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teapainusa.bsky.social • 5 days ago

First, they break it.

Then they rob it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/25/social-security-phones-doge-cuts/

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kissciss.bsky.social•4 days ago

Knew this was coming he didn't have a backup plan.

sleepycongressman.bsky.social•5 days ago

u just described smash & grab...

traveller23.bsky.social•5 days ago

I just checked my bank account and I received my SS payment and I’m relieved.

tbas7000.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'm relieved for you.
I was on SS for a number of years after my husband died due to my kid's benefits.

msarielknox.bsky.social•5 days ago

Our house is bracing for impact. Already rationing medication.

ds12990.bsky.social•5 days ago

I think the technical term is “smash and grab”.

msresistsny2212.bsky.social•5 days ago

Absolutely

sgold613.bsky.social•5 days ago

https://youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U?si=7rRopBeT0smBGJ7e

someguyinaden.bsky.social•5 days ago

How callous and disgusting. To do that to so many million people. Criminal. We paid into this system our whole lives. And they're robbing us to give the richest people in this country a tax break. And the only thing the speaker can think of is to destroy our judiciary.

reluctantranger.bsky.social•5 days ago

It’s a smash n grab.

benderatl.bsky.social•5 days ago

Pay-wall’d links are just clickbait

get-real.bsky.social•5 days ago

First, they break it.

Then they lose their heads.

danistone73.bsky.social•5 days ago

🤬

handle.invalid•5 days ago

The French gov. is sending to its citizens emergency kits with instructions on how to prepare for war.

Now, the entire European Union is urging its citizens to stockpile supplies enough for 3 days at least.

The Nobel Peace Prize Drooler, Donald Trump, and his Nazi Party are starting WWIII....

handle.invalid•5 days ago

https://apnews.com/article/european-union-security-stockpile-war-disease-climate-49e280ff524ebe1fb44ee0856b035f32

graceschroeder.bsky.social•5 days ago

Smash and grab?

danielbullen.bsky.social•5 days ago

I wonder how many Americans will be denied Social Security payments before there is outright rebellion? Is it tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Millions? Imagine you serve in the military and find out your parents' entitlements have been denied?

artski.bsky.social•4 days ago

Can't get the yolk out of the egg until you break it... c'mon.

jamesfromqueens.bsky.social•5 days ago

The workers that are left are stressed out to the maximum. It’s like as Americans, we don’t care. I care. WHERE ARE ALL THE LEADERS IN AMERICA? Musk and Trump are ROBBING THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND. The nation will crash into a third world country overnight.

jennybing53.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hey, where is Musk now? I am concerned that we are not hearing what he is up to.

kaguneenie.bsky.social•4 days ago

2.1 TRILLION to be exact

kaguneenie.bsky.social•4 days ago

Exactly

friendishly.bsky.social•5 days ago

All those MAGAts should really pay attention to what's going on with this administration because when their Social Security check doesn't arrive, they won't be in such shock.

kaguneenie.bsky.social•4 days ago

And their food stipend and their housing stipend and and and

someothercow.bsky.social•5 days ago

First they rob it and THEN they break it so you can't complain.
Signed a Social Security and pension recipient whose March 1 payments went missing

kaguneenie.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oh no! I’m so sorry. I hope it gets rectified!

someothercow.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's fine now. It was very late and I'm in France right now so I was calling Social Security and my bank from overseas and I couldn't get anyone to answer the phone.

kwblack.bsky.social•5 days ago

I’m retiring in May. Called my closest office, 60 miles away. Two hour wait on hold JUST TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

ldbrin.bsky.social•5 days ago

After waiting forever on phone calls - finally got through and they said all appointments were full, and call back later. Good news on Monday, kept calling and got a live person finally- no appointments- lady said we needed a specialist to flip a switch??. And hopefully it would fix the glitch. Yay!

stressica.bsky.social•4 days ago

id rather not make an account there, anyone got a link to non-paywall?

dialabama.bsky.social•5 days ago

Exactly and those of us living on are completely screwed!

helainea.bsky.social•5 days ago

Completely

patter76.bsky.social•5 days ago

EXACTLY 💯

jandee924.bsky.social•5 days ago

Then they privatize it, claiming they are saving it.

blue11eyes.bsky.social•5 days ago

That was the plan all along

jcvd1114.bsky.social•5 days ago

You'd think that taking pensions away would be surest way to lose the next ten elections. However Trump voters will find a way to justify to themselves why this is good for them.

nancyspantsbelt.bsky.social•5 days ago

Collect at your local GOP mansion after they stop payments right?🤔😂😋

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