Thom Tillis Faces Off Against GOP And Dems Over Social Security Bill, Warns Of Looming Insolvency

[@wadiespikes8214]

Cut the pay of all politicians 🎉

[@sweetsighs4u]

Let them live on $1,200 per month. No insurance

[@sweetsighs4u]

Start with tills he's got $14 million net worth, he knows nothing of being poor, he can't walk in anyone's shoes and should be not allowed to represent anyone who supports this country.

[@tenapappan4031]

Oh, I guess you missed that in the government funding bill that's has to be done by Friday or government shutdown. In the bill republicans want a raise in their salary. Don't forget they voted against raising the minimum wage, which is 720

[@susanpulfrey1112]

Sue their pay back to states the represent therefore making the people they represents choice if they get a raise and their staffs as well. If our military can live dorm style when away from their homes so can our representatives. Dinners should be served mess style same as our military when deployed. These 2 things would save taxpayers their per dime. Before anyone complains if it’s good enough for our military who representatives send to war then it should be good enough for them when in Washington. And it sure doesn’t bother them to use VA hospitals so it shouldn’t bother them to live the deployed soldiers lifestyle. Good enough for US it should be good enough for them.

[@gingermolina8356]

Take money out of the Defense Department that has lost Billions & can’t pass a audit

[@gregoryzorn7811]

Hold your breath and see if it happens? Ha ha. It won't happen. They will just spend more,so be it!

[@ktaylor6490]

💯💯💯

[@LinaxOlive]

🎯

[@dougbelasco6261]

@@gregoryzorn7811 Their budget is over 800 billion

[@honeste6652]

Or the border agents who apparently can't do their jobs effectively.

[@kathycournoyer5868]

The government had plenty of money for asylum seekers and others but those of us who worked and paid into S.S. are barely surviving and even when we get a 1 % raise,the government finds a way to take away something. Every government official should try living on $1200.00 a month, without having to go to food banks or try applying for food stamps or help with electricity bills, guidelines for income seem to make sure we "make too much " to get any help.

[@Brian1961-ep4bq]

That's exactly what everybody's doing when they raise the inflation and taxes then they expect you to live on food stamps and your little $1,200 a month I've seen a lot of people in food banks also

[@SandcastleDreams]

My Exchange charges me a good bit because I have a PPO. They sent me a VISA Debit that gives me $75 per quarter for Vitamins, bandages, etc. Medicare takes out $185.00 a month. They keep wanting to visit my house. I don't allow strangers in my home. They keep wanting me to get this procedure and that test and I'm wondering why, if it isn't medically necessary, are you pushing this stuff! My husband has coverage with a different company, they sent him A box of vegetables and fruit! How do they get the right to share our information with people that are not in our insurance company or doctors?

[@fugazifrog876]

Don't worry I think there's a 70k raise in the bill for them

[@SissyPeak-kq6vi]

WELL SAID AND SO TRUE!

[@DesertflowerUSA]

If we all agree that people making more than $130k gross income per year should pay their fair share- we should raise the cap to include billionaires

[@jessiemcdaniel4780]

Social security is not all that but yes we have earned it stop stealing the money

[@TreasureSwanson]

We paid into it all of our working lives!

[@leighhammill2607]

What do you mean social security is not all that? If you mean SS is not all that big a deal then I beg to differ. I'd bet the number of people surviving on social security alone runs into the tens of millions. Could you live on $1,200 a month? Could you pay over 50 to 75% of your income on your housing costs? Now Congress is talking about cutting Medicare benefits as well. Stop taking from the poor, working and middle classes and giving to the already obscenely wealthy. Oh, wait. We just put the obscenely wealthy in charge of our entire lives. And for a start, Elon Musk just vetoed the budget bill, likely triggering a government shutdown, which means social security checks could be delayed. Does Elon want to finance that loss of income for millions of seniors?.

[@Ringemail-ms1bs]

How do you get

[@trishthompson8763]

His argument that Social Security will go bankrupted in less than 10 years would hold more water if he and the Senate were actually doing something to FIX that ISSUE.

[@krissto22]

Exactly! Another scare tactics to pass some bs bill to put money in someone else’s pocket. They’ve been talking about this for the last two plus decades but not doing anything about it so maybe it isn’t as bad as they say it is. I understand SS was never late or skipped payments so that’s encouraging right there. Looking for more money then remove the cap or change early retirement from 62 to 63. That should help.

