"He is dusting off the old Republican playbook and bringing back the strategy known informally as 'Starve the Beast,'" said one advocate. "In this case, Social Security is the beast."
Worst case as-is, social security can make 80% of its commitments. This is a huge deal for most people. Hopefully we’d at least have the sense to prioritize lower income that need it the most - there are millions of our elderly who depend on this to live and you want to throw it away out of pessimism?
Are you aware nothing can take funds from social security? It’s more like borrowing. As we approach the cliff, it’s actually the rest of the government that will suffer first, with nothing to borrow
Worst case as-is, social security can make 80% of its commitments. This is a huge deal for most people. Hopefully we’d at least have the sense to prioritize lower income that need it the most - there are millions of our elderly who depend on this to live and you want to throw it away out of pessimism?
Are you aware nothing can take funds from social security? It’s more like borrowing. As we approach the cliff, it’s actually the rest of the government that will suffer first, with nothing to borrow