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Silent Type

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1. Should have thought of all this back when Obama tried to do something about the looming SS deficit and cuts.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 02:51 PM

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He was bashed mercilessly by Democrats even when his committee suggested increasing benefits for those on lowest end of Social Security benefits.

So here we are, maybe faced with GOPers deciding if anything would be done before the automatic cuts.

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Should have thought of all this back when Obama tried to do something about the looming SS deficit and cuts. Silent Type Saturday #1

Last year's "Social Security Fairness Act" didn't help solvency either. MichMan Saturday #2

No, it didn't. Anything that increases outflow reduces the trust fund's longevity. n/t Igel Saturday #4

SS is already crumbs left over by the rich, the seeds US sparrows pick out of their horseshit. It's a joke ImNotGod Saturday #3

Dems must be waiting for 2028 or 2032 on this gulliver Saturday #5

Don't see why it has to be only govt program that's totally self-supporting wishstar Saturday #6