Cutting Off Social Security 10 Years From Now

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  1. Denise Evans

    Denise Evans Supreme Member
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    This was just a one sentence thing I heard on my truck's radio while going up to Veterinarian yesterday. Not for me, for my new puppy I've had for just over 2 weeks :D:p I really would love to talk about this as what she said on the radio was that Republicans want SS to go away.

    Where is this info coming from, I just can't believe Republicans will do this to us, especially us older folks living on nothing but SS. I think it's just another lie to try and derail Trump, or any Republican to go into offices of our government, but I am never quite sure my "thinking" is even close to right.

    I'm starting to doubt my own common-sense and seeing/hearing things with my own eyes, like just looking at the prices skyrocketing since biden got into office.

    Feedback appreciated, hell of a thing to be sticking in my mind this a.m. Instead I'd rather be looking at the beautiful, Spring, day and only a light breeze today :cool::rolleyes:.
     
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    Ignore that BS. Enjoy the day instead :)
     
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  3. Denise Evans

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    Oh I plan to, I just want to hear some solid info, if anyone has something ;) I think most only have what we can find from the "propaganda pushers".
     
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    I heard the same thing you did, Denise. On the one hand it's the same old election year refrain, GOP bad, Democrats good. On the other hand one day the foreign lenders will call in the loans, whether it's 10 years or tomorrow and what then?

    The wild spending by our government needs to stop, IMO.

    You have a new puppy? Are there pictures?
     
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    Aren't most of those "foreign loans" actually bonds and other instruments with interest rates and maturity dates pretty well established at the outset?
     
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    If SS is gonna be cut off, then stop withholding FICA from paychecks.
     
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    Yes I know you're right Vada, and I'll make them another little thread for well about my puppy and pictures okay I got some errands to run but when I get back I'll do that dang I can't put emojis in from my Android oh well I'm smiling about my puppy I think you'll like her her name is Annie
     
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    I know Dems have been saying Republicans are going to shut off Social Security and Medicare in every election season for decades now. My MIL firmly believed the lie for her entire life and she lived to be almost 102. The only one who I know for sure cut anything was Obama to help his ACA look better on paper. If they continue to give benefits to illegals and even legal immigrants who have not contributed, we will be screwed in ten years anyway.
     
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    Step 1: End the SS program.
    Step 2: Raise the FICA rate.
    Step 3: Call us "deplorable."
     
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    I also heard they were going to give health care to all non citizens/illegals. New World Order coming soon.
     
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    Yep, they are getting Medicaid most places. That is why the Medicaid funds are getting low. The Feds are considering giving the elder illegals SS and Medicare as well, but I don't know if that has gone through yet.
     
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    That might be what I heard @Don Alaska I knew it was something ridiculous to give a foreigner that's here illegally and SS has got to be the worst iden pin-head biden's come up with but then he's gone above and beyond showing how un-American he is.
     
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    They say that every election year. If, at some point, someone comes up with something that they believe might be a better plan, which I haven't heard, we can be pretty sure that it will be continued for those who have paid into it.

    Now, if someone were to propose ending Social Security payments for those who haven't paid into it, I could support that. It wasn't intended to be a welfare program.
     
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    Go away? No way. They want to privatize it. Put insurance companies and investment firms in charge of all those guaranteed billions of dollars that come pouring in every year. Privatizing is an easy sell.

    They can say they will invest it in the stock market and make it grow more. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Will those companies keep a rainy day surplus for recessions?

    They can just say that private enterprise is more efficient than government, and people will believe that, even though it's not true. Just look at Medicare Part C, which is a more wasteful use of Medicare funds.

    The government would probably have to bail them out eventually anyway. It's just "trickle down" in a different form.
     
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