Can Trump Be Trusted With Social Security?

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

SSI and such programs increase the quality of life in this country greatly. Becoming a third world country isn't the way to go and Trump seems to think becoming a central american shit hole is the goal. how disgusting.

Apparently, you have no clue was SSI is or you wouldn't make such a stupid claim.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Can request tax cut through congress

What do tax cuts have to do with SS? I'm confused.

 

[jc456]

What do tax cuts have to do with SS? I'm confused.

One who receives SS money may have to pay taxes on that money!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

LMAO Democrats spent all the Social Security surplus money on PORK spending and you are asking if Trump can be trusted?

The SS surplus as you call it is always loaned to the general budget for spending and has been for decades. Please refrain from commenting on something you apparently know nothing about.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

One who receives SS money may have to pay taxes on that money!

OK. Gotcha now. I agree that SS recipients should not have to pay money on their payments, like yours truly, but I don't make enough to pay anyway.

 

[Mac1958]

Trump Haters are just as much a cult as anything. Completely irrational hatred and dehumanization continues even after TWO ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS. You forgot all about that didn't you Mac?

Sure, if that's the definition of "cult" in the alternate universe, sure. Enjoy.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

That would be fine, except the democrats who had the house from the 50s to the 90s used the surplus to cover up the debt, it's now standard procedure, so the dems fucked it way more than the GOP could have ever dreamed of

Unfortunately, that is not true. Where would this so-called surplus sit? It is loaned to the federal government with interest to fund other government functions. It is not any one party to blames as you said it was done decades ago.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Millions of old Americans get well below the poverty level from SSI. I have never read nor heard any Democrats seeking we get higher amounts. They are pleased millions of Americans can't afford a good life under SS and must have savings to make it.

SSI is not what they are discussing. Very few people except those drawing very little SS can even qualify for SSI. You need to get familiar with what SSI is and stop getting shit wrong.

 

[Robert W]

SSI is not what they are discussing. Very few people except those drawing very little SS can even qualify for SSI. You need to get familiar with what SSI is and stop getting shit wrong.

I am well versed on SSI since when I was of age, I have got it since then.

 

[zaangalewa]

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Do you trust him?

Donald Trump? Nice guy - like Putin.

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Translation:

Out there we form gangs
Those who shout can't think at the same time
I don't write us slogans
How can I claim to steer?
I know no solution, only songs
I'm smarter and better not
I don't know anything that can hold me up
So I'll stick to a poem
I don't expect it to save me
I don't expect it to do any good
I only know that you forget the fear
Fear is forgotten when you sing

I know when we talk about peace
Then we're already at war
I know that because I can feel it
That's all I have left
I have no words, only tears
For most people that's not much
I don't know who else I can believe
So I believe my gut
And I know that we've blown it
And that a miracle won't work now
And I also know that you forget the fear
Fear is forgotten when you sing

Look at us fighting in the street
And you think the war is still far away?
Listen to what they shout, “My uncle”, “Your brother”
Listen carefully, then you'll know
Those who are angry are not alert
And doesn't see what's really happening
Those who are afraid start to bite
Those who feel helpless work
But courage doesn't mean not being afraid
Courage only means that you jump anyway
And I know that you forget the fear
Fear is forgotten when you sing

Because I'm afraid for my freedom
I'm afraid to ask for the truth
I'm afraid of my freedom
I'm afraid to tell the truth
Because I'm afraid to show myself properly
Without walls and halos
I'm afraid that someone will be the enemy again
I'm afraid to be the enemy
But courage doesn't mean not being afraid
Courage only means that you jump anyway
And I know that fear is forgotten
When you sing

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Cutting Medicare and social security really bad idea. I know so many seniors who struggle on the social security and Medicare they have now and they want to cut that are they nuts?

We need to expand social security and Medicare, not cut it. Nope, bad idea. I am voting Democrat in November.

Republican have never proposed cuts to Medicare or SS. Democrats have cut Medicare repeatedly. You need to vote for Republicans and not for Democrats based on their lies.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

They were speaking of SSI and Medicare... and have you listened to the recording?... it was chopped off at the end preventing people from listening to his full comment on the issue....

Another person who doesn't know what SSI is!

 

[struth]

Donald Trump Suggests Cutting Retirement Programs In Incoherent Ramble

The former president said there's "a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting," but his answer mostly made no sense.

www.huffpost.com

Hard to tell what he talking about CUTTING here but it doesn’t sound good.

Do you trust him?

SS benefits are already going to run out by 2033 without a fix. So the current folks running the show, Harris, Xiden, Chucky, can't be trusted.

Here's how much your Social Security benefits could be cut without a fix

Social Security's trust fund could run out of money as soon as 2033, resulting in a $16,500 annual benefits cut, experts warn.

www.cbsnews.com

Social Security is edging closer to a financial cliff that could eventually lead to sharp benefit cuts for 70 million Americans, with a typical couple facing an annual payment reduction of $16,500 in 2033, according to a recent analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

A middle-income single worker would see their benefits cut by $8,200 per year, according to the group, a nonpartisan advocacy organization focused on fiscal issues.

The analysis is based on a dual-income couple with medium career earnings, or individual annual pay of about $63,000 a year. Notably, it also assumes that the Social Security system isn't repaired before its trust fund is projected to become insolvent in 2033 — an outcome many experts have long said is unlikely given the political consequences to both parties of slashing benefits.

 

[Freedomisneverfree]

Oh gawd no!

He's orange.

Orange is the new black?

 

[Freedomisneverfree]

Every election one accuses the other party of getting rid of Social Security. The truth is no candidate is stupid enough to mess with it (unless your name is Kamala).

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I am well versed on SSI since when I was of age, I have got it since then.

Are you retired? Are you drawing SS retirement? How many other people are like you that draw SSI in addition to their retirement? Your answers will tell if you have a clue!

I retired two years ago. I retired early at 62 and got a reduced retirement. I was finally approved for SSDI 3 months later, and I got 15 months back pay for SSDI. I now draw the equivalent of my full retirement had I waited until 67.

 

[Freedomisneverfree]

Are you retired? Are you drawing SS retirement? How many other people are like you that draw SSI in addition to their retirement? Your answers will tell if you have a clue!

I retired two years ago. I retired early at 62 and got a reduced retirement. I was finally approved for SSDI 3 months later, and I got 15 months back pay for SSDI. I now draw the equivalent of my full retirement had I waited until 67.

67 your SSDI will end and you go on to FRA.

 

[para bellum]

Republican have never proposed cuts to Medicare or SS. Democrats have cut Medicare repeatedly. You need to vote for Republicans and not for Democrats based on their lies.

Yep.

The question isn't "Can Trump be trusted with Social Security?".

The question is "Can Democrats be trusted when they talk about Social Security?"

The answer is a resounding no!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Once again lefties illustrate their short term memories. Mostly democrat administrations were stealing from Social Security shortly after the system was enacted. It was liberal democrat LBJ who made it official. There would be no Social Security locked box. LBJ decreed that the FICA taxes would go into the general fund.

That is not really how it happened. FICA taxes buy US Treasury bonds which then provides the revenue to the general fund.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

67 your SSDI will end and you go on to FRA.

Exactly, but that is still three years away.