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[@frankcortez954]

I think politicians’ salaries should go insolvent

[@Boostlagg]

They don't make much salary wise. Most of their income comes in from insider trading and bribes.

[@jamesmendoza4789]

Agree, just give them enough for food and housing. That would make whoever becomes one want to do that job instead of abusing it

[@marvn56941]

​@@Boostlaggwell said...

[@carlosserrano7714]

Absolutely! 💯🔥🔥🔥

[@xxxxMonkeyGirlxxxx]

@@Boostlaggbingo

[@user-zb7tg5hi3t]

We give 90 billion to Ukraine but can’t fund social security.

[@danawaldrop4930]

Next year it will be 190 billion! And still... the American people will sit around and whine but do NOTHING about it. How far will we let them take it???

[@hollyg.5621]

Ironic, isn’t it?

[@cryss5972]

💸

[@russgould707]

They will let them go all the way.​@@danawaldrop4930

[@bitcoindaddy1]

Ukraine is treasury debt, SS is from payroll..two different things. If they bailout Ss with treasury debt then money would be worthless

[@kimcissell1905]

Americans need to vote everyone out of office in both parties.

[@Satjr35031]

How is that going to happen?

[@reginafisher9919]

Agree

[@kcbroncohater]

Just the democrats would fix this.

[@NancyNoo7007]

It’s impossible if they continue to steal the elections..

[@micheleervin3151]

I don't listen to the media I listen to you Brian

[@JazminJuarezAngryChibi2019]

Can we sue the govt for not paying the full 100% of SS funds?

[@JamesWang007]

No $ for Americans, yet unelected officials say we have money for 3 simultaneous wars

[@josha.bdoge2]

Let's not forget about all the available money for the ILLEGAL immigrants......

[@stopthecap2644]

Exactly how it works… plenty of money they can create for their own ideals but not for our own people.

[@stopthecap2644]

I wonder how the economy would be right now, had we not spent insane amounts of money on other people’s shi over the past 2-3 years

[@astridgalactic9336]

@@stopthecap2644 Not to mention all of the money they robbed out the SS funds years ago.

[@vuxle]

⁠@@josha.bdoge2ILLEGAL ALIENS, not migrants

[@rufiorufioo]

So then stop taking Social security out of my checks.

[@hush___gaming5598]

Get an education. Will you earn over $5.7 million by the age of retirement to live on? If not, you better fight for social security.

[@Flowilty]

@@hush___gaming5598 Why did you assume they're uneducated?

[@Kyrid]

@@hush___gaming5598 so people on social security are getting millions right now? I can save my own money, I dont need the government to do it for me

[@jokerfeed839]

@@Flowiltybecause he assumes everyone’s like him 😢

[@WineHouse33]

Sorry, it was already send to the money laundering operation in Ukraine

[@maon169]

I am 33!! why do I have to keep paying for social security if by the time I turn 65?? I won’t probably get any?? There should be an OPT OUT option for that CRAP!!

[@happyappy19931]

Exactly!

[@lsfromrncforjc2254]

There is; it’s called die early. 😢😢😢

[@PostMeridianLyf]

Bitcoin

[@user-se8en2ix7q]

we're not having enough births to replace ourselves. So who's going to be working and putting into SS that we will get ours when we're older? It's a scam and really just another tax.

[@blanketyblank7561]

There actually is an opt out form for your taxes but I don't think there's a reverse for it in other words if u change your mind your fucked

[@mikerowley3508]

It's amazing how we have plenty of money for Ukraine and Israel for their wars, but we have none when it comes to our own citizens.

[@rhena229]

Exactly!

[@Syzygy_Bliss]

The plan may well be for current politicians to “retire” just before the social security payout is forcibly reduced, let their successors take the repetitional damage, and then re-run to “restore competence in governance”. And while they’re out of office, they’ll of course sit on boards of fortune 500 companies and pull in big dollars.

