Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: There Won't Be Money For Social Security': The Muskrat Tells Joe Rogan [View all]whathehell
(29,901 posts)39. They will not get it through Congress..
Who's going to vote for someone taking their Social Security and/ or Medicare away?
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
66 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
There Won't Be Money For Social Security': The Muskrat Tells Joe Rogan [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Saturday
OP
Which would cause the country to collapse leading to a massive takeover by lender oligarchs!
kimbutgar
Saturday
#52
Social Security is not part of the general fund, so it's not in the budget. ...
aggiesal
Saturday
#54
Boy! This is the first time we've heard this. My point being, as I've shouted to the rafters for...
chouchou
Saturday
#10
But the young Republicans are just as bad or worse. How do you explain that? nt
delisen
Saturday
#12
If the young Republicans screwed up everything..(like the older right-wingers)...
chouchou
Saturday
#15
Then I want my many years of your taking money from my paycheck and add the many years of interest and give
efhmc
Saturday
#13
Wake me up when he figures out that our debt problem would go away if billionaires paid their fair share.
Baitball Blogger
Saturday
#14
Here's To Elon Rottin' Out His Ass... The Same Place He Speaks From And His Sense Of Taste Resides.
MayReasonRule
Saturday
#16
Why don't these reporters remind him and others that SS n Medicare are earned benefits, not entitlements
Deuxcents
Saturday
#19
They just don't do real interviews anymore? Just let them spew alternative facts
Evolve Dammit
Saturday
#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
Saturday
#20
To be fair, Cheney's comments were in the context of in politics "deficits don't matter."
Silent Type
Saturday
#61
Our current crisis goes back to those cretins and the "unitary executive" creating
Evolve Dammit
Sunday
#65
Somehow there's enough money for a trillion dollar vanity trip to Mars and not enough for Grandma's pin money?
Hugin
Saturday
#24
It won't be pretty when the Government breaks the social contract with its citizens.
Dan
Saturday
#41
We would be fine if the rich paid their fair share of taxes! Lift the cap on SS taxes!!
SunSeeker
Saturday
#42
I am sure that Putin was behind Brexit too. Anything to weaken the Western Alliance.
OMGWTF
Saturday
#50
Even if the rich pay more than their fair share of taxes THEY WILL STILL BE RICH.
OMGWTF
Saturday
#48