'Screw Them!': Schweikert Slams Democratic 'Trolls,' Breaks Down 'The Truth' About Social Security

On Tuesday evening, Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) delivered an impassioned speech about the realities of political rhetoric, and the math behind Social Security's long term prospects.
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[@jeffreyflick4501]

He has an empty room with crickets chirping. Everyone must be at the Ukraine Israel funding meetings.

[@warthogA10]

Well if course, that's where they will make the most money

[@SandraGagliotti]

No they snuck it in during the satanic Super Bowl.

[@mommashawna707]

Oh my goodness don’t you know it’s Americans last and that’s what they vote for then complain when it affects their lives.

[@user-xt2cs3bo5k]

All government employees should also be on S.S. not sperate generous pension plans paid for by the hard-working taxpayers!

[@gayleclay3047]

No they should not receive any SS. But they are so greedy that they take it too.

[@Vanessa-ok3ys]

Congressional salaries should not be higher then the average middle class salary in their respective states. We should start there. Make them live like we live.

[@evangelicalcatholics]

There was nobody there! What sort of clown congress are we running here? Where are our representatives?

[@gayleclay3047]

This man is so frustrated with the government bureaucracy being stupid, greedy, and uncontrolable its hard to watch. He is so honest and trying so hard to get it across to all those loosers who dont give a damn except for what they can get out of it for themselves. Shame on this governments lawmakers, shame on their greed, and shame on their immorality. This man is in a class of very, very, few who really care. Thank u to him!

[@theresamcculley9863]

How to fix this . . . make Congress' retirement Social Security instead of the ridiculous full salary for life that they have now.

[@travisharvey5114]

they are all made millionaires through insider trading. Their pay is nothing

[@Elena-jl5jv]

Also, these people work for us and make unreal money, so why do they have better health care than us!!

[@dddebz]

Perhaps also divert excess campaign funds to the treasury; pay reasonable rates for “consultants”; tax the 1% at a reasonable rate & debt off first. That’s ridiculous tho because the point is to keep people poor & struggling.

[@beaumorris5289]

Put them on In Medicare and the Problem Will Be Fixed Tomorrow

[@gayleclay3047]

Make all those in government with free, (whoops) taxpayer funded free healthcare for their entire lives cancelled, they get paid too much, they can buy their own healthcare like we do

[@mindqueen2127]

This is depressing. And the empty seats is infuriating.

[@marthawilson9874]

Those empty seats mean that they went home AND they are getting paid!!

[@patriciadavis784]

Whats so infuriating is the fact that there are NO REPRESENTATIVES IN THIS IMPORTANT MEETING!!!!

[@dekdeknav9366]

And we know why.

[@hexazalea1793]

These things are supposed to be for the voters. Supposedly while this is being done the congress members are in their offices to learn whats actually in the bills they pass. It's better explained in another Schweikert video.

[@gayleclay3047]

Put this man in charge of it. He knows what he is talking about and he can help change things. But the politicians are all too corrupt to do this.

[@reyvelasquez3617]

This guy is 100%correct

[@ricknelson4764]

My wife and I will retire in 2033 & it makes me sick to see sll these young people (many who seem healty enough to work) and who never contributed to social security. 1 young woman who I know claims to have anxiety issues. I see her travel all over and party every weekend. The state subsidies her home, her power bill and groceries. My wife and I have paid into the system for more than 40 years each and now we are being told that we will recieve a fraction of what people collect now.

[@happyappy19931]

It’s wrong.

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

It'll be even worse for the working class people who are in that person's generation. Right now social security recipients all get raises... I know.. I see the letters they receive.

[@toensingjeanette7459]

You're right 3% if we're lucky. I can remember one year when we didn't get a percent increase.

[@rebekahnorris7392]

got turned down for ss. 3 times. real health issues.

[@michaelhiggins2562]

I can fix this. Reduce the size of the Federal Government and pay down the debt!

[@firstluvyah7420]

You said it! That's why I hope Ramaswamy is vp pick, he'll get it done!

[@MountainGoddess314]

And stop sending money to. FOREIGN COUNTRIES?

[@pamelaortiz-hw6eq]

There Are 94 Billion Cubic Tons Of Gold ,Stashed Away ,There Is No Deficit !!! And More Gold Hidden In Underground Secret Vaults Under The Philippines ...I Saw it On Facebook Videos ....

