Posted on 01/20/2023 1:59:43 PM PST by SoConPubbie
Where did those figures come from?
Agreed, it is a losing position.
Easy to do a search. Its what I ever from 2020. I’m sure it has gone up from there.
So, from memory? I was just curious.
yes, memory. ever=remember.
According to Trump the biggest (and most expensive) wall.
https://www.propublica.org/article/records-show-trumps-border-wall-is-costing-taxpayers-billions-more-than-initial-contracts
I’m not familiar with the site, but link was sent to me then from a reliable, conservative source/buddy.
Look at this list. Outrageous he wants it all protected, after just raising our national debt by 40% ($20T to $28T) in his 4 years. You can’t just keep spending endlessly, whether that is the bribe democrats use or not.
Social Security Programs in the United States
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/sspus/index.html
Social Insurance Programs
Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)
Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment Insurance
Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ Compensation
Temporary Disability Insurance
Temporary Disability Insurance
Health Insurance and Health Services
Medicare
Medicare
Medicaid
Medicaid
Programs for Specific Groups
Veterans’ Benefits
Veterans’ Benefits
Government Employee Retirement Systems
Government Employee Retirement Systems
Railroad Retirement
Railroad Retirement
Assistance Programs
Supplemental Security Income
Supplemental Security Income
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Food and Nutrition Assistance
Food and Nutrition Assistance
Housing Assistance
Housing Assistance
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
General Assistance
That’s unfortunate.
These all fall under the banner of social security?
Yes.
Yes, it's a common strategy to hide/protect those big welfare programs when big spending politicians say "we just can't cut social security" when they know full well what all that covers. It's the biggest tool behind the Cloward-Piven plan.
That was not it’s intent. No wonder it’s nearly TU.
Social Security needs to be restructured. I don’t have any particular formula, but it needs to be addressed. Here are a few ideas.
One thought, leave SS alone for 55 year olds and above. Below 55 begin a tapered approach raising the retirement age, find new ways to invest the $$ and pass a national sales tax with part of it going to fund SS trust fund.
Get rid of the IRS, OSHA, EPA, BATF and other extra-constitutional agencies. The States already regulate various functions like these. These feral agencies are redundant.
All other departments and agencies take a 10-15% haircut. Layoff 10% nonessential feral employees across the board.
All Senators/Congressmen and staffers take a pay freeze for 3 years.
That’s a start. Y’alls thoughts?
The Vax king of lockdowns, masking, travel restrictions, mail in ballots and big dollars to big pharma speaks.
Records matter to people of principles so he just keeps confirming he is a big government guy.
How about we destroy the entire program and give everyone back what they paid in.
No, you go away newby troll. Go back to DU, creep.
I don’t know about that. We had to go to the SS office to have them correct the name on my husband’s ss card (it was good enough for the US Army for 20 years but not to get a Real Id). Out of all the people in the waiting room, we and one other guy were the only English speakers. It was like a third world country in there and I couldn’t understand why they were all at the SS office either.
Sad, but true.
President Trump, who I believe has no path to the White House in 2024, is nonetheless speaking some uncomfortable truths.
As long as Boomers remain alive and able to vote, we can't cut any of their entitlements.
It’s unsustainable; it needs to be reformed to survive.
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