Recent content by Greenbeard

Did they just bank on being able to extract more cash from then-future workers at the ballot box? The coming automatic Social Security benefit cuts will reduce the primary deficit by 70% in 2036, per the CBO.

Some? The government has been saying the trust fund would be exhausted around 2030 for the past thirty years. https://www.ssa.gov/history/reports/trust/1995/trig.html This isn’t unexpected. Current retirees have had decades to prepare for the coming benefit reductions.

Fast food? If not, $20/person in a full service sit-down restaurant is fine.

The boots are already over there.

Yes, they do. We handled that part, now comes the real savings. Tighten that belt.

Welfare has work requirements.

Good news, the coming Social Security cuts will increase work.

Math doesn't care about your feelings.

Trump said no new wars, so probably a new war.

All happening, except the SS benefit cut will be closer to 30%.

Then you'll be fine. Suck it up, everyone's taking a haircut.

You have six years to save, time to act responsibly.

Benefits are being reduced, just like your checks will.

Yes. Everybody's getting a cut.

It happens automatically at the end of the next administration. We'll be at ~28% cuts to government checks in just a few years.