[@jimmyfumbanks6081]

Adreenacrome or Adrenalin basically is probable $180000 per inema . Jo needs 3 a day , paid by US taxpayers of course.

[@skibee421]

@@jimmyfumbanks6081 wise guy

[@Must-Stangingarage]

We need President Trump and then someone like him for next 30 or 40 years

[@michaelhiggins2562]

I'm 82 and I understand this math clearly! I understand if I live to be 92 --- my Social Security will be cut dramatically!

[@audreyodonoghue462]

In 10 years

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

Why do they keep giving every SS recipient raises every year? Regardless how much they put in... If anything? I see the letters SS send to a number of recipients... ALL of them get a raise... No matter what age and whatnot...

[@marlenecardinahl9346]

I already am 87 and I don’t even near get 13,000 a year

[@pepp4560]

This is intergenerational theft. We are stealing from our children and grandchildren. Our fiscal policy isn’t only foolish and dangerous. It is immoral.

[@user-gw3yx6zg9d]

​@@axiomaticidioms3857cost of living, don't you get raises at work? Same principle.

[@remingtonsteel585]

Good thing this wasn't about anything important our "representatives," Democrat, Republican, and otherwise, should have *ALL* been present for.

[@sandramartin5155]

Taxation without representation

[@curtiswalker5764]

Thank you for having the audacity to stand on truth . You are appreciated a lot more than you know .

[@teampullmyfinger]

How much did he send to Ukraine? Bazillions...

[@rebekahnorris7392]

doesnt matter if people still buy the left bs

[@curtiswalker5764]

@@teampullmyfinger They all have had a hand in the destruction of our nation . I just appreciate him being honest about it .

[@dougward6590]

The legacy we're leaving our children and grandchildren is shameful.

[@theceltbeserk1]

You mean stealing.

[@user-jv9js3ls5t]

You mean the 10+ immigrants. 😮

[@seankennedy1377]

We're fucking ourselves

[@bitrudder3792]

We are leaving a curse, not a legacy.

[@pamgreen7178]

They don’t have a chance!

[@terrydooley1380]

WHY ARE ALL THE SEATS EMPTY? DO WE HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO DON'T SHOW UP FOR WORKS.

[@dianearmstrong1936]

Yes tax dollars hard at work

[@audreyodonoghue462]

It's always empty. Look at other videos. Only time there is when they vote....maybe. they have vote by proxy which means someone can vote for them.

[@suzankephart8461]

@@audreyodonoghue462 They need their salaries reduced too

[@whydotheathensrage]

polypigs dont show up, they just get paid,, with someone else's money. They start off poor, and all leave polypig office as millionaires. A gooberment for sale, is bound to fail!

But all the Seats Empty Who is he Talking too.😮

[@daviddiehl-gy2sq]

Better solution: entire population file a class action lawsuit, charge congress with embesselment.

[@patriciayohn6136]

Embesselment is absolutely what Congress has committed!!!

[@VVayVVard]

The median value of the average congressman is 1 million USD, and there are 535 congressmen in total. So if they all sell their houses and stocks, they can pay the country 535 million. Which is equal to around 2 hours of borrowing at current rates. So, how do propose we pay for the other 8758 hours of borrowing for the rest of the year?

[@alicewbretz4136]

Thank goodness someone is addressing this issue! Where are the members of congress?

[@michaeljordan9879]

Taking the weekend off or it’s in recess. He’s wants his constituents to think he’s standing up for them , but he thinks we’re too stupid to notice the empty seats . Don’t you realize that Congressman do this all time?

[@arturoeugster7228]

Dereliction of duty, de facto freeloaders , are they.

[@arturoeugster7228]

The gentleman yields back to empty space, will the next empty chair speak for the quickly dying seniors? Do the empty seats vote for adjournment? The non existing votes have it, adjourned!

[@arniebarnie1140]

I like this mans passion for his his job

[@scolombe1]

The USA could be more amazing than anyone can imagine if we had a government that didn't vote to fund 100+ other nations with our tax dollars. We could be Dubai ×1000.