[@michaelvenditte2010]

Congress needs to put the money back into social security that they took out, which was roughly 1.7 billion dollars over the years. Instead of giving themselves fat raises every year, put the money back in social security! I'm sick and tired of hearing about it going insolvent! Absolutely ridiculous and criminal!

[@aolvaar8792]

SSA spends $100 billion/mo

[@hassanfawaz8322]

It was much more than 1.7 billion, Congress actually "borrowed" all of it. I think it was 2.7 Trillion, the trust fund is just govt debt

[@artspark7697]

It's way more than that.

[@michaelvenditte2010]

Thanks for the update. The last time I read about it, it was 1.7 billion. I believe you. I'm not surprised it's a trillion. Criminal!!

[@lindahammond7759]

President Bush and Dick Chaney stole money from SS to pay in 2001 for the Iraq war who did not do 911 as we were lied to over and over. They never paid in back just like Congress stealing money from SS. Bush and Chaney got super rich from that war especially the stock they bought in companies that make military equipment . This is the reason why US starts wars around the world- to get rich from their cut, inside trading, knickbacks, etc. They don’t mind killing people!

[@dustinquinton]

So, give me back all the money I have paid into social security. What a Ponzi scheme.

[@chameleon2432]

Exactly!

[@ShauhuaGu]

No money in retirement fund corrupt politicians just use new tax payers and loan from Asian countries commi China pay for retirements now Amerikkka is screwed now not 2034 by print too much money cause high inflation soon hyper inflation all shit hit fen. 😂Kakakak Kakakak😢 yes USA capital shit system is best shit hole.

[@rachelengstrom9120]

They should also pay interest.

[@SKYREN1134]

All of congress, the senate, and the executives should be denied their income until the debt is eliminated. Let their “sound investments” carry them over.

[@DeezBallzz]

Govt: We cant fund SS...but we sure can fund trillions in 2 wars at someone else borders....

[@Satjr35031]

We are not funding trillions

[@DistractedDaisy]

The US postal service is forced to save the pension money without touching it for other expenses. Why aren’t social security funds treated the same?

[@gringoboy701]

Because that would require responsibility.

[@millyonair9225]

because they hate we the people.

[@meateater4life551]

You mean taxpayer money kept aside for government employees? Surely the government would never make themselves better off than the average citizen, while using taxpayers money to do it.

[@artspark7697]

They were until Ronald Regan.

[@alanrussell6678]

@@artspark7697 Wrong. In 1968, Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law an amendment that allowed Congress to remove any surplus funds from the Social Security Trust Fund and transfer them to the general fund.

[@QuangNguyen-of9rl]

After paying into social security for 20 years, I’ve accepted the fact I won’t get a dime back in retirement…never rely on the government for your wellbeing.

[@benjamindavis2896]

Everyone with at least 20 more working years need to hear this and plan accordingly

[@Snapcall27]

This is the mentality I adopted as well

[@Daniel-bv2ot]

@@benjamindavis2896and accept the reality that we were robbed to support the wealthiest generation ever.

[@cdevidal]

Also plan for inflation ripping higher. Might as well buy the book "101 Ways to Cook Alpo Dog Food and Like It" now while it's on sale 😕

[@RAWNREALFAITHUNLEASHED]

This is sadly true and this is why people need to wake up and realize the government is not for the people. Instead the government forces the people to be for the government… it’s very evident. The people are only for growth of the governments pockets, we need to stop relying on them and do for ourselves , help each other etc .

[@penguinatedthings305]

I've been paying into this since I was 14 years old. Almost 40 now. I got robbed.

[@angelrivera6915]

Im sorry 😢

[@TheWiiplay]

Wake up folks.The money isn’t yours, just the bill.

[@crunchyblack2224]

I would gladly take all of mine back with 10% interest. I’d rather invest it myself.

