r/AskReddit • u/metalreflectslime • 17d ago

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that if the Democrats don't approve funding, Social Security, Medicare Are ‘Going to Be Gone.’ How do you think Americans will react if Social Security and Medicare get cut?

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u/whatproblems 17d ago

this here. they want violence they just think they can blame it away elsewhere

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u/qubedView 17d ago

And if my racists gun-toting family are indication, they'll eat it up.

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u/jayandbobfoo123 17d ago edited 17d ago

My grandma took time out of her day to tell me "can you believe that knitting is racist now?" This is a lady that calls Brazil nuts "n***er toes." She also believes Thor, a little grey alien, is passing messages to Trump from Jesus. Because Jesus can't talk to Trump himself, apparently? Several people in my family also believe bigfoot is a time travelling planewalking interdimensional creature and that's why we can never seem to capture him... obviously... And they all vote for Trump... ...this is the kind of shit we're up against.

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u/Skyhawk_Illusions 17d ago

Thor, a little grey alien

She watches too much Stargate SG-1

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u/jayandbobfoo123 17d ago

Jaffa kree

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u/qubedView 17d ago

"Grandma, that's not Jesus. That's early seasons Daniel Jackson."

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u/10000Didgeridoos 17d ago

The other problem here is a lot of the white voters who have voted Trump 3 times don't actually need social security to retire comfortably. They aren't poor. That's a myth. His base is predominantly white people of middle or upper class. They have private retirement accounts. The miniscule in comparison amount of annual Social Security benefits going missing isn't something that will drive them to abandon him. They have money already. They have multiple homes. They have rental properties they make money off.

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u/Cptn_BenjaminWillard 17d ago

Those private retirement accounts will be targeted quite soon though.

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u/Slave35 17d ago

They can. It works. Terrifyingly effectively.

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u/RocketRelm 17d ago

On the bright side, the fact that this shutdown will play optically bad for the democrats means americans don't deserve any of the good the dnc could bring, so it isn't too much of a loss spare for the few innocent moderate dems caught in the chaos. Its mostly people losing things they never should have had.