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Personal Finance and Investing

XanaDUer2

(14,618 posts)

1. YES!

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 04:13 PM

Nov 30

super worried. The one upside to dying will be per woody allen my expenses will go down.

I lie awake at night thinking about money worries. Its horrible and I get it.

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Anxiety about retirement income, savings [View all] Marthe48 Nov 30 OP

YES! XanaDUer2 Nov 30 #1

I think there would be blood in the streets. multigraincracker Nov 30 #2

A parasite can't survive if its host dies. Ocelot II Nov 30 #3

Won't happen in January, will take longer IF We the People allow it to do so. elleng Nov 30 #4

Pretty much same fear thinkingagain Nov 30 #5

I don't think they will touch SS or Medicare for those already getting it. SSI and Medicaid doc03 Nov 30 #6

I'm 5 years from retirement. CousinIT Nov 30 #15

I a little further awat... 8-9 years.... Happy Hoosier Dec 3 #19

Talk w/ a financial advisor (a fiduciary if possible) CousinIT Dec 3 #21

That's good advice Happy Hoosier Dec 3 #22

their demolition 2025 mentions privatizing pensions Marthe48 Nov 30 #16

at 72 i need a job rampartd Nov 30 #7

Me, too! My husband says it won't happen but Peregrine Took Nov 30 #8

Not going to happen especially end of January! jimfields33 Nov 30 #9

I was holding out getting social security until I was 70 and I got a year and half to go kimbutgar Nov 30 #10

No, you're not. That said, I think what we'll see is a huge grift... Joinfortmill Nov 30 #11

Corporate America and GOPers are not going to cancel SS for almost 70 million people, roughly half Repubs. Silent Type Nov 30 #12

I'm worried that they will find a way to blame it on Democrats. Happy Hoosier Dec 3 #20

At the very least, it will not happen in January Lulu KC Nov 30 #13

YES. I moved some of my retirement money out of the fucking gambling casino - er... CousinIT Nov 30 #14

The scenario you describe isn't going to happen Fiendish Thingy Nov 30 #17

No, that's not ridiculous. There are a lot of laws on the books and regulations bucolic_frolic Nov 30 #18

I am 76 years old, and for at least fifty of them PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 5 #23