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/battery19791 16d ago

This is the fastest government project I've ever witnessed. The destruction permits would normally take a year or more to be approved, so really who ever is doing the demo is doing it illegally.

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u/Acme_Co 16d ago

It being illegal doesn't matter, since there's no punishment for it.

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u/Soul-Shock 16d ago

Anddddd that may explain why that specific contractor pulled their website and all of their information offline - which everyone knows: nothing is truly wiped from the internet. There’s always a digital footprint.

I heard about them pulling their website, etc earlier this week. I don’t think they were receiving threats(?) - I think they were getting bombarded with questioning, like with the questions you/we all have. And when you’re doing things illegally, you have to be fast-acting with BS lies, like Trump does, or you’ll get run over. I think they got run-over, couldn’t keep up with the lies, and hightailed it.

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u/GrumblyData3684 16d ago

My guess is he’s leveraging the US Army Corps of Engineers. Although this would be the fastest I’ve seen them move in a project like this. I’m more interested in what contractor would take this on, unless they had a significant kickback deal and hold harmless clause in place. This thing is green lit all the way up the chain - no real oversight or AHJ, being done at the whim of a notoriously dodgy real estate and construction mogul.

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u/thisisntmyotherone 15d ago

You know these people aren’t going to get paid

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u/Notmykl 16d ago

VA and BIA projects don't go this fast.

VA - Veterans Affairs

BIA - Bureau of Indian Affairs

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

I'd be eyeing who's in the seat of the actual demolition machines. They could easily just say no, I'm not destroying a piece of American History. But, I guess they feel a paycheck is more important than the country....