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Most of these guys are thinking with their gonads Walleye Nov 2024 #1
Fine, freeze a sample and remove them until they fully fund child support for any possible children LiberalArkie Nov 2024 #49
My jackass siblings and their equally stupid kids have been voting MAGAt for decades. CousinIT Nov 2024 #2
I know your pain jaxexpat Nov 2024 #13
My Republican brother who couldn't stand Trump, but then voted for him. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #62
"brother, can you spare a bitcoin?" rampartd Nov 2024 #3
Funny how the rich guys always get to make the decisions for the rest of us. LakeVermilion Nov 2024 #4
Years ago moniss Nov 2024 #6
Huh? Can you clarify for the concept challenged. You lost me. jaxexpat Nov 2024 #14
People who make, let's say $250,000 per year, pay FICA (Social Security tax) on the front earnings until... LakeVermilion Nov 2024 #17
IIRC the FICA maximum for tax and benefit calculations is about $169,000 now. Dave says Nov 2024 #19
Thanks, I was too lazy to search for the amount. LakeVermilion Nov 2024 #25
Make it 200K and you've fixed SS's funding problem. paleotn Nov 2024 #60
I read somewhere MAGAts won't vote for that now. CousinIT Nov 2024 #74
And it wouldn't hurt anybody. yardwork Nov 17 #93
Oh, okay. I always understood that to be the case. Is it not common knowledge? jaxexpat Nov 2024 #38
Nothing real is common knowledge anymore. yardwork Nov 17 #92
Food Stamps (SNAP) wanderer54 Nov 2024 #5
Yes indeed and sadly moniss Nov 2024 #9
Food stamps... orwell Nov 2024 #32
What you are missing is that... SnoopDog Nov 2024 #7
Not a matter of missing it. moniss Nov 2024 #10
'fraid your exactly right. Congratulations, I see you as officially a member of the progressive nation. jaxexpat Nov 2024 #16
this. it's about theft. ZonkerHarris Nov 2024 #26
YOU HAVE IT EXACTLY RIGHT! It drive them nuts that all that money is sitting there & THEY can't get THEIR cut... period! usaf-vet Nov 2024 #40
MAGAts fail to realize that the economy is dependent on SPENDING.. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2024 #8
Very well put and moniss Nov 2024 #12
I've tried to explain this to my coworker's, friends and inlaws . luvallpeeps Nov 2024 #29
Ir doesn't require a Rocket Scientist to figure that out. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2024 #68
MAGAts are notorious for being simultaneously ignorant and evil n/t CousinIT Nov 2024 #75
Everything that's being proposed is economic suicide Picaro Nov 2024 #11
Exactly. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #39
Bingo Emile Nov 17 #94
It's sounding more like... 2naSalit Nov 2024 #15
Another hidden gem that Republicans have in mind is Medicaid limits. Lonestarblue Nov 2024 #18
The strange thing The Madcap Nov 2024 #21
I have begun to suspect that ... dchill Nov 2024 #48
Excellent point about the caps moniss Nov 2024 #22
With Project 2025, they plan on getting rid of Medicaid. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #41
yup Skittles Nov 2024 #59
Idiots. byronius Nov 2024 #20
US farm subsidies need to be cut long before Medicare and Social Security get cut FakeNoose Nov 2024 #23
Remember when Trump had to shovel even *more* payments to the farmers... keep_left Nov 2024 #35
A 30% cut in payments will be about half a trilion dollars Old Crank Nov 2024 #24
Yup! PortTack Nov 2024 #27
MAGAts know how to shoot..... lastlib Nov 2024 #28
I Guess None Of The MAGA'S Are On SS or Medicare..... global1 Nov 2024 #30
I worked with a wealthy Realtor who said that her social security check was pretty much a bonus to be used kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #44
Not All MAGA'S Are That Wealthy..... global1 Nov 2024 #66
"Also - I'm sure there are non-MAGA'S that share the same sentiment that you lady expressed." OldBaldy1701E Nov 17 #91
More to the point, apparently none of them have elderly mothers PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2024 #79
One statistic to pay attention to BidenRocks Nov 2024 #31
Sadly that is one statistic I am moniss Nov 2024 #43
Sounds like another episode of "Be Careful What You Wish For". calimary Nov 2024 #33
They also might have to help their grandparents (or lose help from their grandparents) nt gulliver Nov 2024 #34
Welcome to Great Depression II MissouriDem47 Nov 2024 #36
no one is cutting ss and medicare for those already receiving benefits. WarGamer Nov 2024 #37
Nonsense you apparently didn't moniss Nov 2024 #42
Yep - a 30% cut was mentioned, I believe. And what about people 60 and under? kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #45
link to a proposed 30% cut in SS/MC... I'll wait. WarGamer Nov 2024 #47
if nothing is done about SS the immediate cut is projected to be 21% Skittles Nov 2024 #69
I'm pretty sure moniss Nov 2024 #50
All we need is for the billionaires to pay their fair share into SS dwayneb Nov 2024 #80
link to where he mentioned cutting SS/MC... I'll wait. WarGamer Nov 2024 #46
Agreed, from what I saw FreeForm73 Nov 2024 #52
you're referring to the RSC Budget proposal... which affects future retirees WarGamer Nov 2024 #55
Exactly n/t FreeForm73 Nov 2024 #64
Since their proposal is moniss Nov 2024 #58
because we only care about "current recipients" Skittles Nov 2024 #67
Are you in favor of those born after 1990 receive full benefits at 69 instead of 67? WarGamer Nov 2024 #70
no, I am not Skittles Nov 2024 #71
I don't get how that would keep the system solvent. Captain Stern Nov 17 #85
can't be 1960. Many are already on SS... and planned life for retirement WarGamer Nov 17 #86
Was pondering a similar theme yesterday. You see the full picture and why this bluster won't ever happen. paleotn Nov 2024 #51
The problem is also that they will moniss Nov 2024 #63
i just wonder how the right wing media infrastructure will twist kimbutgar Nov 2024 #53
"It's the economy stupid." Dave Id Nov 2024 #54
so fucking SICK of cleaning up repuke mess Skittles Nov 2024 #72
What if there are no more elections MadameButterfly Nov 17 #96
I'm sure someone has already identified that Dan Nov 2024 #56
One of the problems we have is the wealthy moniss Nov 2024 #65
MAGA are not economically literate liberal N proud Nov 2024 #57
Psst; I don't think they know what 'Literate' means... Mr.Bee Nov 2024 #61
Only if the cult told them would they know. liberal N proud Nov 2024 #73
That's the bottom line. Right!? yellow dahlia Nov 2024 #76
can i ask what inspired this OP? were cuts announced today? Takket Nov 2024 #77
is this true? SleeplessinSouth Nov 2024 #78
Ron is full of crap. moniss Nov 2024 #81
The subject of drastic budget cuts amounting to 2 trillion moniss Nov 2024 #82
I guess that the "firehose of falsehood" approach of the Trump regime is working... keep_left Nov 2024 #83
Yes and it harks back to the moniss Nov 17 #84
My father (born 1922) explained it to me a long time ago Martin Eden Nov 17 #87
Well put and I don't remember where I first heard this other moniss Nov 17 #88
Thanks, I hadn't heard that before. Makes a lot of sense. Martin Eden Nov 17 #89
Exactly, demand from consumers create jobs and fuel the economy. Emile Nov 17 #95
Rick Scott who defrauded Medicare and Medicaid out of billions Emile Nov 17 #90
Rec keep_left Nov 17 #97
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