Nobody gets rich off of Social Security. Most people like me are barely subsisting on the program. BUT, it has helped from keeping us homeless and penniless. We paid every single cent into the program! It is OUR money.
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An entitlement is tax cuts for the rich paid for by the working class. Social Security is a benefit that the working class has paid into for over 40 years. Never mistake the difference that the parasitic class can only exist by feeding off those of us who produce something.
Most that worked all of their lives are not rich a good example is my mother if she didn’t have my dad’s pension and social security she would be homeless
When we finally got a decent raise of 8% here in OH (and many other states) the landlords & nursing homes just raised our rent to take it. Scared we might have had two pennies to rub together. Just because they could.
It's horrifying our country is controlled by psychopaths that prefer suffering to help cuz suffering and threat gives more control and makes them feel god like.
When I was a RN I was willing to raise my own taxes
These people have trillions and aren't satisfied cuz they want to own humanity
I agree. Social security is money I paid into an insurance program. Fortunately for me, I didn't have a choice and I am glad I didn't. I was a pretty irresponsible fuckwit most of my life and without SS I would be desperate. Who knows what I would have done for a meal & a warm place to sleep?
Alot (like me) are on SSDI & receive help to get life-saving medication. We did nothing to land in our circumstances but seem to be deemed "moochers" now. We're not. We're no living large. We're just living. But powers with glutenous amts of $$$ are deciding we're not worth it.
No words have ever been spoken so truly. 😊 I have a painful disease called Fibromyalgia. There is no rhyme or reason to it. I am unemployable because of my disease. My body not my choice. Peter I am afraid of what's about to happen to all of us. I am grateful for SSDI And Medicaid. Thank you Peter.
Brace yourself for a 25% cut in 2033. That’s when the SS Trust Fund runs dry. When that happens, the law stipulates benefits must be paid solely out of incoming receipts. There aren’t enough workers to support the number of retirees.
It's amazing to me that before Biden, if a person had Social Security and a pension, they would get one or the other but not both. Those people worked for those pensions, they had every right to them so thank you Biden for that and also CBD. Without Biden that wouldn't be legal.
NOT IN TRAITOR TRUMPS DICTATOR WORLD ...REPUTINLICANS WANT YOUR HOUSE ...THATS WHY THERYRE TAKING AWAY SS...THEY KNOW PPL WILL DEFAULT ON MORTAGES IN THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS AFTER 1ST YR ...
Me too. I had incorporated biz. I was successful. Mauled by a K9 Rottweiler. 5 million case lost bc insurance dropped dog mauls from home insurance. Jeb bush had nothing in place. Newsom put something in place for LA bc many of them lost fire coverage on Jan 1. Who had time to do all the paperwork.
Retired & need our SS & Medicare in tact. Fortunately, I do have a pension as well. Our family conversations are, what do we cut back on? On top of all this, I was diagnosed with leukemia last Oct. The hospital is my 2nd home.
The ONLY change that should be made to SS is a new money manager. One that obviously knows finances and NOT someone like BO-BO-Boebert. I mean show me the person who is managing SS!?
I am on social security Disability and it’s not even close to a livable wage, but yeah take away SSI and VeteransBenefits and disability pension there will be many homeless Vets!!!
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And no tax on SS just gives those making money off stocks, IRA's, and 401k's not have any extra tax burden. Always looking out for the rich, that Trump guy!
If you’re a retired fed, the retirement system works in tandem with SS and what you’ve paid into your retirement account. But you’re correct, no one is getting rich
The important part of what you said.... you paid every single cent. It is YOUR money. Let's add the fact that you didn't get a choice but to pay into the program. How stupid are people???
The GOP doesn’t care if you’re homeless or if veterans are homeless. Mark Meadows said on Steele & Unger years ago that people need a job with healthcare or go to the ER. Banning TikTok is the first step in successfully ending America.
I'm scared to death. My family both sides have all lived to their mid 80s meaning I have about 16yrs. I'll never make it on what I have if they take SS & MEDICARE.
Our first amendment rights were just stripped today. I am planning on them now fully coming for absolutely everything. I will fight until my last breath. SSDI keeps me alive along with my Medicare. I feel like we’re headed into battle for our lives now.
Don’t let FElon & Sweet Potato SHitler know that SS’s keeping you from being penniless & homeless! If they find out SS has helped you in any way, they’ll cut your SS completely & they’ll take your house too.🤦🏻♀️🤬😿
Amen, brother. I've been working since I was 16 years old, and I'm still working. That means I've been paying into Social Security for 53 years. It's not an entitlement. I hate when they use that word. You and I have earned every penny, and so has everyone else.
You look young in your pic. Start squirreling funds away. You’ll be glad you did. I never made much money but I always maxed out into retirement funds. No pension. Started in my 30s, retired at 60. Take control. Nobody is going to do it for us.
Exactly!!!! I still need to supplement with job earnings...I'm 78 and work about 25 hours a week in a small clinic. But without SS, I'd be out on the street for sure!
Regular workers don’t have extra $ to put aside for retirement, let alone ‘manage’ the $. Without SS many old folks would be penniless. Employers add half the contribution to SS/medicare; the CRUX of it all. Appease corps from paying payroll taxes. Plus more 401k $ to be lost in volatile markets.
You may be getting more out than you paid in but that’s what’s called working for the common good. Not something Republicans believe in. They prefer everyone out for him/herself.
