Biden: One called it a Ponzi scheme. A Ponzi scheme? What the hell are they talking about? People earned these benefits. They paid into that benefit. They rely on that benefit.
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It seems like a lifetime ago when President Biden was leading the country. I miss him. I miss being able to skip checking the news every day to see what awful things the gov't is doing. I know he was not perfect (who is?), but I think he is a good person. I don't think the Felon ever was.
Thank you, Joe, for once again standing up for the working class. These millionaires and billionaires do not have a clue how this would impact the majority of AMERICA. In addition, they could give a Fck how it would hurt the senior population. They only care about MONEY!
Also every well-read American adult knows that Congress allowed the Treasury to raid the Social Security funds for regular spending or it would be solvent automatically for many decades to come. #PaySocialSecurityBACK
Imagine tucking money in a savings account from every paycheck all your working life for your retirement.
Then at that time, when you are old, maybe in poor health, you go to withdraw from that savings account and the bank says it doesn't belong to you and you shouldn't be 'entitled' to it... see?
It still boggles my mind that the media banded together to destroy this man while giving a convicted felon who tried to overthrow our democracy a pass.
Competence doesn’t sell advertising “clicks”. A diverse cabinet made up of qualified experts in their field doesn’t sell “clicks”. Policy that benefits all of and the planet, nothing to see or sell there.
But daily drama and disaster of Donald? Man, they missed that money.
As much as non-voters, 🍊 voters, third party voters and even known election hacking of ‘24 (not storming the capital) I blame Elon’s X, Zuck’s Meta, MSM, pod-bros … for suppressing the very real good news. Could messaging have been better? Oh hell yeah. But so hard to get through the suppression.
Tell Congress to pay back the 1.7 trillion it’s borrowed from social security, which was turned into a non interest piggy bank by President Johnson. Helped pay for the vietnam war and other Congressional fuck ups
He should be enjoying retirement but no, we replaced him with a tyrant and now he cannot sit at home and relax because he is concerned about people. That's one thing Trump will never be guilty of.
Yeah about that. Everybody paid those taxes? Why? Won't be anyone left in IRS who gives af. Buy some stocks in European defense manufacturers instead. "Smart!" (According to Donald Turnip)
This picture is of a real president, who’s every action for his entire life in our government was on behalf of every person he represented.
That flies in the face of TRump, who only works on behalf himself and his family, but his family comes last!
I will say it again. Social Security is NOT a Ponzi Scheme. Social Security is NOT an entitlement. Social Security is MY MONEY that the government has been given the responsibility to invest so that I and my wife can be reimbursed in our retirement.
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People say Biden has dementia? I’ve seen him stutter but never drone on about shower heads for his beautiful hair. They are both old…but only one of them is running on all cylinders.
What concerns me is how US citizens seem to be voting for US Presidents who suffer alleged dementia. Doing this once may be unlucky, but twice says more about US society than it does about those they vote for.
What alternative do we have? Trumpers are in a cult. Biden didn’t leave enough time/options. I sure AF hope if we have elections next time that ALL sane people can leave behind their trivial differences and vote appropriately.
The thing is the two-party political system in the USA is no longer working, hence the US faces a serious threat to their institutions and democracy. Everyone seems to have lost their way through extremism, apathy and inertia. Democrats offer poor opposition and Republicans move to dictatorship.
We aren’t changing the 2 party system if we haven’t in nearly 200 years. Dems need their own extremism and I think empathy foots the bill. That and we need education, critical thinking and sadly a charismatic leader. A ‘cult’ leader if you will. We aren’t getting out of this until he dies.
The impression I get is that Republicans are intent on burning everything, the institutions, rule of law, democracy to the ground. A year from now the US that will exist will not be recognisable compared to ten years ago, and the possibility civil war emerges is a real threat.
Yep, looks like unlimited money in to politics (Citizens United, 2010) broke the two-party balance by attracting fascists to the far-right like flies to a light-bulb. Suddenly there was unrivaled opportunity for them to climb all the way to the top and sabotage everything to stay there indefinitely.
Oh, do I agree! Biden either should not have run for a 2nd term like he said or stayed in the race. He didn’t give her a fighting chance. 3 months in this landscape is not enough. Especially running against a Demigod to the right.
