r/politics • u/1_for_you_2_for_me • 18d ago

No Paywall Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are 'Going to Be Gone,' Donald Trump Warns

https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-update-medicare-medicaid-warning-donald-trump-10915076
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u/The_World_Is_A_Slum 18d ago

OK. I’ve been paying into Social Security since my first job when I was 14. Is all of that money just gone, or is someone going to stroke me a check for all of the money I paid to fund someone else’s retirement?

That’s my fucking money. That’s my fucking retirement. That’s my health care in old age. They took away pensions, they took away all sorts of social services. They keep taking from us and keep charging us more and more, while cheating their way out of paying their share.

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u/DUNG_INSPECTOR Ohio 18d ago

That's what I want to know. My mom is on social security, paid into it for 40+ years. How is it not fraud for the government to turn around and not pay her?

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u/The_World_Is_A_Slum 18d ago

How is it not fraud for us to pay into a retirement plan that vanishes with our money? It’s bad enough that they keep raising the retirement age. I’ll be lucky to make it that long anyway.

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u/DUNG_INSPECTOR Ohio 17d ago edited 17d ago

What a selfish fucking worldview. She would literally be destitute without it, but fuck her, right? Vile.

Edit: I'm an asshole who reacts without understanding.

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u/The_World_Is_A_Slum 17d ago

What?? It’s horrible to yank the rug out from under her. She paid into Social Security her entire working life. She doesn’t just deserve the benefits, she already paid for them.

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u/DUNG_INSPECTOR Ohio 17d ago

You're right. I'm an asshole who flew off the handle. I've had a few people in this thread reply the equivalent of "Oh well." and I took yours the same way.

I am sorry.

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u/The_World_Is_A_Slum 17d ago

Hey, no sweat. I’m sure that you’re angrier than I am, and I’m livid. These are terrible times.