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David J. Sharp's avatar

Of course they want to extinguish Social Security … they don’t suffer, they don’t want, they only desire to those who DO need & want to suffer. How dare they! Billionaires are the only true patriots. To the country of ME MYSELF: Let ‘’em eat … nothing!

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Craig Butcher's avatar

They won’t abolish it, they want to keep it on life support to loot it.

Privatized SS is a stream of taxes from which management fees beyond the wildest dreams of avarice can be extracted. And which can be funneled into investments—“investments” in quotes— that managers can sell to a vastly expanded universe of people who can’t even figure out how to amortize a loan using a spreadsheet. 99% of Americans are a dream clientele of ignorant suckers who are totally incapable of understanding how they are being fleeced.

A truly privatized system is not contemplated. Contributions will continue to be mandatory. .

This is too harsh on the victims It is not to be expected that the average citizen will have devoted the time and energy required to decode our economic system. Or the health system. Or science. Which is why liberals want a Nanny state — to prevent exploitation of those whose lives through no fault of their own have not afforded them the experience needed to recognize every sort of hot stove to avoid.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Yes, of course—the lootable USA.

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Sherri's avatar

And I get reamed by trumpsters living next to us because I called mump exactly what he is - a dictator. They don't get it and it doesn't take a HS education to see what has been happening for a long long time now.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

They choose not to “get it” … if they did, it would make them the “good Germans” … but

without history, I doubt they would get the reference.

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Sherri's avatar

I know they have a choice (or did at some point over the years). I've gone from calling trumpites ignorant to stupid (it has been ten years+) and guess forgot. Thanks for reminding me.

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Sherri's avatar

And when it's privatized, I continue what I'm doing - not going to doctors or going as little as possible. I agree with you. It still makes my head spin.

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