We all knew what was going to happen if we payed attention, oompaloompah was telling us since his first term now were in a place were we might not ever be able to recover.
Yeah I voted Biden in and I don't regret it, but what I regret is the fact that Biden knew what the oompaloompah was going to do and he can't say he didn't he could have stopped him along with Kamala and the Dems and he/they didn't do it. The way I see it is they are as much to blame it not more.
Thank you, President Biden for reminding the corrupt morons running this regime that Social Security is the people's $$ & seniors' EARNED retirement fund.
Biden is an old style politician, the sort who believed in former presidents rarely speak about their successors. The fact he and Obama have reflects that they both know these are not ordinary times. I hope former presidents Clinton and Dubya speak out.
Dems ruled about 60 out of 54 years. The new deal. Pensions. Worker safety. Unions.
The only way the oligarchs could claw back was to… you know what they did.
Reagan gave birth to narcissists. Nobody normal gave a shit about how much anyone else made before that. We all got by. Had fun. Babies. Grandkids.
Reagan = greed, oligarchs and war on the working class and yes the middle class. Narcissists can’t change. No empathy.
I hope what comes next is freedom and brotherhood and sisterhood and respect for all.
Children do not hesitate to befriend any color or creed. The rich teach us to hate so the can rule over our ashes.
He is retired. He’s allowed to speak on matters of public interest, just like you. But he makes the news, and I’m grateful to have his voice speaking up for the non-rich.
I mean, it is a Ponzi Scheme, but that doesn't mean it doesn't do positive things or that we should just do... whatever the hell they're currently doing to it.
Too bad, as soon as he took office, he didn't declare a National Emergency, then have trump and his insurrectionists all arrested and tried for their crimes---trump first! Biden did not recognize the extreme dangerwe faced, and that the 'lights had changed.'
Some of these guys really think there was a way he could have stopped Trump on January 20 from getting into the White House. The day to do that was November 4th.
Do not conflate people who want more action from the Dems with Trumpers or non-voters. The generous view of why more wasn’t done by Biden/Harris is they had to make a call between catastrophes - immediate civil war or let Trump show his colors & then a super majority of the pop would throw him out
I think there's a value in it for people who aren't him in that it shows Dems aren't going to be beholden to old rules of conduct. We all need to show we're flexible in moving past that.
And one of those norms was that ex-presidents didn't speak out during a current prez's term.
see him breaking that norm. Trump obviously did long ago, but it's an extremely positive thing to see Biden do it on the Democratic side.
It shows Dems are aware they need to move past the old ROE. They don't apply anymore, and we can't be beholden to them. So, President Biden, among other
Would another Dem have been able to defeat Trump if they had had a normal process. Quite possibly.
All I know is Biden's decision to run again in 2024, and the way he handles his exit, was one of the most selfish things I've ever seen an American politician do.
What did you expect that decent man to do? Should he have said "Welcome back, Donnie? Say hello to my Li'l fren'!" And then shot him to keep him out of office? Biden followed protocol. Hard to remember the before times were so different
Well, it's not like he didn't have other stuff to take care of in those two years when the Dems had control of House, Senate, and Exec. Like dealing with COVID, rebuilding a crashed economy, strengthening the social safety net, dealing with accelerating natural disasters. And then came the midterms.
I miss ‘Sleepy’ Joe. I was able to sleep at night knowing my kids’ health insurance wasn’t going to be taken away. Or my mom’s social security and Medicare. Or my stepdads VA benefits.
Biden 🇺🇸 rejoined the Paris agreement on
Feb. 19, 2021. His administration accelerated rapidly to aggressively curb emissions and to meet goals. Then On Earth Day, he hosted a Leaders Summit to drive actions among the top emitters, including here in the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/world/us-rejoins-paris-climate-accord.html
Dear Joe Biden: Go away! We're here now because YOU wouldn't step aside in 2022 & let Democrats have a real primary. We're here because YOU foolishly hired weak Merrick Garland/FAILED to fire him.
We're here because YOU failed to fully support Ukraine & Gaza & end those wars.
Go away Biden!
For weeks now I have been reading anguished cries: "where are the Democrats?" "Why are no past presidents speaking up?" So when a Democratic president comes and speaks up - by invitation, mind you - the howling monkeys roll out to trash him. Even when he has a good point to make.
