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kerouac2

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10. Those are Americans at Bernie rallies, not Mericans.

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 09:06 AM

Mar 25

The bubble Mericans live in and media they follow allows them to ignore their lying eyes and stifle their outrage even as it affects them, their family and their community.

Dude I went to school with decades ago, in a federal govt job that could be axed, posts stuff from 'law enforcement today' constantly. It's a fake news site for rw nut jobs. He's a Merican.

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Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down [View all] progree Mar 25 OP

Where is the outrage. Where is the concern from mericans kerouac2 Mar 25 #1

I saw tens of thousands of them at Bernie rallies,I see them at town halls Bengus81 Mar 25 #2

Those are Americans at Bernie rallies, not Mericans. kerouac2 Mar 25 #10

We call them "merkins" - sometimes better known as "pubic wigs" erronis Mar 25 #18

Love the Bernie tour and the tens of thousand's attending. Unfortunately, we need millions. Magoo48 Mar 25 #11

Its hard to complain Hornedfrog2000 Mar 25 #6

well here I am. barbtries Mar 25 #16

Thank you! Some of my family & friends have Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 26 #32

So, their plan is working? Buddyzbuddy Mar 25 #3

The last 2 paragraphs of the article alludes to that progree Mar 25 #4

Yes. Break government so you can spend twice as much money outsourcing function to private equity. Lonestarblue Mar 25 #5

This is the game plan pfitz59 Mar 25 #7

They didn't overpay me a million dollars. Honest. twodogsbarking Mar 25 #8

It is all those people that are receiving fraudulent benefits that are gumming up doc03 Mar 25 #9

Yeah dammit...Eloon is cutting of my grandfather who would be 127 in 2025 Bengus81 Mar 25 #22

I didn't have any issues a few weeks ago Auggie Mar 25 #12

"See, Social Security is dysfunctional. We have no choice but to privatize it." mcar Mar 25 #13

Basically what Bush Jr and his criminals in Congress were saying. Looks like Enron would have got it Bengus81 Mar 25 #23

If SS falls Abstractartist Mar 25 #14

It is past time DENVERPOPS Mar 25 #24

I'm one of the 73M and I'm royally pissed off NOW. So are Republicans at town halls Bengus81 Mar 25 #25

Kick dalton99a Mar 25 #15

My own experience. ChazInAz Mar 25 #17

And what's most painfully ironic about all this is - Social Security was suppose to help us through old age. calimary Mar 25 #21

This is deliberate. The GOP solution will be tax cuts, privatize it, and cut more funding and fire more workers. IronLionZion Mar 25 #19

Just boil it down to: "Only for the Rich". calimary Mar 25 #26

I applied for social security on January 15 kimbutgar Mar 25 #20

You should be auto-enrolled on your 65 birthday with Medicare and ACA dropped if your on that Bengus81 Mar 25 #28

That's supposed to be where the US Digital service helps out underpants Mar 25 #27

Government doesn't work. Elect us and we'll prove it - The GOP Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 25 #29

It's been that way since Ronald Fuckin Reagan RazorbackExpat Mar 27 #34

This chaos and dysfunction at SS is Trump's goal. Project 2025 planned this chaos. IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 25 #30

Gee, what a surprise! Elessar Zappa Mar 25 #31

If Bisignano gets confirmed for SSA commissioner, we are fucked New Breed Leader Mar 26 #33

I got onto my personal SSA website twice yesterday, it says my next check will be deposited elocs Mar 27 #35