[@MikeStJacques]

Repubkicans tried allowing that in the 1990s but the Democrats stopped them. Pres George Bush tried pushing that too after Clinton but was stopped by the DEMS again.

[@spicycandyapple]

I’d be happy if they just give mine back.

[@lenonkitchens7727]

I'd be happy if they just stopped taking it out of my check and ended the program.

[@nomoretez]

We should file a suit for those of us that have paid and won't get anything. The claims paid from all the Congressional estates and pensions.

[@jrfish007]

So you’re going to sue the government for something it has yet to do to you… good luck, pretty sure you’ll be way behind the people they have already screwed, oh that all of us taxing paying Americans

[@Kevin-tn5rr]

Ripping off people that paid into it just like workman's comp theft.

[@mommycouponingactivities3477]

I agree ❤

[@llzbutton5608]

They haven't worked on it because they've been to busy framing Trump and fighting between parties. All they care about who gets all the power to control us. Trump 2024 and as long as it takes to MAGA for America and not just for politicians.

[@hollyg.5621]

Get us started… be glad to jump on.

[@turbobros_online1561]

Stop sending money overseas!!!!!

[@roberthodges6401]

That is why I am taking my Social Security now at 63.

[@jogmas12]

65 here but ssa is dragging their feet on my application. Been two months now have not heard anything

[@amybynum8962]

Me 62🙋🏽‍♀️

[@amybynum8962]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏jogmas22

[@sallyyim4427]

What happened to the money that was deducted from the taxpayers that worked their entire life and died before being able to collect any social security?

[@millyonair9225]

they bought bombs and killed people with it.

[@meateater4life551]

That went to your parents, go get it from them instead of taking it from your kids.

[@sallyyim4427]

@@meateater4life551 I'm not looking to get it from anybody. I was just speaking in general.

[@MM-ig2zq]

Going to Ukraine

[@johnnyretires]

That money was paid out to SS recipients that are still alive.

[@Highflite20]

The government needs to STOP kicking the can down the road! Fix the SS system NOW!

[@ninjagirl226]

They won’t because it’s well established if you touch social security you will never be re-elected.

[@gridtac2911]

Yeah... Get rid of it

[@garthos10]

the problem is with population decline the social security system faulters. and becomes unstable and unable to handle the demand. because it's set up we pay for who is on it now and the future generations pay for us.

[@jay-rad98]

@@nickhansen8874I prefer personal responsibility. I’d rather keep the money and invest it myself. If others aren’t smart enough or capable then that’s their problem. Not mine.

[@user-vx7vi3vq1c]

@@nickhansen8874No, it is self-reliant.

[@Sheepmanthegoat1]

When the hell are we going to rise up, and just stop paying taxes. This shit is getting ridiculous

[@cutehumor]

you can't stop unless you are self employed. corporations take our taxes out of our paychecks

[@ThatGuy-Official]

Amen, brother!

[@ThatGuy-Official]

​@cutehumor with most jobs you can opt out of tax withholding. You need to inform payroll that you no longer want them to withhold estimated taxes. Then it's all on you to make sure you pay or not. The only downside is every legal employer in the US must report the earnings of their employees to the IRS, so they will know you owe them.

[@denisewalters1088]

It's ridiculous since our license renewal, tag renewal, etc are all tied to if our taxes are paid or they will flag it. Then, you can't get anything renewed. We are prisoners in this country.

[@barbaralynch3015]

There's plenty of money if they stop supporting other countries instead of us!

[@shaunlindauer7208]

We don’t have enough money to pay for our own people to retire but we damn sure can afford to pay for foreign wars and 90k for a bag of nuts and bolts. Everyone should be fired from the government and non essential be dropped!!!!

[@salesadmieze9049]

Don't forget we're also paying some retirement for these illegals who came over the Border

[@carmineamandeo9036]

STOP SENDING OUT MONEY TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND PUT IN SOCIAL SECURITY

[@GlitchingStyle]

I would vote for you as president

[@sdean4816]

Especially countries that hate us..