[@VVayVVard]

Foreign aid is 1% of the Federal Budget. It's like saying "I have 100 USD; if only I had 101 USD, then I could live the life of my dreams". Realistically, an extra 1 USD isn't going to buy you anything. And it's not even 1 USD----50% of foreign aid is just subsidies to the US defense sector, which itself pays taxes. Not to mention that inflation rises whenever conflicts spread. Cutting foreign aid would save us ~200 USD per citizen per year, but since it would also cause everything to cost 10% more every year, those 200 USD would evaporate very quickly.

[@toensingjeanette7459]

I have paid into Social Security since I was 18, years old. I am nearing 76 soon. For 47 years they have taken from my checks. Us old folks need it. I pray its there for my son when he retires.

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

They've already shown that younger generations will have lower life expectancies than the baby boomers. It's inevitable... The younger working class get the short end of the stick in all this...

[@rudyponzio5871]

Our adult leaders require adult supervision

[@MCM898]

except they aren't supposed to be viewed as leaders - they are "representatives". Perhaps that is one of the many problems, people have called them what they aren't, LEADERS

[@codyhunsaker8924]

Thank u we need more people like him

[@jimshepherd3841]

HERES AN IDEA 60Billion To SOCIAL SECURITY INSTEAD OF UKRAINE.

[@jennysmouse5552]

This is what sickens me. We will spend billions/trillions in others countries and our veterans, seniors and lower income families are becoming homeless. I was so proud of this country a few years ago, I was proud what was being left behind for my grandkids. I am so depressed and disgusted at the state of this country now.

[@mommashawna707]

AMEN!

[@asappestcontrol1250]

@@mommashawna707❤

[@dorisreynolds9623]

Something off about everything happening.

[@VVayVVard]

Great idea, genius. That's 60 billion. Now where do you get the rest of the 600 billion deficit? Also, now you'll get even more inflation because the conflict will spread further. You save 200 USD per citizen (less in reality, because foreign aid is mostly a subsidy for the US defense sector, which pays taxes like everyone else) and in exchange you have to pay 10% more for everything. That's what it means to cut foreign aid. In reality, the only way to cover the deficit is to stop subsidizing the entire lives of people above 65 years of age and people with chronic medical conditions. Nothing else will cover the deficit.

[@paulstone712]

I know he has dealt with this before. No one wants to listen

[@belbal5004]

Yes, a couple years back, i was impressed and actually sent my thoughts on his value to several- including DJT.

[@marthawilson9874]

Well when you run out of clean underwear. You will listen yes?!

[@paulstone712]

@marthawilson9874 I doubt it. People are to deceived

[@cathrinebarr7765]

He should take Yellens place.

[@BarbaraPerez-ow5tr]

Absolutely

[@jeanalice4732]

How the hell is she even still there!

[@laynapalmer837]

He is perfect for that position. He would audit the fed in a heartbeat and cut the corruption.

[@johnmarshall3903]

I wouldn't trust her with the spare change in my couch.

[@lahaza6515]

From your keyboard to God's ears.

[@Caterina...3]

This man is perhaps the most intelligent man holding office!!! I 'm seriously considering running for office. I'll only stay for 2 terms but I'll be set for life financially!!!

[@georgemichael2844]

Health care billing is a scam

[@Albert-tp8bs]

Basically since money is being used on others things

[@teg5135]

Agreed. Local governments bill Medicare and Medicaid to transport people to the hospital. Local government. Millions each year go into the coffers of say Fairfax County.

[@williampankratz600]

Social Security Disability is out of hand ,, people who never contributed are driving $60,000 dollar cars

[@firstluvyah7420]

Health care IS the scam! Obama care is what really lead us down the path of destruction, and they didnt even read it! No bill should EVER be that large, plus they pulled the usual pork for everything under the sun! We have what's called sick care, pills to disguise the issue instead of honest science to fix the issues. There are cures out there, but big gov and farma make to much cashola for that to ever happen!

[@firstluvyah7420]

​@@williampankratz600OH reaĺy,how can they afford that? SSID don't pay that much, believe me!!! Unless they are scamming the system and working under the table THAT is impossible!

[@Anti-feminist87]

No wonder I was denied the unemployment I paid into. I worked throughout the pandemic and now that I need help I would be better off crossing the damn border.

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

Grrrrrr😡🤬 Crooks one and all.