I believe the government owes us some money that was borrowed from the SS trust fund. Over a trilllion dollars plus interest. Pay up time is here, we're calling in our marker.
True. The sad part is that we have people who depend on Social Security and don't care if it is taken from them as long as their party is in power. Political fanaticism is a mental disease suffered by many
Someone posted the tax cuts for billionaires and what they have on table for the rest of us. I have to go look for it. Eliminates SALT, Mort Int., and donations to NFP hosp. IE, St Judes, Shriners, etc.
if they want to give me back all teh money I put into it with 2% interest from when I started putting money into in 1976 I am happy to let them do that. I would rather do that than let them rab that piggy bank to make Billionaires get more tax cuts.
Worked the “fry station” at Mac Eplen’s Drivateria at 16. Gibson’s sporting goods at 18. Baucum’s Gas, pumping, cleaning windshields and checking oil & air at 20. A stripper at 22 in an abandoned mill w/o A/C in the summer of ‘80 (lacquer 🤣). Thanks P. Biden for eliminating the Windfall Reduction.
I worked high stress jobs most of my life. I chose those jobs because they paid well. I was supporting 3 kids on my own because my ex refused to pay child support.
I earned my social security! It is stressful that I may have to pay the price because of ignorant people!
I’m on SSDI & I’m unable to work. It does not pay all my expenses. In the state of MD, I cannot get Medicaid to offset the 20% that Medicare won’t pay. I’m unable to have 2 surgeries that I need bc of it. If you are on disability, you should automatically get Medicaid. Add that to your fight too.
I'm going to be thrown into Medicare this year due to being on SSDI for BC. I don't know how I'm going to pay the 20%. Just 1 of my treatment meds is $24,000 PER MONTH. I will not be eligible for Medicaid any longer due to husband's income, but it would take his entire yearly income to pay my 20%.
Awful. My check is so small and it doesn't cover anything- my rent is going to raise 1100 to 2400 - most of his tenants are on SSDI and he said we all need to pay market rent now - so mean 😭 but at 1100 it barely covers expenses
Just let them know if they think it’s cold out now wait till they try taking it. These idiots don’t see how close they are to other Jan6th by 150 million people.
The only thing I can do with my SS payment is pay my rent. I rely on my small pension for other bills like lights & insurance. I work a contract job for emergencies. My daughter helps me with food. I go nowhere, take no vacations, & hope I can afford my prescriptions. I worked 45 years for this.
Social Security checks are spent locally. SSA spending supports rural America and drives the economy. The billionaires end up with the money, but we get to touch it 1st. #FundSS
FORCED BIRTH
Wealth transfer to the rich
Inequality
Authoritarianism
Voter Suppression
CUT MEDICARE
Terrorism
Insurrection
GUN VIOLENCE
END SOCIAL SECURITY
Dirty Air and Water
Destroying Planet
Pandemics
RACISM
Misogyny
War
Theocracy
NO PLATFORM
..DEAD PARTY...#GOPDead
In 2001 there was a debate about the SS “lockbox” since Reagan increased SS taxes in 84 to pay for the boomers. Instead of saving it, Bush/Cheney spent it on a needless war with Iraq after 9/11. Now, they blame Boomers for the shortfall. My family sacrificed for Reagan’s increase now we’re screwed.
This! I’d much rather be working but I can barely leave my house. The only reason I have a roof over my head is ssdi. I’m terrified what will happen to me if the program is gutted.
We all pay into SS during our working yrs, it's not a choice. How little or big ur benefit is - it is urs. It's sat there for decades if you started working in ur 20's. It's not an entitlement. There is no option to "not" have this deducted from your pay. I wish GOP would stop distorting this 😒.
I won't be able to retire without it. I spent all the other money I've earned throughout my life, living. Fortunately, I own my home so I won't need much, but still, it's MY money. Give it back.
My Aunt is 82 and lives on a very small pension, social security and a part time job at an Assisted Living. To keep her independence and dignity, she needs SS!!
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My budget is tight, but I paid in for years and now Elon wants my social security?
"Elon, go blow up another rocket!"
https://youtu.be/9dMVHxFzNK4?si=1E3pshDJNI7byESL
But I’ll make it work like I always have!
Always the survivor!
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/long-covid-homeless-chronic-illness-gig-economy-1312460/
When I was a RN I was willing to raise my own taxes
These people have trillions and aren't satisfied cuz they want to own humanity
Look into the WEFIGHTBACK2025 Protest - this is the website to find your state/city https://wefightback2025.org 🇺🇸 It’s on inauguration day and nationwide!
SPREAD THE WORD PLEASE 🩷
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Then they cancelled me.
They sent forms to a doctor that wasn’t mine & cancelled me for noncompliance.
Take away every rich blokes money first, then and only then look at the money I put into my future.
Greedy pos's.
I earned my social security! It is stressful that I may have to pay the price because of ignorant people!
Wealth transfer to the rich
Inequality
Authoritarianism
Voter Suppression
CUT MEDICARE
Terrorism
Insurrection
GUN VIOLENCE
END SOCIAL SECURITY
Dirty Air and Water
Destroying Planet
Pandemics
RACISM
Misogyny
War
Theocracy
NO PLATFORM
..DEAD PARTY...#GOPDead
The tune of 1.7 trillion