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Janet Yellen Admits 24% Cut in Social Security Benefits When Program Goes Broke in 9 Years
Rumble ^ | March 16, 2023 | Staff

Posted on 03/16/2023 10:48:39 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: Red Badger

How is it we’re able to receive anything now, since that account is drowning in red IOU ink as it is?


101 posted on 03/16/2023 12:05:30 PM PDT by rx
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To: Red Badger

*yawn* social security can NOT go broke. Total and complete BS.

The government can print unlimited money. Social security will NEVER, EVER be cut for current or soon to be recipients.

But they will print money to fund it and drive inflation in the process.


102 posted on 03/16/2023 12:07:55 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: BBQToadRibs2

I remember having Green Grasshopper ice cream as a kid. It was a special treat!


103 posted on 03/16/2023 12:07:59 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: rx

Current workers’ FICA taxes pay for current SS recipients.

When the number of recipients exceed the number of workers, then you have a problem.........


104 posted on 03/16/2023 12:11:53 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

No....

It will be a 15% rate hike in taxes and a 15% reduction in benefits


105 posted on 03/16/2023 12:16:57 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: TTFX
There might be no fix.

True, that.

I think you mean cleaning up the mess.

A very diplomatic way of putting it.

The New People (now in their 40's, 50's and 60's) cannot just scrape off the Boomers, take over their positions and fix anything. They will try just that, and it won't fix their problems. However, it will change them and not for the better.

The same evil tendencies and politicians arise in every generation. The New People will also need to ruthlessly purge their own cohorts of socialists, communists, and "progressives". I do not see any indicators that they will do that.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

106 posted on 03/16/2023 12:18:02 PM PDT by flamberge (Everybody is gonna hate it when we all play by the same rules.)
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To: Red Badger

I’m 65 and began taking benefits at 62. All the financial pinheads say to delay longer than your first eligibility. That makes the very big assumption that the numbers will stay as they now are. But not if the benefits get cut 10 years down the road. At least I will have gotten something out of SS before it goes away.


107 posted on 03/16/2023 12:23:56 PM PDT by Locomotive Breath
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To: Locomotive Breath

I could have gotten reduced benefit at 62 but did not.

Waited for my ‘official’ full benefit age...... Glad I did................


108 posted on 03/16/2023 12:27:01 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: dragnet2
We need to support foreign aid and Ukraine more. If everyone took a 40% cut in Social Security, would we have more money for them.

The really shocking part is that SS is so Titanic (see what I did there?) that the foreign aid and Ukraine money is a drop in the bucket and would make no difference.

109 posted on 03/16/2023 12:27:03 PM PDT by Locomotive Breath
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To: Red Badger

“Current workers’ FICA taxes pay for current SS recipients.”

That is a myth.

Follow the money.

The FICA taxes go into the Treasury—and they do with it whatever the laws tell the to do with it.

Taxes are taxes—they can dress them up and put ear-rings on them—at the end of the day they are just another tax.

Congress determines spending—they want you to think they do not have control—but they are lying.


110 posted on 03/16/2023 12:27:31 PM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: flamberge

Covid 19 was designed to kill off the older generation. That should have cured the problem.

But too many old people took HCQ and ivermectin and developed natural immunity. So they tried to kill them off with the vaccine, but the vaccine ended up killing off the younger generation which has exacerbated the problem.

Eventually they’ll have to resort to just euthanizing everyone over 70.


111 posted on 03/16/2023 12:30:23 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (I got the <ΙΧΘΥΣ>< variant. Catch it. John 3:16)
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To: rightwingcrazy

Today’s “Employees” are making higher amounts than ANY of us now on SS ever did.

Raise the threshhold of the deductions for SOC SEC & that will fill the coffers up-—for awhile.

Medicare is getting fraud all over the place.

Medicaid in some states will pay FOR YOUR GROCERIES-—RENT-—DOWN PAYMENT OF A HOUSE


112 posted on 03/16/2023 12:31:02 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Red Badger

If democrats keep getting ‘elected’ they can take the money from the future Ukraine War Fund...


113 posted on 03/16/2023 12:31:45 PM PDT by GOPJ (Biden: The Banking system is safe. The borders are secure. Hunter's laptop is disinformation.)
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To: Locomotive Breath

Trillions we’re giving away to foreign counties and open border invaders would make no difference for SS?


114 posted on 03/16/2023 12:32:39 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dljordan

Particularly Earned Income Credit & Childcare credits to ILLEGALS-—who claim enough dependents to PAY NO INCOME TAXES, either.


115 posted on 03/16/2023 12:33:24 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: dljordan

Particularly Earned Income Credit & Childcare credits to ILLEGALS-—who claim enough dependents to PAY NO INCOME TAXES, either.


116 posted on 03/16/2023 12:33:24 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: DIRTYSECRET

MILLIONS of that group are spending more in Cell phone monthly charges than they would qualify for in a mortgage.


117 posted on 03/16/2023 12:36:02 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Locomotive Breath

Then throw in Bush’s 10 year long compassionate war costing use multiple trillions where we won nothing but death and debt.....Supporting half the countries on earth, foreign aid, Ukraine et al...And I’m supposed to believe all these trillions would help social security stay solvent?

Not buying that bull s**t. No sale,


118 posted on 03/16/2023 12:36:06 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Then throw in Bush’s 10 year long compassionate war costing use multiple trillions where we won nothing but death and debt.....Supporting half the countries on earth, foreign aid, Ukraine et al...

And I’m supposed to believe all these trillions would NOT help social security stay solvent?

Not buying that bull s**t. No sale,


119 posted on 03/16/2023 12:36:58 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: rightwingcrazy

Like hell they do...There were like 6 years under Obama when they got nothing...And if they did get anything, the raise in the Medicare Premium took it away.


120 posted on 03/16/2023 12:37:35 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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