[@toensingjeanette7459]

They get richer, and we get poorer!

[@georgemichael2844]

Government salaries increased illegally an pensions are 160000 a year more than w can afford fire 90 % of government put them all on ss refuse all government pensions .🎉

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

My man ! Thank you, Rep. Schweikert!

[@legaleeblonde4310]

I love this guy!

[@dianabradley7582]

He's so passionate and no one is hearing what we have done with all of this spending.

[@toddgibbs3311]

Didn't our Government not too long ago lose like 21 TRILLION dollars and can't find it? How many problems could we have fixed with that money?

[@ShirleyWaters-vh4dp]

THE FEDERAL RESERVE CAME UP MISSING TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS. PROABLY A COVER UP. THEN IT DIED DOWN. I PERSONALY FEEL IT WAS TAKEN BY THE CORRUPT POLITICANS RULING AT THAT TIME. OLD BERRY Santoro, clintons...both of them, chaney, bushes. I believe they had something to do with it because of the total silence. And finally nothing, nothing. If it where any citizen, they would have been caught. They ha e all been soooooooooo dishonest. Everyone knows of their dishonesty. Go in foreign accounts . Shake ALL THE TREES.THEY CAN FI D THE TRILLIONS IF THEY LOOKED HARD ENOUGH. THIS IS ONE AMERICAN THAT IS SICK SICK SICK OF THESE LIEING PIECES OF TRASH.

[@mathewpeters683]

democrats took that money years ago

[@donnaleveron5711]

LBJ raided it in the 60's. Should be repaid with interest.

[@charlesanderson9277]

ALL OF THEM TOOK IT , DEMS AND RINOS !

[@teg5135]

Both sides took the money.

[@mikeparke2845]

One big government piggy bank and didn't even get an IOU.

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

What? I'm not a Democrat... But that's ridiculous... The baby boomers are a huge generation and they're all in retirement ages... Both sides are ripping off the working class, younger generations... They keep giving social security recipients raises... Every year... People who hardly put in... Didn't put in at all... Get raises too... And the smaller working class generations can't keep up with the social security recipients tab.

[@sandykarsten218]

I really like you. Thank you for the truth. I knew the spending is horrible. I hope what you are saying gets through to these people. I m tired of everything being political instead of for us.

[@joehannah1343]

The way to fix SS.... 1. Pay back the money taken from SS to fund the general fund 2. Pay interest on the money taken from SS. 3.Stop taking from present SS payments 4. Pay down our deficit 5. All done, Problem solved

[@joehannah1343]

Granted, that will mean cutting the size of the grossly inflated government alphabet departments. Stop unneeded foreign aid ect

[@lmore1499]

6. Keep democrats away from social security and Medicare

[@donnaleveron5711]

​@@joehannah1343needs to happen.

[@suzankephart8461]

They needed to address this years ago. Big problem when SS is unfunded by 26.5 Trillion.

[@jmfarouche6688]

After we bombed hiroshima & Nagasaki, US loaned Japan $$ from Social Security to rebuild- the loan was never repaid instead it was forgiven, but Social Security was never repaid. Politicians have raided social security ever since whenever they wanted a slush fund and even awarded benefits to people who have never contributed a dime. Why? Social security was a retirement fund that we were required to pay into, never designed to be a welfare pool for those born with birth defects or crippled. It’s a retirement fund for working Americans…no t a welfare slush fund for poor and illegal immigrants

[@RamonaHuguley2]

Well done sir. Thank you and God bless you and your family.

[@aaronwhager]

Thank you, good sir. I hope your regular speeches continue until our country is financially solvent.

[@katrina6627]

Everyone in congress should be made to be in that chamber to listen to this!

[@kevinfidler8074]

The government is taking loans from the federal reserve, which is not federal at all. Cut the privately owned federal reserve out, they loan money into existence plus interest. So of course the government is in a mountain of debt

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

That doesn't solve the issue of social security.

[@belbal5004]

This man would be a practical VP- think about it.

[@laynapalmer837]

No, chair of the Fed. He would be perfect. He would audit the fed and get things on track.

[@jimmyfumbanks6081]

You need to look how they vote not what they say ,Linda Gram votes for Jo's bills way more than he votes for what will help cancel these Communist that have occupied the White House. That's why he gets rich.

