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angrychair

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25. I pay for my Social Security

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 08:43 PM

Jan 4

It's literally against the law for taxes to supplement Social Security. There is no "budget" to cut there.

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There Won't Be Money For Social Security': The Muskrat Tells Joe Rogan [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 4 OP

Extending the Trump tax cuts would add $5 trillion to the national debt. dalton99a Jan 4 #1

Which would cause the country to collapse leading to a massive takeover by lender oligarchs! kimbutgar Jan 4 #52

he's pimps for a party that celebrates tax cuts for the obscenely rich Skittles Jan 4 #2

What he said is factual... WarGamer Jan 4 #3

Social Security is not part of the general fund, so it's not in the budget. ... aggiesal Jan 4 #54

Even 3auld6phart Jan 4 #57

When the masses become hungry. multigraincracker Jan 4 #4

Then why doesn't he and his fellow billionaires pay a lot more in taxes? sinkingfeeling Jan 4 #5

Then there sure and hell shouldn't be money for tax cuts. republianmushroom Jan 4 #6

X 100000000000! Evolve Dammit Jan 4 #26

Why are we drowning in debt? Picaro Jan 4 #7

I'm an old man. Morbius Jan 4 #8

"Fuck the poor! Long live the oligarchy!" -Muskrat, probably sakabatou Jan 4 #9

Boy! This is the first time we've heard this. My point being, as I've shouted to the rafters for... chouchou Jan 4 #10

But the young Republicans are just as bad or worse. How do you explain that? nt delisen Jan 4 #12

If the young Republicans screwed up everything..(like the older right-wingers)... chouchou Jan 4 #15

all those pesky voters? mahina Jan 4 #21

I have secret plans. chouchou Jan 4 #59

We have t tax where the money is. In the pockets of billionaires like Musk delisen Jan 4 #11

Post removed Post removed Jan 4 #29

We have multi billionaires Simple billionaires are just pikers today. delisen Jan 4 #38

Sounds like Elon paid around $11 billion in 2021 womanofthehills Jan 4 #46

Then I want my many years of your taking money from my paycheck and add the many years of interest and give efhmc Jan 4 #13

And I want my employer contribution, too Red Mountain Jan 4 #17

Wake me up when he figures out that our debt problem would go away if billionaires paid their fair share. Baitball Blogger Jan 4 #14

Not Just Billionaires. GB_RN Jan 4 #60

Here's To Elon Rottin' Out His Ass... The Same Place He Speaks From And His Sense Of Taste Resides. MayReasonRule Jan 4 #16

They're going to ram this through with as much Red Mountain Jan 4 #18

They will not get it through Congress.. whathehell Jan 4 #39

Why don't these reporters remind him and others that SS n Medicare are earned benefits, not entitlements Deuxcents Jan 4 #19

They just don't do real interviews anymore? Just let them spew alternative facts Evolve Dammit Jan 4 #31

He's right in that no one has addressed the Debt/Deficit in decades. However, there are other ways to do that Silent Type Jan 4 #20

Republicans don't give a flying fuck about "the deficit" Blue_Tires Jan 4 #23

And Cheney said "deficits don't matter." Evolve Dammit Jan 4 #32

To be fair, Cheney's comments were in the context of in politics "deficits don't matter." Silent Type Jan 4 #61

Our current crisis goes back to those cretins and the "unitary executive" creating Evolve Dammit Jan 5 #65

I wonder what all those working class Trumper white folks Blue_Tires Jan 4 #22

Somehow there's enough money for a trillion dollar vanity trip to Mars and not enough for Grandma's pin money? Hugin Jan 4 #24

I pay for my Social Security angrychair Jan 4 #25

Muskrat doesn't seem to know how the House works. No way, with... brush Jan 4 #27

Seize Eloons assets pay down the debt and deport him for fraud. Bluethroughu Jan 4 #28

No money for social security, but plenty of money for his tax cuts? LisaL Jan 4 #30

Leon's acting like a boxer Buddyzbuddy Jan 4 #33

How can we afford to deport millions of immigrants? milestogo Jan 4 #34

We can't so we won't. paleotn Jan 4 #36

Elmo is spouting bullshit again. paleotn Jan 4 #35

Agree Deuxcents Jan 4 #37

+1000 PortTack Jan 4 #40

It won't be pretty when the Government breaks the social contract with its citizens. Dan Jan 4 #41

Depression 2.0 MissB Jan 4 #49

We would be fine if the rich paid their fair share of taxes! Lift the cap on SS taxes!! SunSeeker Jan 4 #42

Something is missing from the debate... jmbar2 Jan 4 #43

It is OUR MONEY! alarimer Jan 4 #44

Social Security Does Not Add to the National Debt PikaBlue Jan 4 #45

It's an absolute MUST that they make us slightlv Jan 4 #51

If hypocritical fat cats like him would shut up and slightlv Jan 4 #47

I am sure that Putin was behind Brexit too. Anything to weaken the Western Alliance. OMGWTF Jan 4 #50

Even if the rich pay more than their fair share of taxes THEY WILL STILL BE RICH. OMGWTF Jan 4 #48

Then give back all those tax breaks Trump gave you and retro pay your fair share of taxes Jit423 Jan 4 #53

Trump's hall monitors seem to agree with Musk. Kingofalldems Jan 4 #55

Let's take ALL corporate subsidies away tomorrow. onecaliberal Jan 4 #56

Three Sure As Shit Will Be you Mother FUcking Psycho. Cha Jan 4 #58

Whom do we owe all that money TO?!?! Jeebo Jan 5 #62

Keep Our Social Security OUT of you GD FISHFACE, Cha Jan 5 #63

That's not how SS works AncientOfDays Jan 5 #64

Musk in his life has never refused a government check Johonny Jan 5 #66