[@unisonosc1617]

the money being sent is also borrowed, they don't have that either. lol

[@kylewatson5133]

Why would they do that?

[@lowzyyy]

They support genocide ofc they will invest in war

[@worsttrainrideever5606]

Thank you for reporting. Absolutely disgraceful by media and FED. Give us our 6.2% back.

[@christaylor8337]

How about you get half and I get the other half...said your employer. I'm self employed, I pay both sides, you probably didn't.

[@apocalypse487]

​@@christaylor8337ugh. That's gonna be me this year.

[@joenewman6494]

Quit paying out to people who haven’t paid in and sending other countries money I’ve only paid in for 50 years🤬🤬🤬

[@artspark7697]

You need 14 years work history to collect.

[@joenewman6494]

@@artspark7697 Thanks I am already collecting SS I am 67

[@memyselfandi9106]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@hassanfawaz8322]

@@artspark7697 Yeah, I think this is one way they might be able to cut costs. Why not take it from 14 to 20 or 25

[@patricialaureano9217]

How about all the ssi checks going to people that have never worked in this country.

[@jasonwriggs]

It's weird how we have infinity money for welfare, "newcomers", war, Israel but we can't afford social security. I never hear anyone talk about cutting anything else, just social security.

[@charitydunning7369]

I just want the money I put in back, opt out, and control my own funds

[@kingofnicke]

Brian coming in clutch as always. The best news source out there right now. Thanks for all that you do.

[@clearvaluetax9382]

I'm fighting fake news today King of Nicke!

[@nealshort670]

They need to change the name of the Social Security Fund to Money for everyone but taxpayers and magically it will never run out!

[@awert555]

The government should give us the option of opt-out the social security program. I am more than capable of funding my retirement myself.

[@cutehumor]

SS will fail if some opt out and some opt in. They need everyone in the program because the people who die early and don't collect is subsidizing the ones who live past age 78

[@FROG2000]

I'm gonna start paying 79% of my taxes

[@PHenry-wn3li]

Americans voted for European socialism when started electing progressive Democrats into office.

[@WisdomAware]

Stop altogether!!!

[@WisdomAware]

Where does the original constitution call for DEMOCRACY??? Everyone is leaving the Republic and blindly allowing democommunism to take over.

[@WisdomAware]

@@PHenry-wn3li FACT.

[@kingmichaelthelastwarrior]

@@PHenry-wn3li progressive democrats are keeping SS alive; repukes are trying to kill it

[@oklahomafreedom5536]

Thanks for talking about this. As a senior, we appreciate your News coverage, much love everyone 💕

[@clearvaluetax9382]

My respect and support to all seniors watching!

[@rh88841]

At least you get to get some of your money back. It's gonna be all gone when I'm 65

[@jogmas12]

I applied for SS but it’s already two months and I have not heard nothing since that first call two months ago. Did they forget about me?

[@Naomi-pd9ps]

@@jogmas12 its best to apply online even if you did not initially you can easily create an online account to check on it.

[@nealshort670]

They never acknowledge that the government has took money from the fund and never put it back! That had to contribute to lack of money in the fund.

[@mwolfe3219]

I recall this from the 60s or 70s, when I was young. The politicians promised that it would be paid back, but no one really believed that.

[@whatistruth1155]

True.

[@brettogata4410]

I paid this tax all my working life as I was forced to, no choice and as always never trust the government. What happened when Regan tapped into the program?

[@grandpa6650]

Maybe they could stop giving away our tax money to other countries and concentrate on our needs here at home, just saying ❤❤

[@dmoney7536]

And focus on improving the lives of the taxpayer instead of their trading portfolio.

[@alecfranklin3827]

@@dmoney7536wait don’t taxpayers have trading portfolios in the form of Roth IRAs and 401Ks? Wouldn’t we want those things to improve even more since SS is insolvent?

