Social Security and Medicare Cuts Are Coming, Whether Politicians Do It or Not

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[–]Drewski[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

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[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)

Might be the one thing that would inspire me to vote Democrat.

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    [–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Yeah, that's pretty offensive, and it will become a giant issue for anyone who tries to tamper with Social Security.

    [–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

    Tell us you're extremely unintelligent but use different words

    [–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

    I'm almost fifty and I've worked full-time my entire adult life. I have literally paid hundreds of thousands of dollars into Social Security. While I sympathize with Republicans on questions of morality and values, it's hard to overlook getting clipped for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

    [–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

    being old and paying taxes makes me intelligent

    ok

    [–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

    Dude, you started the "intelligence" thing. I kind of don't give a shit. People are born with a certain innate intelligence. It's not that different from height or dick size.

    It also doesn't correlate very well with having well thought-out, workable ideas about politics. Walk around the University of Michigan or Cal Berkeley and tell me if you want those people in charge of anything.

    As far as "old" goes, yeah- I actually grew up in the "modern" world before it turned into a complete fucking dystopia. I don't apologize for that.

    [–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    You started the intelligence thing by proposing something stupid LOL

    [–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    No, I proposed voting in my own self interest.

    [–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    LOL

    [–]WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Democrats have cut Medicare and Social Security payments already. It has not kept up with inflation. Biden is spending money like crazy causing high inflation. $10 for a dozen eggs, insane!

    [–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    It has not kept up with inflation.

    The last annual cost-of-living adjustment was 8.7%, in October. Sounds pretty damned good to me.

    [–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    What cannot continue, will not. Q.E.D. This simple logic also is the reason the EU will break up by the way.