[@skibee421]

@@laynapalmer837 i was hoping trump would decide on ron paul for chair. - man, what a sight to see- he would have straightened them out. just a dream.~* trump picked someone else.

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

Good call.

[@jefferyholmes4954]

Pass a law encouraging companies to have pensions again. Corporations should not take priority over the people of the U.S.

[@GenXamerica]

They may as well just send us a coupon in 2033 in return for all of the funds we have sacrificed for over 50 years. Seems no reps ever stay in the room to hear these difficult truths anytime this gentleman presents. We have a very irresponsible government. Lord help us all.

[@user-ye4uo6cr4t]

Starting to get really scary !! Is it getting bad enough yet ??????

[@apriltucker1212]

Agreed, I'm 44 years old started working at 15 so nothing I paid in all this years will count? Wow 29 year's of investment is gone down the drain? Shoot can my parents at least get that money returned to them? Oh wait we "must be Captain America" for country's who will never care much less repay us. No Thank You.

[@julierist5856]

because our government spent it. it wasn't theirs to spend!!!!!

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

​@@apriltucker1212 they haven't discontinued social security and if your parents are recipients already they are getting their money back... The problem is...the baby boomer generation is huge and the working class younger generations can't keep the flow going of social security... And it doesn't help that government gives to people who never put in, hardly put in... And they're giving them all raises every year... Every year... I know... I work in a job where I see the letters the recipients get... They ALL get raises.

[@jeffreyflick4501]

Start putting what you send to Ukraine, Isreal, and spend on taking care of illegal immigrants in the USA illegally, and put it in the social security fund, and you would be able to solve the problem plus give the current recipients a raise and a tax cut on the benefit they receive.

[@firstluvyah7420]

Exactly, AMERICA FIRST!

[@Ricky043]

Easily

[@audreyodonoghue462]

Better yet, pay politicians for hours they actually work and stop giving away money to countries and illegal invaders.

[@alancoker1459]

Good thing i read all of your comment. Yes you know where our money has gone. And i for one am HOT UNDER THE COLLAR about it

[@dddebz]

Did you listen to him? All of the aid is less than the borrowing & interest being charged per day.

[@terrydooley1380]

WE ACTUALLY PAY 174,000 DOLLARS ANNUALLY FOR 2:52 INEXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES

[@jf7078]

Got to be THEE most truthful and correct headline I've seen in awhile. 😂🇺🇸

[@skibee421]

that's crazy haha

[@donnaleveron5711]

Austerity measures need to be implemented immediately for every department, all agencies, some shut down, completely defunded. Fire or layoff 50 to 80% of government workers. We are on the path to bankruptcy.

[@donnaleveron5711]

Actually we're there.

[@donnaleveron5711]

Every line item is in red ink.

[@dddebz]

Austerity measures haven’t ever worked in any regime. This seems like an ignorant statement, to me. Impose austerity on office redecorations, frivolous actions in the judicial system & settlements at taxpayer expense first.

[@user-us1ni9uc3z]

Great idea!! Reduce reduce reduce!!

[@JohnTovar-ks8dp]

More like, we have to choose to end either Medicare or Social Security. No Medicare is the better bad option.

[@margaretrobbins3148]

Stop funding other countries and fund ourselves.Stop giving non citizens more benifits than the American citizens. Stop the unnecessary spending and balance our budgets..It can be done....

[@ricknelson4764]

Congressmen only have to "work" for 6 years to draw their full pensions for life

[@sandramartin5155]

We’re do I go for that kind a benifit

[@marlenawright5212]

They use covet to take out as many seniors as they could by refusing treatment that they knew would work

[@timgordon4853]

A-MEN Dorothy says 💘

[@poseursm0shpunksslam852]

That's right! And China's government would benefit hugely as their country has so many elderly people.

[@robertsmith2956]

and now illegals to stop the VA from treating soldiers.

[@dianabradley7582]

Just his ideas on dealing with diabetes should excite you. We need him in Yellen"s position.

[@marcusaurelius5576]

The level of frustration is palpable .

[@sectureverothoughtcriminal7734]

Nice. How they allow it to be "read" into the Congressional record. But, Notice! They Only allow things like this that they do not want to HEAR, are allowed in an empty chamber...during off hours. He is lucky if five people are even there to hear him speak. One is the on duty Official two of the others are cleaning crew.