Imagine if Trump managed to stop Social Security monthly checks. Seniors like me spend that money, which contributes heavily to America's overall economy. NOW, take ALL that spending AWAY. OPPS! The Economy CRASHED. If your Degree in Economics is from Trump University, FORGET ABOUT IT!.
Biden Harris need to form a “shadow cabinet” of advisors readying for the most challenging recovery in our history. 🍊 & Elon are disassembling the entire government. Should we (we being us here) be able to flip both houses and get rid of 🍊 the recovery will be a monumental task.
I’m starting to think the entire United States should come together and sue this administration for everything they have due to the psychological damage they’ve inflicted to us all.
We're being robbed by Nepo babies: wealthy white men who've been given everything and want more. Trump & Musk want what we worked for and saved.
Cheats, thugs, and liars are in the WH, supported by cowardly, complicit Republicans in Congress.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN. IT’s beyond surreal & as lawlessness & corruption in real time are happening every hour it’s too much. Both oval s-Shows esp yesterday was just jawdropping. We MISS & LOVE YOU & Your Family. Decent, beautiful family.
Maybe Biden should have appointed an effective attorney general to investigate possible election interference instead of doing nothing in his last 2 months. 🤔
I could've been clearer. I'm not a Republican, either. I meant W. He needs to stand up now. If this isn't the time for him to break presidential protocol, I can't imagine what would move him.
When I am fully eligible in 5 years, I'll have been paying into Social Security for 53 years. At this point, I expect Trump and Musk to STEAL every penny of it.
Yes, the real Ponzi scheme is more tax cuts for the wealthy billionaires while we pave the roads with our higher tax rate and hard work, sweat, and tears for the infrastructure ffg or them to make their Billions.
Their argument is “that’s why it’s a Ponzi scheme.” It’s only a scheme if someone besides the benefactors steals the money - which is exactly what THEY are trying to do.
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Freud was right about so many things. Their pathological tendency for projection only rivals their utter lack of consciences.
I’m not a math person but there must be some mathematical formula for that.
Sorry, but too little too late from Biden. Instead of stepping down and allowing democrats to find a candidate that could beat Trump (like he promised he would when he said he’d be a transition president), he instead tried to cling to power despite his unpopular administration (however unfair it is)
Fuck this guy. He clinged onto the reelection and manipulated the Dem primary to not have a legit challenge. He should have never run again, and now we have a fckn facist in office.
#Biden made mistakes. He listened to fearful advisors who wanted him to run again to defeat #Trump. He didn't rest before a debate, for running the country is too important. He trusted the judicial system to end a #Trump candidacy. Those are the mistakes of a proud American and upstanding president.
Ponzi assumes intent to defraud. The open source code running Bitcoin is not, by definition, a Ponzi. There are “coins” out there that will attempt it though.
I swear he should be out there as much as he wants to because TFG never went away and acted like he was still prez while campaigning all four years and fighting criminal lawsuits
I say get them Dems all out there
AOC and Bernie are giving us what we need. HOPE. Obama and Booker and Crockett 💪🏽FIGHT🇺🇸
. . . go away. Had you done the right thing, we wouldn't be dealing the greatest series of peacetime threats to country's well-being in nearly a century, maybe ever.
. . . go away. Had you done the right thing, we wouldn't be dealing the greatest series of peacetime threats to country's well-being in nearly a century, maybe ever.
Who ran against him in the primaries? Dean Philips (who?), RFK Jr. and Marianne Williamson. Perhaps the Dems should have put some effort into running qualified candidates.
If nothing is done to SS, it will pay out around 82% plus starting in 2032 or there about. If the cap is removed, you and your grands will receive full disbursements.
My understanding is that in around 2032 or so if no changes are made to SS , you will receive around 82% to 90% of your earned benefits. That percentage could be higher depending on other economic factors. Right now SS has some $2.8 trillion in it.
He was a great president. It’s too bad Trump was always there in the background to demean him. Trump has been a thorn in our backs since 2015. Usually after a president serves they dwindle out of the spotlight. Trump, like a virus just f*cking lingered. 🤦🏽♀️
That your mantra in the mirror? Kamala is the definition of fierce. Your list is a bit jaded towards performance artists. Cori bush isn’t shit but a grifter. AOC And Jasmine Crocket are 100% fierce women, who stood along with MVP.
