Biggest Social Security Changes for 2025

[1srelluc]

Biggest Social Security Changes for 2025

Monthly payments are going up, and drop-in service at SSA offices is largely going away

www.aarp.org

I guess if you don't like the changes you can vent on the dems.

They waited way too long to increase the age.

People are going into their mid-70s before croaking now, the program is completely cooked.


BTW.....Can we get an entitlements sub-forum, I really did not know where to stick this one other than to think that politicians are responsible for SS.

 

[Oddball]

We can thank three decades of demagogue demoncrats and gutless pantywaist republicans for the impending train wreck.

 

[toobfreak]

BTW.....Can we get an entitlements sub-forum, I really did not know where to stick this one other than to think that politicians are responsible for SS.

This would have probably been the best place.

Healthcare/Insurance/Govt Healthcare

www.usmessageboard.com

 

[ZestolPastilevsky]

You mean that...the ponzi scheme failed? But...but the experts told me this ponzi scheme was special. Oh well, a certain generation got theirs. Who cares about future generations?

 

[1srelluc]

This would have probably been the best place.

Healthcare/Insurance/Govt Healthcare

www.usmessageboard.com

SS is not really HC.....That's Medicare.

 

[elektra]

In other words, democrats, rinos, the deep state elite just raised taxes on everyone and are forcing old people to work.

 

[jwoodie]

Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" is in its death throes.

 

[toobfreak]

SS is not really HC.....That's Medicare.

Well, it is insurance.

 

[rightwinger]

You mean that...the ponzi scheme failed? But...but the experts told me this ponzi scheme was special. Oh well, a certain generation got theirs. Who cares about future generations?

That so called “ponzi scheme” has been working for 85 years.
Most Ponzi schemes don’t last 5

 

[ZestolPastilevsky]

That so called “ponzi scheme” has been working for 85 years.
Most Ponzi schemes don’t last 5

So it's a better than average ponzi scheme. Take a victory lap.

 

[22lcidw]

That so called “ponzi scheme” has been working for 85 years.
Most Ponzi schemes don’t last 5

On the other hand, the youngest people employed does not make as much as the older people made in real terms. And the Social Security/Medicare tax is 15% currently. 6.5% SS tax on the employee, 6.5% SS tax on the employer which is really the employee's money and 2% on Medicare. Housing prices are skyrocketing along with the prices of living.

 

[ZestolPastilevsky]

On the other hand, the youngest people employed does not make as much as the older people made in real terms. And the Social Security/Medicare tax is 15% currently. 6.5% SS tax on the employee, 6.5% SS tax on the employer which is really the employee's money and 2% on Medicare. Housing prices are skyrocketing along with the prices of living.

Well, hey, at least older generations got theirs. Yipee! Boomers get to live it up while most young people will literally never ever get to own a house, or even see a cent of SS money.

 

[rightwinger]

So it's a better than average ponzi scheme. Take a victory lap.

Social Security has worked for 85 years

I will take a victory lap on that

 

[ZestolPastilevsky]

Social Security has worked for 85 years

I will take a victory lap on that

Kept afloat for 85 years, I might add. It's not really working when you constantly come up short on funds and have to constantly raise retirement ages to the point where your retirement age is starting to creep up on the average life expectancy. But hey, you got yours. Who cares about long term consequences that my generation and the next will have to pay for?

 

[rightwinger]

Kept afloat for 85 years, I might add. It's not really working when you constantly come up short on funds and have to constantly raise retirement ages to the point where your retirement age is starting to creep up on the average life expectancy. But hey, you got yours. Who cares about long term consequences that my generation and the next will have to pay for?

Retirement age has only been increased once, 20 years ago

 

[ZestolPastilevsky]

Retirement age has only been increased once, 20 years ago

So the ponzi scheme was obviously starting to show cracks as far back as 20 years. 85 years of staying afloat.

 

[rightwinger]

So the ponzi scheme was obviously starting to show cracks as far back as 20 years. 85 years of staying afloat.

Yes, over the last 85 years, people have been living longer

 

[MarathonMike]

At least now DOGE will take an honest hard look at Social Security. Root out the rampant fraud and imprison the abusers in very public trials to dissuade others to stop their fraud voluntarily.

 

[Delldude]

That so called “ponzi scheme” has been working for 85 years.
Most Ponzi schemes don’t last 5

Just like you're posting contract.....

 

[Care4all]

Kept afloat for 85 years, I might add. It's not really working when you constantly come up short on funds and have to constantly raise retirement ages to the point where your retirement age is starting to creep up on the average life expectancy. But hey, you got yours. Who cares about long term consequences that my generation and the next will have to pay for?

3 legged stool retirement, SS was suppose to cover 1/3, another 1/3 from a work pension (now as 401k), and 1/3 from your own savings.