IGotWorms

Tell it to the MAGATs

Those dipsh1ts could b1tch about anything

You’re old. I’m old too. We’re all focking old

Refs might have focked up but that doesn’t make them “pure trash.” People are way too incendiary these days

Dang, he was a great actor

Oh boy, the crash is gonna be bad

You have to book everything as far in advance as they will possibly let you these days. And I mean everything. Not just hotels or dinner reservations, but permits for national or state parks, a day pass at the hot springs, ski rentals, tours, water parks, etc. etc. I mean it’s great they keep the numbers down but if you don’t have your whole life planned out at least two years in advance, good focking luck

I do agree on the bolded too. It is basically permanent welfare at this point

I am. You should be paying me, but at least a thanks would do

You still don’t understand the point of it. It’s not to make you rich. If you’d like to do that you can certainly try through other investments, including a 401k, but that’s not what social security is for. The sole purpose of social security is to provide you some bare minimum floor so you’re not starving on the streets in your old age. Maybe you made sh1tty investments, maybe you were poor your whole life, maybe you squandered all your money on hookers and blow… it really doesn’t matter, point is, no matter what, you’ve got that modest defined benefit coming your way past a certain age to ensure you can at least hopefully eat something, have a roof over your head, and maybe be able to afford your medications.

You’re not entirely wrong but you are far too conspiracy minded and one sided in your views. Like to the point of pathology

What an asinine post

Again, you appear not to understand either the purpose or operation of a defined benefit plan. It is not to maximize returns. It is to invest VERY safely and ensure there are no huge losses

1 yes, but not 2 and not exactly 3. Everyone gets benefits, that’s the point of the system. Yes even the rich. Maybe they’re dumb and squander their whole fortune in or before retirement, they still have SS to fall back on. That’s the point. As for raising taxes, I’d say that’s a bit of a misnomer. All they have to do is raise the cap at which you stop paying FICA taxes. I don’t think there should be a cap at all, in fact. Do that and raise the age to 67/68 and you’re golden, problem entirely solved But I don’t actually like the idea of raising the retirement age. It probably has to happen since people are mostly living longer (though longevity is actually falling a bit in the US right now due to suicides and ODs). The problem is just because you live longer doesn’t mean you can work longer. Especially in physical labor, but even in office jobs people simply won’t hire you after a certain point. So I think that’s going to be a weak point in the system but hopefully they can fill that in with SSD or the like

Nobody, really. It’s a stupid article. Social security is a defined benefit plan, not a defined contribution plan like a 401k. It opts for stability vs chasing large stock market returns. It has to do this, because it provides a certain (defined) benefit, which is not possible when there is a market collapse, if it’s invested primarily in stocks. You guys really should educate yourselves before getting worked up over things you don’t understand

You actually don’t just repost a bunch of Twitter nonsense, but most right wingers here do. However, you are obviously a lunatic. No rational person posts like this. A smart lunatic with original content at least, but a lunatic nonetheless

It’s quite easy to tell, actually. Who are the ones parroting social media posts all the time? Because that is outright, admitted manipulation via algorithm. Smart people know this.

Nailed it! It’s the liberals’ fault the Trumpers are trying to knock her out of the primary

I’ve said that? When? You got a link? Or you’re just a liar?

Waaaaaaa!

Nobody ever accused southerners of being especially smart

All Trumpers are. And how could they not be? Their hero is a sore loser who got his butt kicked by an 80yo and made up some huge conspiracy rather than admit defeat. Oh, and he tried to overthrow the government. Biggest sore loser crybaby b1tch in American history

It’s state law that dictates how that issue is resolved. It’s not like the Secretary of State simply took it upon themselves to make the determination. Try not to sound so stupid