Why aren’t more democratic leaders and others coming up with viable solutions to save/bolster social security as a counterpoint to Trump tearing it down?
Like the $160K income threshold that Soc Secty is collected on?
While Trump is destroying the country and his presidency, Biden's return to the public discourse is about as welcome as a wet fart. He is directly responsible for Trump returning to power.
I still don’t know why politicians don’t get to the heart of it. It’s OUR MONEY. We paid into it as required and the government made a commitment to us that it would be there for us in retirement.
I just wish Biden would have dealt with trump …he had to know what would happen if he turned the country over trump …Biden was a good man … perhaps too good …
He had too much faith in the process of government and in the DOJ. Appointing Garland was among his bigger mistakes. His statesman ideals got the better of him, I'm afraid. I would have still voted for him regardless.
They’re intentionally lying to the people. It is not and has never been anything other than EARNED benefits. People work hard for decades knowing they will be able to retire on the money they earned.
I don't think Biden wants to run again. Like Obama, he's voicing his opinion of the bs we're living in. It's probably to get messaging out to older democrats that don't use social media and aren't in the loop.
Unfortunately both things are true. The government didn’t put your contributions aside for each individual. They’ve paid those contributions out to others. They need to make Social Security more like a 401k, but that doesn’t solve the lack of funds for the current beneficiaries.
The issue is that a higher percentage of the nation’s income falls above the cap now - another way rising income inequality screws 99% of us.
Scrap the cap!
Social security was never meant to be a 401k like plan. It pays survivor benefits for children who lose a parent. It pays disability for those that get sick or injured and cannot work. It is mean to keep people out of poverty. It is easily fixed with some tweaks.
Because 1) immunity only meant he couldn't be prosecuted over "official acts", not that those official acts wouldn't be subject to being overturned and undone. 2) SCOTUS reserved the right to determine where that immunity applied on a wholly subjective basis
If you think any court, even the court of public opinion, would let Biden get away with the kind of authoritarian power grabs that Trump has been allowed to do, you're delusional. That's where the issue has always lied: institutional power imbalance that lets Trump get away w/what Biden could never.
I parted ways with many people. It's not a matter of right or left for me, it's a matter of right or wrong. And I can't be friends with somebody whose morals and ethics are subpar and quite disappointing. You are the company you keep. I prefer not to keep that type of company. Don't sweat it
I sadly cut ties with a dear friend. Broke my heart, but you are correct. Anyone who not only refuses to call out the cruelty of this regime, but actually celebrates it, is not worthy of my friendship.
Yah it's definitely hard. I've never had issues with different politics with other people that I didn't agree with. Maga is not a political party, it's a cult.
But this isn't even about politics anymore. It's about human decency. Imho
I fully expect to be blocked or to lose followers when I stand on my hill and criticize President Biden and Kamala. They should have challenged a corrupt stolen election. They should have at least tried. They knew what was coming. Project 2025.
Atomic, don’t take it personally. A lot of people are in denial. What’s happening to us is so painful they can’t wrap their heads around it. We were failed by leaders we trusted (Garland) and respected (Biden), and are bleeding out from that. Some people just can’t face it.
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Democrats: shooting themselves in the foot since 1980.
Then at that time, when you are old, maybe in poor health, you go to withdraw from that savings account and the bank says it doesn't belong to you and you shouldn't be 'entitled' to it... see?
Let them eat dirt. 🪦
But daily drama and disaster of Donald? Man, they missed that money.
And have Trump win the election
Imo we should of stuck with Biden
That flies in the face of TRump, who only works on behalf himself and his family, but his family comes last!
This almost smells like a corporate demochimp distraction while the house remains on fire….
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I guarantee she wouldn’t be threatening to invade Greenland, annex Canada and destroying the government
Everyone knew who Donnie Trump was before he was POTUS the first time.
If people ignored the success of Biden’s term, there was nothing that would convince them otherwise.
USians could have dismissed the stupid clown after 3 minutes - they lapped up his ‘dancing’ his lies, and his hatred.
And, we can thank Trump for removing the blinders we’ve all had on for the 🇺🇸.