[@jimmiepatrum]

Ya think?

[@spencerathearn3586]

We have people collecting social security when they shouldn't

[@lonelyp1]

I have heard this before but don't know if it is true or like dead people voting?????

[@DSC800]

Democrats are going to give it to illegals soon.

[@RearAdmiralTootToot]

It amazes me how illegal immigrants can get social security benefits, but it is very hard for American citizens who paid into it to get their own money.

[@ericholland8179]

Annnd Food stamps!

[@Satjr35031]

@@RearAdmiralTootTootExplain how illegal gets SS.Don’t throw out statements unless you can back it up

[@LeeLee-mn4dv]

I'm a Gen Xer. I've paid into SS for 40 years. I'll be on a nixed income, not a fixed income. I need a drink.

[@mayuuu_11]

I honestly don't understand why you're discussing these dubious schemes. There are plenty of options like Eledator and similar ones that are fast and profitable.

[@charletfoster8917]

100% decreased to 79%, this just sucks

[@Caesar_1415]

We live in some scary times, I advise people to prepare financially. It's about to get a lot worse!!

[@BobboNaught-YT]

All that needs to happen is to remove the Social Security Tax cap.

[@Nancy-uq4ob]

Are you also willing to raise the cap on payouts? Or, do you just want to steal from high earners?

[@gradylucas5265]

Bingo!

[@gradylucas5265]

@@Nancy-uq4ob Bend those bend points some more.

[@edwardduda4222]

We give hundreds of billions to our lap dogs overseas when that money should be spent here.

[@user-ou6bw2po5n]

SS doesn't keep up with inflation, never has. More cuts to the program just means more older Americans will become poorer than they already are. Kind of surprising to people like me, who paid into SS for 40 years to reap this "crap."

[@millyonair9225]

someone noticed. (((they))) have been screwing us via inflation for ~110.5 years.

[@gypsygirl9]

Pay hasn't kept up with cost of living for decades.

[@grondhero]

@@gypsygirl9 Blame the government for all the inflation they keep creating. Economics 101.

[@barium0u812]

Started collecting this month..I'm 64. Getting it while am still alive and retired.

[@ananda_miaoyin]

My wife took it at 62. Get it while its there!

[@johnyracercat]

Are you still working? How much are you allowed to earn before you owe it all back in taxes?

[@barium0u812]

Brian, may I use your video for further knowledge to others who have no clue? Your very smart!

[@CrafttodaywithRitaRenae]

I’ll be 62 this year and I am so undecided if I should retire. Any opinions??

[@edwardedwards80]

I am 63yrs old retired too years ago just collecting my pension from the school system. I wanted to wait until at least 66 years old to collect but the way things are looking I am going to start collecting at 64yrs old and start putting it in gold, silver, maybe Bitcoin. They want us to own nothing and be happy that's crazy I remember Michael Jackson said They don't really care about us. I wanted to wait two years before I plan on going to Southeast Asia to enjoy the rest of my retirement. Now I have changed my plans to go within one year.

[@willieoatnet5396]

Why am I paying into something if I won’t be able to take out when I retire? Scam.

[@happyappy19931]

Ponzi scheme.

[@GustavoGarcia-rx4vz]

Raise the godamn ceiling on this shit! Make everyone pay into it up to $400k, since that seems to be the "new" ceiling for the middle class....

[@user-ms3ko5gn8e]

The rich make more they should be paying more. Everyone in congress writes rules for themselves to benefit themselves! Ridiculous!

[@josha.bdoge2]

Americans are being bled dry by these terrible fiscal policies set forth by the politicians while at the same time battling terrible inflation! Some real changes need to occur within our government!

[@annvreeland8656]

So True.

[@valeriesouth]

I'm not convinced reducing benefits and raising the retirement age is right while drug addicts are allowed to collect it without question.

