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imvii@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 个月前

'Bloodbath': Social Security Administration Begins Mass Firings | Common Dreams

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What is being described as a "total annihilation" of SSA, say critics, proves that Trump's promises to protect Social Security "are a sham."
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    So, when Social Security gets gutted, we’re all getting the money we put in back, right? …right?!

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      Yes, of course! As long as you make at least $100M a year, all investments will be returned as tax breaks.

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        Billionaires: anything less than one hundred million is basically the same as zero to me.

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          Eh, that’s a tenth of their worth. It would be significant. But a million?

          He’s a fun fact. A billionaire expends the same percentage of wealth with 500,000; as a normal worker does buying a 20 dollar meal at Burger King.

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      I want it back + interest.

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        I wanna pony

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          You need money first

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            Oh, you’re gonna need to have a lot of money to get any of the social security money when they gut it

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              I’m all set, but I do want what’s fair for everyone.

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      Every American should file for a refund of all the SS taxes they paid when they do their income taxes next year. With the gutting of the IRS on top of SS, they’ll probably accept those claims without question and accept those refunds.

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      Nope.

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        :(

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