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Cosmocat

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4. Democrats have to unite

Reply to lostnfound (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 08:18 AM

Apr 19

And run on saving SS.

Tell the actual story that it has worked as intended very successfully since its inception as a safe, reliable foundation for retirement for people who have worked for a living through out their lives, say that republicans/MAGA have always sought to destroy it because they hate working men and woman and commit to a well thought out balanced strategy to return it to solvency and allow for better COLA moving forward.

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Social security to be whittled down from the top - brainwashing has begun via media [View all] lostnfound Apr 19 OP

They want to force everyone back into work. The Madcap Apr 19 #1

Exchange "back into work" for "the graveyard" and you are correct. misanthrope Apr 19 #12

Hopefully the mid-term in November will put Democrats back as the majority............... Lovie777 Apr 19 #2

Just remove the income cap for SS contributions and funding problems end Tim S Apr 19 #3

Democrats have to unite Cosmocat Apr 19 #4

YES. And we need some statisticians and glossy think-tank produced content like the GOP has got lostnfound Apr 19 #5

It's been dinked with a number of times. Igel Apr 19 #7

SSA projections of a shortfall date according to ssa.gove over the past 20 years lostnfound Apr 19 #6

First the "media" has tried to convince us to delay starting our SS to get a bigger payment wishstar Apr 19 #8

Will somebody please point out that the money is still going to be taken out of our checks? chowmama Apr 19 #9

With *rump's abuse of the dollar policies, people making 100k will need food stamps at some point, it's infinitely Uncle Joe Apr 19 #10

"6 figures" ain't what it used to be RandomNumbers Apr 19 #11

I absolutely agree. People have all kinds of circumstances that they've planned for or faced. lostnfound Apr 19 #13