[@scottshepherd1365]

If I was able to put everything they take for social security into my 401k and invest it at 6% I would have almost 7 million when I retire. The government sucks

[@Satjr35031]

Your math does not add up Sorry

[@carmelahorvath3128]

Both my parents died before collecting their Social Security benefits. Where is their money that they paid in?

[@Ctworld15]

That’s so unfair, sucks for my handicapped mother.

[@Satjr35031]

Do t loose sleep over it nothing is going to happen

[@juan_salvador_gaviota]

If you make less than 168,000 dollars then every dollar you earn is subject to social security tax. How is it fair that people earning more than that get to contribute a smaller percentage of their income? Removing the cap would essentially solve the social security insolvency issue.

[@happyappy19931]

So people don’t want the wealthy to take Social Security, but they want them to pay in. How does that work exactly?

[@kylefrederick2348]

This is why I don't watch the news. Just a waste of time. Thank you for giving accurate information and providing the evidence to back it up.

[@mikeflores2000]

Social Security has known this problem since the 1960s after baby boom bust.

[@Miguel-ex5vf]

You asked, How can our government get us out of this mess. I’d be asking, Why do they keep getting us into these messes?

[@ka-peach7945]

Governments job is to get us into messes. They are then ordered to clean up the mess. They proceeds to make the mess messier. Endless cycles of this criminal activity.

[@fpanadero2626]

21% of it going to "newcomers" who never paid in!

[@hollyg.5621]

Future blue votes.

[@SlimGlynn1]

YOU MEAN ILLEGAL ALIENS

[@chameleon2432]

And they don’t plan to pay it ever..

[@annvreeland8656]

So True.

[@PHenry-wn3li]

I blame Congress for that loophole.

[@sagesky8318]

Thank you so much, Brian 👍 . I agree with you 💯 👍. They need to do something now.

[@DeerLady412]

It's a Pyramid Scheme!

[@jmoto44]

The way things look, sometime within the next 5 years, this will be the least of our concerns.

[@Chainsaw_HM2]

100% agree.

[@mireederrick1977]

The Economy is not doing well at all 😂😂😂= We are in 36 trillion dollars 💰 in the hole 🤔🤔

[@ZacharyJClark]

Nah, we are only 34.75trillion in debt. This mean we can still send 1.5trillion to Ukraine!

[@mireederrick1977]

@@ZacharyJClark Oh ok thanks 🤣🤣🤣

[@alphawerewolf3802]

​@@ZacharyJClark🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍💯

[@NoName-zm1ks]

The USA should have gone bankrupt decades ago, ever wonder why it hasn’t?😜

[@ZacharyJClark]

@@NoName-zm1ks I have the answer! It is long winded though.

[@ethereal369]

If they're not going to pay social security, then why do they keep taking social security from everyone's income?

[@e.r9319]

Start investing. Let’s not depend on social security money

[@mickeybarton9077]

Investing is gambling too there's no guarantees

[@deanzanger9360]

Do you really think the government acts effectively and efficiently? Let the taxpayers invest their own money for retirement without government interference!

[@artspark7697]

We tried that with 401 Ks. Does not work.

[@grondhero]

The average citizen is much more competent and spending and saving their own money compared to the government. The problem is the _below average_ citizen thinks they need the government from cradle to grave.

[@kimoandrews5802]

@@grondhero more on

[@shawngibson1104]

Stop taking money out of my check. Let me fund it into my own retirement. Let people opt out of it and not receive any either. Let people make their own choice

[@paulfox9694]

Bush tried to do this. The dems lost their minds

[@ScottishTerrorsInLA]

This is why SS exists, because people always make the wrong choice and no one wants to support them after.

[@Satjr35031]

Nobody is stopping you from contributing to your own retirement

[@rozzbourn3653]

well, that will put me at 61 when it runs out... imagine that.

[@StefanieCornwall]

We want to opt out, we won't ever see it.

