I'm waiting to hear someone say it's time to pay the Social Security fund back the money which has been redirected for other purposes. It's time to put it back in the "lock box"!
It is an entitlement because you are “entitled” to it when you enter a certain category based on age, just as Medicare and military benefits for veterans. That is how it is categorized in law. It is definitely not a handout, though.
Throughout my life, I got told over & over again by multiple people that social security would be dismantled by the Republican/Rapist party before I reached retirement. Some were proud of this (Republicans), some were sad & disappointed.
(2 of 2) Here in the EU (Germany) after one year of income related unemployment benefits everyone gets the same minimum benefits, incl. full health care & rent paid. No riches, but enough to get along. Mind bending bureaucracy, though. Surprise: all that money flows back to businesses immediately.
(1 of 2) I have a US social security number but never bothered to get into the details how the system works, compared to that in the EU. Here social security works like an insurance. Everyone pays in, depending on their income. Unemployment benefits initially are proportional to previous income.
Can you explain that to me? Because my understanding is that social security is savings from paychecks so it’s earned. And if we don’t get that money back at some point it’s theft.
Because it’s earned and you and your employer pay into it, you are ‘entitled’ to it. That’s the word used in policy studies.
Students start off very confused because the GOP gaslighted the public for over 40 yrs with reversing the meaning to welfare benefits. This is why they did it.
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I'm waiting to hear someone say it's time to pay the Social Security fund back the money which has been redirected for other purposes. It's time to put it back in the "lock box"!
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https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/social-security-verify/how-government-borrows-social-security-trust-funds/536-7f91dc65-145b-4241-a004-510b6b39ba5c
It looks like they were all right.
Stop posting this dumb meme.
But I’d like to understand this from your pov.
Students start off very confused because the GOP gaslighted the public for over 40 yrs with reversing the meaning to welfare benefits. This is why they did it.
Taxes on Social Security payments should be 100% eliminated.
Do you allow politicians to "borrow" from Social Security to fund other programs?
Do you agree that "borrowing" from Social Security should be prohibited?