The US government made a deal with taxpayers: They would hold out OUR money in savings for retirement. We didn't get to elect into the program; it was automatic.
It's our money!
Elon Musk is another version of Trump, only younger and richer and more avaricious. He knows nothing about our government and how it works. He's a ketamine addicted narcissist tearing down all that we Americans have worked for all our lives and destroying our children's and grandchildren's futures.
Until recently, President Donald Trump has known enough to stay away from this issue. He has avoided mentioning cuts to the program, most likely sensitive to the fact that doing so has very little appeal to most of the electorate, including with a lot of the voters who brought him into power.
But as with his drive to reshape the government workforce with a sledgehammer rather than a chisel, Musk might end up dragging the president into a political quagmire that will consume much of the administration’s energy. Threatening Social Security, which turns 90 this year, will do more than almost anything else to energize Democrats and deflate Republicans, who will perceive this to be a losing issue for their party."
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They're not coming after our SS,they are going after fraud. Like the Long Island Medicare administrator and Dr who were recently accused of making 70 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Or the bodies buried in the backyard who are still collecting SS.
Don't you care about that?
I'm sure Trump will protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. I mean he said as much correct?
And to date, I can't recall a single lie, untruth or exaggeration from him.
So why should I worry?
Lisa, every American cares about fraud, because it is OUR money with which the fraud is being committed. That is NOT what Musk said about Social Security. Musk called it a "Ponzi scheme." Do you know what that is? Do you know what is done to Ponzi schemes? They are destroyed because they are fraudulent. Musk attacked Social Security in it entirety when he called it a Ponzi scheme. He did not say anything about getting rid of ONLY fraud.
Musk called Americans on federal programs "parasites." Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are federal programs. Are your parents and grandparents and disabled veterans on federal programs "parasites?"
Speaking of "parasites," the richest man on the planet, Musk, is receiving lots of federal money for his various projects. Why should he? He's the richest man in the solar system. Why does HE need federal money for his projects, but your parents and grandparents and veterans who've paid into the system all their lives and the veterans who served our country are "parasites?"
Wake up and see who the real moocher is.
Have Americans forgotten that Trump promised over and over and over during the campaign that he knew NOTHING about Project 2025, and as soon as he was inaugurated, HE IMPLEMENTED IT!
First and foremost, Trump is a liar -- then add cheat and fraud and convicted felon and sexual assaulter to the list of what he is and understand what is leading the country.
His supporters actually believe he cares about them! They pretend he isn't a lying liar.
Row row row your boat gently down the stream.
Merrily merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream.
Those who live by FAUX Snooze, OAN, and Newsmax live in a bubble of propaganda and lies.
I just had a call with my financial advisor yesterday. I am panicking about Social Security. I'm 65 and am trying to wait until full retirement age, which is a year from June. I asked him point blank if I should start taking it now. I'd lose out on around $300 a month, but thinking maybe I would be grandfathered in if they do try to destroy it. My advisor said he firmly believes I will be okay, but said that they will definitely change Social Security for his generation (40s) and younger. Possibly by setting it up as being taxed the same but it goes into a pot just for you. I asked how is that going to help me? "You and all those younger should be paying for MY Social Security, not their own. I've been paying for everyone else's social security for over 50 years now. That contract needs honored! He honestly didn't have an answer for that. I am SO fucking angry at trump/musk for creating such a fear for my future, I could spit.
Oh, and I forgot to say that my advisor said he is getting inundated with calls from clients all panicking about Social Security.
Musk paid back his loan with interest even though Biden gave him 10 years to pay it back. It is a Ponzi Scheme. You actually believe people put in more than they get in return? Doesn't mean they are going to stop it. Yiu really believe he wants to cause that kind of disruption and have that be his record?
PL, What you inscribed is a PONZI scheme which someone described SS as being. Who you should be upset with is LBJ because "The Johnson administration in 1968 included Social Security transactions in the unified budget"
Definitely wait until full retirement or 70 if you can and get the max amount. There has been talk for decades about SS going broke and changes need to be made to make sure it is solvent for future generations but that wouldn't apply to anyone over 50 or so.
IMO, SS should be changed because when it was started it was to provide supplemental income. The male life expectancy in 1935 was 60 and now it's around 79 so not only do people pay in for fewer years but take out for more years, that is not sustainable.
I believe Trump is stupid and demented enough to do ANYTHING. AT this moment he's talking about invading Panama, Greenland, and forcing Canada to become our 51st state. He's humiliated and endangered our ally, Ukraine, and kisses the ass of a bloody, butchering dictator who attacked his neighbor. So yes, Trump is capable of stupid decisions and insane policies.
Even the conservative Wall Street Journal said this: "We said from the beginning that this North American trade war is the dumbest in history, and we were being kind."
So, for people who know more about economic policy than the 6 time bankrupt Trump. who bankrupted CASINOS, Trump is that reckless and dumb! Their words.
You apparently live in a bubble and are part of the Trump cult, so I understand why you continue to support Trump's ruinous trade wars and Musk's incompetence in taking a sledgehammer to crucial government agencies.
Musk has a conflict of interest with the US government, and should NEVER have been allowed to do what he's doing. But we no longer have a Rule-of-Law government. We have a Convicted Felon/Sexual Assaulter running the show -- a crook. A real, bona fide criminal!
Why should anyone expect honesty, honor, or decency from Trump?
WaPo: "Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
Elon Musk and his cost-cutting U.S. DOGE Service team have been on a mission to trim government largesse. Yet Musk is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the taxpayers’ coffers.
Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Washington Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.
"When Tesla soon after realized it was missing a crucial Environmental Protection Agency certification it needed to qualify for the loan days before Christmas, Musk went straight to the top, urging then-EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to intervene, according to one of the people. Both people spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution."
I paid into SS for 55 years. Some years at or near maximum amount. So, the government OWES me money. Like it does millions of others born in the mid 40's to 1964. F**k with that and you have a revolution on your hands.
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