[@cutehumor]

you will get 79 percent of your promptised payout

[@rickho69a]

6.2% PLUS your EMPLOYER Pays 6.2% 12.4% TOTAL!

[@jogmas12]

If the emlp

[@YurLord]

Plan for retirement like there will be zero social security. Otherwise you'll experience social insecurity.

[@richardpetersen707]

Of course the politicians act like this is not an urgent matter, because they don't need to rely on social security.

[@user-ln2qo2mc9g]

Majority of politicians are so old that by the time 2030 comes around that wont be their problem anymore. Kicking the can further down the road.

[@johnhsfa6970]

I'd like to see them end the fund. Let us keep our money and spend it however we want. Anything these politicians touch goes to waste so we might as well invest our own money. If it gets wasted we have no one to blame but ourselves

[@Defundthemasons]

I'm collecting SS and I agree with you! I felt the same way all my life - I never wanted $ taken from my paychecks but they Take It Anyway!

[@shithousemcgee]

It's crazy to think how if Social Security funds had been invested in the stock market from the beginning, this wouldn't be problem. Google tells me the market is up 1,254,898% since 1935, the inception of social security.

[@maryarenz771]

They better get our money from somewhere we paid into it our whole life

[@MarioFaker]

I’ve heard warnings about social security and the national debt for the last 30 years… nothing gets done about it and we’ve been fine. I’m done worrying about it. 🤷‍♂️

[@whatistruth1155]

Me too.

[@alphalight1469]

So basically people paying now are just paying for other people’s retirement. Wow.

[@ninjagirl226]

Yes. And as someone in their 20s, I’ve known this since high school when social security was taught to me in high school. That’s how stupid this all is.

[@JackoWillMakeLives-loveu]

It’s a Ponzi scheme. Always was but they labeled those that called it out conspiracy theorists.

[@ka-peach7945]

DUH

[@cam121375]

yeah that is the way it goes, just like all the people that die before they hit retirement age, both of my parents worked over 40 yrs of their lives, and they both died before retirement, so it's just fed into the system

[@Mel-vk9gi]

@@ninjagirl226same, I’ve been told this since high school and I’m 39 😒. Like they should’ve figured something out by now. We’re being robbed

[@Pr0digy47]

I’m so tired of being gas lit on the economy. The numbers are completely manipulated

[@user-js1lg5ui6f]

I want to say thank you to the guy in the comments who recommended Eledator to me. You've been very helpful. Thank you!

[@cynthianoel6220]

Economy doing well???? Seriously, i cant even survive.

[@javierh8531]

No point in paying taxes honestly. Not when secrets are held and lies are told.

[@peeonthe3rdrail414]

So stop paying taxes then.

[@ElLoboNegro559]

Real.

[@thekiller500099]

So why am I paying for it?

[@ninjagirl226]

Because it’s a pyramid scheme. If everyone stops paying there’s no money to pay out.

[@ka-peach7945]

Exactly. Why do you let them rip you off?

[@commonsenseisntcommon1776]

ponzi scheme

[@Betsyua]

Exactly

[@user-vx7vi3vq1c]

The real answer: You’re paying it because if you don’t the govt will put you in prison.

[@keithledford6652]

The good news is your 401k will be taxed more by the time we retire as well

[@Satjr35031]

But the RMD will be 75

[@jennellrogers9007]

They would not be in this situation if they paid back all the money the government borrowed from the funds

[@WilliamBrinkley45]

The moment I read “because the economy is so sturdy”…….i doubted everything in that article. Now I’m thinking the Social Security system will possibly implode at any second.

[@Defundthemasons]

YOU'RE OVER THE TARGET, WILLIAM!

[@genesisordonez7938]

Thank you! Your dedication in finding true facts and actual information. Not misleading or false information like now a days. I appreciate you.

