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gulliver

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24. Dems need to add "affordability of retirement"

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:27 PM

6 hrs ago

Core issues only. Health care, affordability, job security, AI. Joyful, cool, and collected in poise, never frowny, especially never whiny. Win elections.

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Retirement in the USA meme: [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP

Yeah, that about sums it up! CousinIT Yesterday #1

Remember this woman BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #2

That was hard to watch. I hope they raised a bunch so she never has work. OGBuzz 23 hrs ago #4

$250,000 BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #5

That's great. 👍 OGBuzz 23 hrs ago #6

Yet people have crowdfunded far more misanthrope 6 hrs ago #25

God damn this country sucks. FoxNewsSucks 18 hrs ago #14

Just scream "socialism!" and "tax and spend liberals" every time Democrats propose anything to help them, sop 9 hrs ago #18

So GoFundMe is our retirement/health plan now? CrispyQ 5 hrs ago #29

And people wonder... GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #3

Retirement has changed from enjoy, to survive! BidenRocks 22 hrs ago #7

Elderly are stealing our jobs. Deport the elderly! IronLionZion 22 hrs ago #8

More likely, radical noodle 9 hrs ago #19

That's sad..... BeneteauBum 22 hrs ago #9

Not a bad idea for a meme. Would've been better with real photos instead of particularly sloppy AI slop. highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #10

Not to mention DFW 10 hrs ago #17

People who dliver my groceries are in their 20s Warpy 21 hrs ago #11

I used to say I was a beneficiary of the Bush Economic Miracle Turbineguy 20 hrs ago #12

The current US government is running a reverse 'go fund me' of sorts. Aussie105 20 hrs ago #13

Oh, you definitely have a choice. OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #15

Just really sad Johnny2X2X 10 hrs ago #16

They are always showing couples in affluent retirement. That isn't the majority lifestyle for older people in the US, valleyrogue 9 hrs ago #20

Mmmm. The groceries are being levitated. Intractable 8 hrs ago #21

Those of us who have good retirement plans padfun 7 hrs ago #22

Everyone isn't as fortunate as you misanthrope 6 hrs ago #26

..and this is one of the big reasons why sdfernando 6 hrs ago #23

Dems need to add "affordability of retirement" gulliver 6 hrs ago #24

Yup, Americans love their Capitalism. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #27

The elderly aren't rabid consumers misanthrope 5 hrs ago #28