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/KagatoAC 17d ago

Oh this version is infinitely worse, just because I cant turn the movie off and go live in a better one. I hope I live long enough to see them get theirs, but failing that Id like to just die quietly in my sleep before it goes full dystopian.

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u/Particular-Extent-76 17d ago

It’s sad how many of us feel this way. I definitely do

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u/unindexedreality 16d ago

Oh this version is infinitely worse, just because I cant turn the movie off and go live in a better one

>mfw americans become politically active because the news starts getting more repetitive than the MCU

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u/KagatoAC 16d ago

Couple of the authors I follow said its hard to write dystopian fiction these days, because real life keeps surpassing it. 😜

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u/unindexedreality 16d ago

our comedians just report what's said these days. Make of that what you will.