Elon Musk speaks of cuts to “entitlements.” Ronald Reagan said when you pay in to Social Security, that makes benefits a contractual obligation. My thoughts in @ContrarianNews.org https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/elon-musks-social-insecurity?r=1kwg6m
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We use government created dollars to pay SS tax.
Our government could always decide to create dollars & give them to Grammy
https://bsky.app/profile/katiecannon.bsky.social/post/3ljin3hhjkc2h
https://www.commondreams.org/news/reagan-social-security-cuts
When we keep reading the decision, there is a guardrail that may be useful for Barb's claim:
The Court ruled he was not due the benefits because they are not contract AND because of the quote I cited in my post, which says the
Nothing was my words.
I’m sure we can find others willing to join.
The first alternative, which would increase the taxable share of earnings from jobs covered by Social Security to 90 percent, would delay the exhaustion of the combined trust funds by 4
https://www.cbo.gov/budget-options/58630
— McQuade✍️
The money in MY social security account is not an entitlement.
But the tax breaks and regulation waivers Elon Musk gets for all his businesses sure are.
Seeing Elon is a Civil Servant for Trump, the American Citizens should file a Civil Lawsuit against Elon.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section402&num=0&edition=prelim
Musk continues to do that now, he has never stopped lying on social media to mislead people to meet his agendas!
Why do people continue to support and believe this guy?
Many Americans are drug addicted, low-wages, lack of access to education, health, wealth, and hope.
50k miles around the US in 20 years: I saw lots of despair. Trump vote = a cry for help, even a suicide.
Our government promises to accept back the 💵 it prints as payment of taxes
We, the People are the problem. We are weak and scared and too comfortable to rock any boat. The money did not come from anyone but us. It is our money.