[@dabo357]

Politicians have bankrupted American. Shut it all down but the military, and then audit and reform their spending also. Restore and fix Social Security and Medicare. Pay the debt, and balance the budget before you reopen anything else! Common sense please!! #DonaldJTrump

[@suzankephart8461]

If you look at the debt clock, SS and Medicare are shown at the bottom right of the screen. Listed under unfunded liabilities, SS underfunded by 26.5 Trillion . Medicare underfunded by 40.7 Trillion THIS is what I am looking at!

[@toensingjeanette7459]

Scary!

[@lildebdoll60]

Thank You for all that numbers mental work wow 🤯. Amazing Work...❤

[@funfact8660]

Truthful

[@Albert-tp8bs]

85k a second borrowed is crazy but not wild enough to pay attention, i dont wanna see what happens if we get to 100k a second. 👀

[@georgelawson2663]

America needs a Business Man to sort this mess out not a politician

[@normanjacques4092]

Love your honesty. That place and business your in scares the crap out of me as a 50 yr old blue collar worker. How can there be so much corruption and evil in one place. Thank you for your service to our country. You sir are on the front line. God bless

[@gayleclay3047]

Government people had better understand that they have no right to have any thing interfere with the peoples Social Security retirements. They would be well advised to not only listen to this man, but try and understand what it is he is saying. Its a dangerous game taking from SS.

[@elissitdesign]

Every member should be required to be here for this talk! I don’t care why they’re no in attendance!

[@user-jt5dy7hp1g]

If everyone in the United States stop paying taxes you wouldn't have a problem.

[@apriltucker1212]

Wow, thank you. My daddy was trying to explain the math to me last week. Even as a previous small business owner I was confused. Now I 100% understand the SH!# show. Our United States of America natives, vet's and patriot's deserve better then this liberal game. Honestly, what will the Government do if this new generation of "feelings motivated" Americans hold true to their word? Not paying taxes or the new loopholes of no ownership= cares to give?

[@katrina6627]

Thank you for having the courage to tell the truth to us.

[@patriciadavis784]

ABSOLUTELY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE DESERVE TO LIVE AS WE HAVE!!!!

[@guygustafson9293]

If they work as hard and save as hard.

[@happyappy19931]

@@guygustafson9293Important point. It doesn’t grow on trees.

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

​​@@happyappy19931neither does social security! I work in a job where I see these recipients raises every year... Regardless if they put in to the system or not... The recipients all get raises! The babyboomers are a huge generation and living longer... And the younger, working class generation are getting the short end of the stick in all this... It's ridiculous!

[@sunshinehoward9649]

Can Schweikert take Jerome Powell's job or even Janet Yellen's PLEASE. this man every time I hear him gives you true numbers and data. he doesn't care how you vote not really, he cares about these numbers effecting and affecting us!

[@patriciadavis784]

To All Congress Members, TAKE CARE OF OUR COUNTRIES FINANCIAL STATE!!

[@Ange777ify]

Why do they even touch our social security money. That is not theirs to touch. It should be kept in a trust fund and stay in the trust fund. Just like we "the people" do who won't get govt pensions

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

What you're saying doesn't make sense... They give money to a huge generation... The baby boomers... And others... Some of which didn't put in at all or hardly at all .. but many did put in.. they give them raises every year too to match inflation... They're getting "their" money... It's just going to be there'll be none for the younger, smaller generations that put in.. We're already expected to have shorter life expectancies... People need to be honest with themselves... The baby boomers gave us the short end of the stick... By refusing to produce as many kids as what their parents had... Their children and grandchildren will suffer.

[@inuous]

If individuals retained their money and invested it we'd be far better off. Simple compounding interest over the lifetime of a person would yield massively more to the individuals than the social security scam.

[@Ange777ify]

Yea easy to do when you're not scraping by trying to accommodate the new high prices on everything. Took awY every penny I was saving. Gas groceries rent. Ouch twice as much as 2 years ago

[@jeanalice4732]

Unless hackers in China and India get a hold of it.

[@middyvanhoose9859]

All they do is lie

[@marshalillard9127]

Our money is being tooken from people that is on social security and people that is on ssi for all of us that is for low income people 😮

[@sined9000]

It's a good thing that young people aren't watching this. They'd be pushing grandma off the cliff.