MAGAts have been getting more vocal and the protectionist views more common.
We can stand up to the hateful bully, without the pretence of being best buds
The only way the oligarchs could claw back was to… you know what they did.
Reagan = greed, oligarchs and war on the working class and yes the middle class. Narcissists can’t change. No empathy.
I’m not sure what comes next.
Children do not hesitate to befriend any color or creed. The rich teach us to hate so the can rule over our ashes.
That was the day the feds should have taken Chump into custody
Instead there were 666 more days until Jack Smith
Every Accusation A Confession
Why is he doing this? To recover lost pride? If so, I get that, and I'm fine with it.
If he thinks he's getting back into the game, though, then he's way off. No Dems want him back leading.
Elder statesman repairing his rep? OK, that's fine.
So what he's doing is helping his rep or trying to help the nation with his voice. But I think it's mainly about feeling better himself, which is fine
He was a very good president, and I appreciate what he did. Mostly. But he should've dropped out in 2023
And one of those norms was that ex-presidents didn't speak out during a current prez's term.
I'm very glad to
It shows Dems are aware they need to move past the old ROE. They don't apply anymore, and we can't be beholden to them. So, President Biden, among other
Except for your disastrous decision to run again. We have you to blame for all of this, to a fairly large degree.
So your legacy is certainly mixed.
And in the end, I think that's why we're seeing you right now.
All I know is Biden's decision to run again in 2024, and the way he handles his exit, was one of the most selfish things I've ever seen an American politician do.
And I still like the guy a lot.
I don’t understand what the issue is
Showing a bit of a spine by pushing back on unconstitutional Republican bullshit.
Biden gave us Merrick Garland and failed to do anything to stop Donald Trump's return for his entire four years in office.
He should have warned the public for the danger at hand.
He proactively failed with all of that.
Then Biden welcomed Donald Trump as an old friend instead of the danger to society that he is.
To put everything else first was a dereliction of duty.
Everything Joe Biden did which people were cheering about has been destroyed now because the aforementioned natural disaster was not dealt with.
Joe Biden had total control of DOJ/FBI.
He made a choice to keep a Trump appointed FBI director as well as Merrick Garland. It's unforgivable.
Feb. 19, 2021. His administration accelerated rapidly to aggressively curb emissions and to meet goals. Then On Earth Day, he hosted a Leaders Summit to drive actions among the top emitters, including here in the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/world/us-rejoins-paris-climate-accord.html
We're here because YOU failed to fully support Ukraine & Gaza & end those wars.
Go away Biden!
https://thejudgereport.substack.com/p/kamala-harris-doesnt-owe-you-shit
Cheats, thugs, and liars are in the WH, supported by cowardly, complicit Republicans in Congress.
He refused to do his job
Oathbreaker
Now, where the hell is W? As a Republican, I believe it would be meaningful if he spoke up, too.
Freud was right about so many things. Their pathological tendency for projection only rivals their utter lack of consciences.
I’m not a math person but there must be some mathematical formula for that.
YOU FUCKED US ALL
YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED THIS
They said he was senile
They called him a genocider
I could go on.
Repeat lie.
Post lie on Truth Social.
Lie true.
I say get them Dems all out there
AOC and Bernie are giving us what we need. HOPE. Obama and Booker and Crockett 💪🏽FIGHT🇺🇸
Trump on the other hand is nothing but a wrecking ball of demolition and regression.
Joe. Biden.
Honorable. Faithful. Hardworking. CONSTITUTIONAL ADHERENT.
They observe corrupt leadership and associate it with intoxication of overall government, including Social Security.
Like the $160K income threshold that Soc Secty is collected on?
What if we moved that to $1M?
Other options as well
We missed you.
#DumpTrump #DeportMusk
#HandsOffSocialSecurity
Running for a second term was a catastrophe.
Time he stayed on the beach.
The solution is to remove the income cap.
Scrap the cap!
Ever heard the saying "nice guys finish last".
Biden showed that their is a lot of truth.
lol JFC I hate it here
I guess it's easier to keep your head in the sand and pretend rather than face reality.
But this isn't even about politics anymore. It's about human decency. Imho
It’s almost like I understand politics and have good instincts (for everyone and thing but myself lol)
More choices and I bet we don't get Donald Trump.