[@Roger-fv9pw]

And the new generation lazy bumb's. Dont want to work Most of us work all.our life to get what we are going to retire on. So wheres the money we put in the system.

[@kibblenbits]

There should have been huge stockpiles in the SSA coffer's back in the 60's, 70's, 80's, etc., as the boomer's were working and paying into the system. Different administration's siphoned money from the stockpile over the decades (if the money was ever actually put into the trust, and not just redirected), and never paid it back, which created what is happening now (I've seen estimates of 3.6 trillion and higher, regarding what should be in the trust's). I was in the workforce 52 years, and so was my sister. Since the SSA uses your top 35 years of earning's to calculate a retirement benefit, both my sister and I, along with our various employers, paid in a total of 34 extra years, and get no return. This government need's to stop giving money to illegal's, proxy war's, and correct the wrong's they've perpetrated against US citizen's, starting with funding the SSA trust's, including all the interest that would have accrued, if they'd kept their mitt's off the money in the first place.

[@mattbleiler7294]

I’m 41. I wonder if it would be better for it to go insolvent and get that 6% back in my check for the last 10 years of working than it would be to collect SS for 15 years.

[@KraziAnnRKissed]

I'm wondering the same exact thing. I'm about the same age. I've been working since I was 13... This is messed up

[@dademack3544]

Why would you assume they will give you the 6.2% back. Still gotta pay for all those currently on the program and SS Disability. They aren't going to rug pull everyones benefits, if they do that, Jan 6th will look like 6th grade field day picnic.

[@FROG2000]

you almost certainly would. back of the napkin math, if you put the average salary of 55k and invested 12% (6% you, 6% employer pays) instead of putting it to SS you would have over 500k for retirement.

[@mattbleiler7294]

@@dademack3544 I assume they wouldn’t because they are assholes.

[@cutehumor]

@@FROG2000 the employer SS 6.2 percent we won't get. I'm sure the corporations won't freely give us their portion of the SS tax

[@worndown8280]

Currently 24% of SSI payments go to title 4D payments. Refunding state and local governments for enforcement of paternity issues. Family court, putting non paying fathers in jail, things like that. I wonder how this will effect those systems that have been built up over 40 years.

[@BoopnBudgets]

This boils my blood! 😡🤬😤

[@jogmas12]

Chaps your hide huh?

[@TR-xb4ih]

we should be able to opt out of this crap

[@marvn56941]

But more money for Ukraine and other countries....isn't that awesome.

[@leos3003]

Actually it's great. There are lot's of people making lots of money from this. Including the people working the factories making the arms and luxury providers for the defense contractors. The money is GIGANTIC and it goes back in to the economy. It's a way for the Feds to pump lots of money in to the system and keep some people in their good jobs.

[@yannip2083]

EXACTLY. And millions of illegal migrants too!

[@methsonhthila4341]

Im sooooo disgusted that i cant help but laugh.....this really sucks

[@marcusupshaw829]

Congress doesn’t take any Social Security out of their checks. Participation in this program should be optional

[@SandfordSmythe]

All federal employees are in SS.

[@marcusupshaw829]

Congress and their staff do not pay into it and Amtrak employees I believe do not pay into it

[@frankcolumbus3330]

Tax the rich, corporate thrives.

[@CaptRicoSakara]

As someone who's on disability and survivor SSID, thank you for this info.

[@RRSWarriors]

Milton Freidman talked about this decades ago, if only the government would have listened to him and Thomas Sowell..

[@MK-ft3qt]

They did and didn't care.😅

[@JoeBob189]

You act like our government serves us, and not foreign nations

[@happyappy19931]

They don’t want to do the hard things because of voters. Anything they would propose would cost them votes.

[@goldengaming177]

We need a major reform of SS. So much wasted spending for people who don’t need it to survive

[@mariannehuston4050]

Thank you so much Brian for stating the facts and clearing up any misunderstandings regarding our S.S. system. How sad and awful for all of us!!!!