The dilemma here is that you can't base a social security net on how well the economy performs. It's great if the economy is doing well, but if it doesn't, you risk the health of the working class. Economic performance is intrinsically linked to the well being of the working class...
And under the Republican Orange Cult it's going to get much worse. And...Climate Change Hell is roaring down on us. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
It sucks especially since we're using IVF to conceive. It's also been a whole 2 week ordeal, but not due to laws; my state is one of the few that guarantees abortion at any point for any reason.
I'm not. I'm angry. I did not vote for an obvious shukster, and he has exceeded my worst possible beliefs about the damage he could inflict on our nation. 🇺🇸
I am sorry for your loss, but glad for your relative safety.
My daughter lives in Arkansas. There is not a day when I, as a retired Ob/Gyn do not worry about this issue.
We want to move somewhere warmer, but the only states that are warm and don't criminalize having a uterus (I don't identify as a woman) are California and Hawaii. Both of those states are unaffordable.
That’s the plan. Every aspect of our communal lives - government. Privatize with little (no) oversight or restrictions. No inconvenient laws. A 1% oligarch free for all - purchased at rock bottom prices. Stress citizens enough and it’s either comply or revolt. They are counting ($) on compliance.
Didn't they already try that with 401(k)s? I remember when they started & companies started doing away with pensions. Wall Street made more money. I'm not saying that 401(k)s are bad, but not everyone can afford to contribute & we've all taken big hits. We need Social Security. It's our money!
Literally the only thing Elon Musk is successful at, is making himself rich. To become the richest person on earth, this HAS to be that person's complete and utter focus.
Which means somehow he's looking to use our Social Security system to enrich himself.
They want to monetize the Trust Fund.
NOT to lower the deficit/debt. NOT to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
But to put it into a "SWF," and purchase Crypto... which will end up in Putin and his Oligarch friends' accounts, to pay down Trump's debt to them.
He. Owes. Trillions.
Maybe you cant see it well, because your standing in the middle of it, but its a Coup, you will never have fair elections again. This is how Hongary and Belarus so it, the have a big part of social media, and the next elections they tell you, you lost and thats it. Maybe buy Tick Tock
No. Trump is a symptom of populism, which is the disease.
Capitalism is just another name for privat property.
Unlike communism and nazism, it's not an ideology, it's a natural state of the society.
It requires regulation. When it's regulated correctly, people are happy.
Trump and Musk are DECEIVING the American people about Social Security! Musk calls it a “Ponzi scheme,” pushing LIES about fraud to justify GUTTING the program. Trump, after PROMISING not to touch Social Security, now backs Musk’s assault, betraying MILLIONS who rely on these benefits.
The law gives Congress access to the payroll funds to finance government expenditures, and it is responsible for appropriating and determining how the funds will be spent. If the president needs to finance a deficit, he must submit the proposed budget to Congress to secure funding. https://Meetbeagle.com
Bernie is spot on. Given the truly enormous sums of money involved, if the Social Security Trust and administration are privatized, it will create the biggest opportunity for bribery, kickbacks, self dealing and profiteering off the public in the history of the human race.1/2
Senator Sanders, Thank you for all you’re doing to support the population of the US (and the world for that matter). Your strength and determination are unmatched by anyone else in the House or Senate. Blessings to you! Please stay healthy and safe.
There are a lot of gullible people out there, but I believe they are over estimating how many there are. Taking medicaid and social security from the most vulnerable. In what world do they believe they won't face consequences for that? That waste, fraud, and abuse line isn't working.
"they’re coming for your Social Security money. They want your retirement money. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street" - Carlin 2005.
Please ask people to actually look at their social security statements and their IRAs (if they have them, which, spoiler alert, most don’t). Make this real for people. Make it personal.
I'm convinced that people putting their retirement in the stock market is the main cause of all the worst struggles in this country, like wage suppression, price gouging, and even the housing crisis.
Pretty much. We’ve become the master of our own destruction. 401ks and IRAs pour money into companies who are required by law to increase shareholder value. They do this primarily by depressing salaries, layoffs and price increases on the people dependent on them for retirement.
Protest at both Tesla NYC dealerships, noon, Saturday 3/15. Tell that fucking traiterous loser Elon Fucktard what you think of his shitty plan to smash our government so he can enslave us in his AI surveillance state. Elon=public enemy number one.Take him down.
#TeslaTakeDown
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Is there any talk (or mechanism) for a national class action lawsuit to stop the Social Security wreckage? Obviously our elected officials can't be relied upon to do anything useful... in fact, most of them are complicit in the destruction.
DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
I want our taxes to help the poor, hungry and homeless and to deal with Climate Change Hell...fight fires, help farmers with droughts and floods, help the victims of Climate disasters,
education and healthcare for all and $20 an hour minimum wage, help our National Parks.
Protecting Social Security isn't just ethical, it's smart economics. Strong safety nets = stable consumer spending & workforce. How can business leaders advocate for long-term societal well-being? #CorporateResponsibility
I’ll have respect for those with the courage to call this what it is. Dictator Trump is Putin’s Trojan horse inside the gates. The best nonviolent solution is to have billionaires ,who don’t want to be extorted by Dictator Trump, hire lobbyists to impeach Dictator Trump. That’s how shit gets done
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that, AND, by destroying our social safety net, they throw it back to the States. They are banking on Blue State voters not being willing to pick up the tab for the State to carry these vital entitlements. It will become a nation of even poorer Red States and wealthier Blue States.
Yep! They're trying to lay groundwork for taking our Social Security. They're trying to destroy people's confidence in it, but it's OURS!! They have no right to it!
Social Security Retirement is essentially a gov't. pension program supported by 12.4% payroll tax split between employee and employer. It is not an entitlement.
Disability might be considered an entitlement, but the recipient and their employer would also have paid into the system while working.
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There is no Normal anymore!
My daughter lives in Arkansas. There is not a day when I, as a retired Ob/Gyn do not worry about this issue.
We vets will fight & die for this country so yall don’t have to. They know this.
After 3 decades of combat in the worst places in the world, they FEAR US!
Let’s add to that fear! COME STAND WITH US. Let’s SCARE the fuck out these piss ants.
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Our money becomes captive to investment firms that are politically connected and therefore easily stolen from.
We are living this experience now
Which means somehow he's looking to use our Social Security system to enrich himself.
It's a self-evident conclusion.
They will start fighting as they try to build a new government. Each has a different vision for the future:
Tech Bros = technofascism
Heritage Fnd. = theocracy
Russia = authoritarian oligarchy
This must be stopped!
Protest! Resist!
Bernie "Fire is indeed hot."
Compelling journalism
Rise up!
Resist!
Leaders lead us!
How about talking about a plan to stop it?
Why are the Democrats folding and letting this happen?
Stock tip: American Guillotine is rated strong buy…
They want to monetize the Trust Fund.
NOT to lower the deficit/debt. NOT to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
But to put it into a "SWF," and purchase Crypto... which will end up in Putin and his Oligarch friends' accounts, to pay down Trump's debt to them.
He. Owes. Trillions.
He's happy to let BBB be Butchered, to kill voting rights & police reform per @algreen.house.gov
Convince @warren.senate.gov to run against Schumer if she votes no on Cloture & CR.
Go to the well!
Organize in person.
Create alternative communication networks.
They can't stop Arbor Day!
https://generalstrikeus.com/strikecard
https://www.4thbranch.us
https://www.indivisible.org
Capitalism is just another name for privat property.
Unlike communism and nazism, it's not an ideology, it's a natural state of the society.
It requires regulation. When it's regulated correctly, people are happy.
Not one Dem Senator has - 400 plus opportunities. And yet...
How to take down Musk. ⬇️
You would reach more people, when you add a good description into the Alt-text field.
That is pretty easy, especially, when your image just contain text.
This way, you support visually impaired people and everyone else, who rely on a good filled Alt-text.
#accessibility
FDIC protected CDs. Never lost a dime.
In 2000 I lost almost $30,000 on stock market betting. Never again. Might as well go to a casino and play the slots.
#TeslaTakeDown
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Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
education and healthcare for all and $20 an hour minimum wage, help our National Parks.
Social Security is not a bond, or a time deposit. It is an annuity. It pays you from when you retire until when you die.
If you die young, you do not get much. If you live to 110, you get far more than you paid in.
This is so old people don't die starving.
Say No to Tesla stock
Say No to X
Say No to advertisers on X
Say No to Elon
Say No to oligarchs
start SCREAMING!
start linking arms, stand in the way!
start making arrests!
START FIGHTING!
we are being raped by the seizure of our private information by unknown and unelected people!
we are being killed by inexplicable layoffs!
DO SOMETHING RIGHT NOW!
...immediately
Step 1: Defund Elon Musk’s Government Welfare.
Done. You’re welcome.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/56mx4-help-me-to-reunion-with-my-family
Disability might be considered an entitlement, but the recipient and their employer would also have paid into the system while working.