?

jaredryansears.bsky.social•98 days ago

Here is a five-minute summary of the situation with Social Security. Then, the internet is full of deep dives into history, implementation, and solutions to the current shortfall.

https://www.pragmatichumanist.com/p/social-security-does-not-add-debt

donnabree.bsky.social•95 days ago

📌

farmy75.bsky.social•98 days ago

Thanks my man

hawthorne-abendsen.bsky.social•97 days ago

Can you repost your thread on the subject from the bad place here? It was very informative 😁

jaredryansears.bsky.social•97 days ago

Making those types of posts here is difficult because of the limited character count.

But here is the entire thing in article form:

https://www.pragmatichumanist.com/p/social-security-does-not-add-debt

hawthorne-abendsen.bsky.social•97 days ago

Thanks!

dyxe.bsky.social•99 days ago

Social security actually has a huge surplus.

williasr.bsky.social•99 days ago

Frustratingly, people have just never understood that. They also don't understand how many seniors, who paid into Social Security their entire work lives, will not be able to survive without it. Even a reduced SS benefit will be devastating.

kimcomstock5.bsky.social•95 days ago

Exactly

cornholio4u.bsky.social•99 days ago

They've always been lying about Social Security

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