[@legaleeblonde4310]

That's how I feel about all of this BS, too. Arghh!

[@robertdouglas4757]

Figure the math with removing all of the migrants from the doles...

[@JeffreyPorter-tx2vw]

The last senator said something interesting he said we should spend more money making Americans richer and more comfortable than on illegal aliens

[@user-fb8eq7yi4x]

The social security money would have been there if 1. You hadn’t have borrowed from it so many times, and 2. If you wouldn’t be giving it to people who didn’t pay into it.

[@marilynstrong309]

You are so right sir.

[@JonathanSwift-ox9ci]

Wanna fix Social Security - discontinue ALL Government Pensions and Retirement Plans and make them ALL apply for Social Security Benefits

[@coragrems9730]

I think if we won’t have funds for Social Security benefits then we should stop paying taxes right

[@tickedturmoilpotato]

This actually was kind of chilling

[@lonniehuston7700]

The absolute truth !

[@johnfreeman7032]

Thank u sir for fighting for us

[@nmr6988]

Thank you, Mr. Schweikert! 👏

[@matthewschumacher4098]

Telling the truth and doing what is right in spite of adversaries..pushing forward no matter the odds or cost is what brought America to the greatness its known for..obviously there are bitter people sitting at home but the good people outnumber them..we just get drowned out because the people mad at the world scream the loudest trying to get attention on them while we are more restrained in our actions and when speaking up and it makes US seem to be a minority in America but we are not..the good outnumber those mad at the world proclaiming its everyone elses fault..and you are right Sen Schweikert..they sit and troll to make sure you know they are angry..those people at the end of the day have no idea or clue how to do what needs to be done..they just want everyone to know they are mad and its not their fault..any of it..their life is reflective of everyone else in their life mucking it up..bahahaha I think you catch my drift by now..Keep up the good fight Sen Schweikert..you have my full attention with Social Security..maybe there is a way for America to invest in their retirements beyond the norm of 401k and SS & SSDI payments..maybe Americans could invest in America like we have done in other wars..and right now I'd say we have a war we are fighting at home just to keep America relavent in the world..invest in your retirement by buying US savings bonds each pay period that mature when they mature..retirement age for most..that you could use to rescue social security for all those that have contributed already etc..and it gives those who buy them added security for retirement when the bonds mature..I think a lot of US workers would partake in something like that..Invest in America and the money gets used to fix the programs we value the most like social security...just an idea I had the other day

[@christineexum]

HE IS RIGHT!!!! SENIORS WITH FIXED INCOMES ARE FACEING HOMELESSNESS! I KNOW!!!! I AM ONE 4 TIMES INFLATION! IN 3 YEARS IS INSANE!!!!!MY GOD!!!!! AND TO GET HELP WITH FOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE IN NEEDING HELP/WORKED ALL MY LIFE! I AM SCARED I WILL END UP IN MY CAR! WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US AND VETS IS SISK!

[@truthinkr2931]

Politicians need to pass an intermediate Economics exam to qualify for Congress.

[@rustyspence530]

this man, I would stand and fight with him anyday. What's wrong with congress that they wouldn't back this man

[@user-qb5nv4fj2y]

Stop all money's going to countries that aren't fiscally responsible, and only pay productive government offices. Ones that ballance their books.

[@Beeheezey-2.0]

TRUTH ! IN WASHINGTON, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.

[@erinhennessy1393]

We have enough for illegals,but not enough for Social Security 😡

[@lovehistory5305]

You see the empty room? Thats our so called elected official raising the middle finger to We the People!

[@georgefeehly2993]

Why are we paying UKRAINE'S Social Security?

[@lizdegerdon5689]

Try...just try to justify the budget..with all the pork and gravy..item by item!!🐷😠😡🐷😠😡🐷😠😡

[@scottwilson1258]

Thank You David Schweikert=Minuteman/Patriot

[@wondergirl367]

I care, Senator Schweikert, I'm listening, I'm trying to learn live with the fact that my financial future is bleak, I'm terrified, and I don't think anyone else really cares. Thank you for being a voice crying in the wilderness.

[@prasongmccray9359]

Thank you for your great information.👍🙏🏼