[@CassieBigie]

Don't judge unless your backyard is clean

[@sweetsighs4u]

How about stealing from public servants who make 1/4 of a Senator?? I worked 35 years under the private sector and 20 in the public. Why am I denied what I paid in and forbidden to EVER retire? Is my backyard clean enough for you?? I am in my 60's I will have exactly $1,200 to retire on, what's that? It's nothing at all. I don't make much, but what I PAID IN I SHOULD RECEIVE! Not work til I die. US Senators make $180,000 per year. I make less than $45,000

[@DannyWalker247]

@@CassieBigieWhat?

[@CassieBigie]

@DannyWalker247 did you not understand the first time❓

[@vickimartin1371]

Quit giving it away to people from other Countries!!!!😡😡😡

[@derekturner3272]

If they stopped the massive fraud of dead people getting checks and stopped giving benefits to anyone who hasn't paid into them, it would be fixed today. Odd that they will never talk about that. Even the right won't touch that topic. SMH...

[@fandomcheergurl1006]

BINGO! Many who have NEVER CONTRIBUTED to SS receive monthly checks from Social Security!

[@thegreatharrisoni]

You're ill informed. No money in the SS trust fund is paid to people here illegally. If you need a scapegoat, go talk to the politicians that keep cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans.

[@kimlizotte694]

EXACTLY 💯

[@atomicredhead]

No immigrants get paid social security! But they do pay into it. But not allowed to collect it. Do your research!

[@401RISaint]

ALL bills should be SINGLE ISSUE bills limited to a total of 20 pages and made PUBLIC the second it’s up to vote.

[@StevenPacyna]

And a news broadcast on how each member of the congress voted.

[@shannon2740]

Yes!!!!!

[@sweetsighs4u]

And those who vote against citizens such as us, voted out. They have no place in a government by the people and for the people!!!!!

[@CBaer-1Mill]

Good luck with that one!!! 😂😂😂

[@genieduso7438]

Guess what??? We are owed this money! We are not illegal immigrants that came here and are getting handouts for rent, food, medical and clothing! We are working people who worked more than one job and worked damn hard!!! So, how about you donate part of your income like we did!!! Ty for the Senators that are working to help right a wrong! If the program is short then the program needs to be adjusted but taking away the money we are due to feed a broke system is not Fair!!!!

[@Audrey-ld1hs]

@@genieduso7438 try paying back the money they borrowed and never replaced. With interest would be great instead of their raise in every budget. What happen to taken one for the team?

[@yvonnepoole141]

The simple answer to fix SS is to get rid of the income cap. You pay your fair percentage into SS no matter how much money you make. Problem solved!

[@sweetsighs4u]

Amen!

[@amenbrother8818]

Why did the government force you to take a job that paid you so little?

[@davidriggenbach6672]

President Musk will fix it soon!

[@stevenshackelford1937]

If it was unfair - then passing this should be retroactive from back when the criminal politicians were allowed to take a percentage of your SS , or are all the years people who have been subject to this injustice, just plain screwed out of all that past money of theirs??

[@WilliamPelton-dw6rv]

I think the Senate should trade places with the homeless and starving so they can grow a heart

[@terrylancey5451]

I couldn't agree more. I say the same thing often

[@sweetsighs4u]

You can't walk a mile in my shoes when you are a millionaire

[@QueenChristine1865]

Stop handing it out to people who never paid in!!!

[@robertwest2879]

And all the scammers who are on disability, its and industry!

[@VeronicaRainone-e4s]

Most of this money is going to bureaucracy.

[@markp945]

These people DID pay into the system! You should research what it is all about before making foolish comments!

[@gregorygrimm5540]

@@markp945 as if you know all

[@northtexan95]

Tell us you know nothing about WEP and GPO without telling us you know nothing. The only people who will get money from Social Security are those who have paid into it. This is not a handout, it's giving people what they paid in.

[@DannyBadyna-kt5uc]

10 years away…why wasn’t it fixed 30 years ago

[@joysmith2468]

I, as a former teacher, have been following this for 30 years. How much longer do I accept a reduction in my Social Security, I’m 74. Please this is wrong. Now I hear Congress wants a 40% raise? How dare you!!!

[@beefheart67]

It's called kicking the can down the road

[@dougbelasco6261]

@@joysmith2468 All they need to do is raise the cap for social security deductions.

[@DannyWalker247]

@@dougbelasco6261 There should be no cap!

[@CBaer-1Mill]

​@dougbelasco6261 They, under no circumstances, will never do it! They would rather cut out the middle class and have 2 classes remain in our society - the rich and poor.

[@budbone1955]

Raise The Cap on Social Security Taxes !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@delamusic50]

You have won this thread. They won’t bring it up cause it’s the easy fix.

[@charlieruns7953]

Thats just DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They will just spend that money, too. The ONLY solution is to put all the FICA tax into a Trust Fund and stop putting it in the General Fund and spending it on everything BUT SS.

[@genieduso7438]

Kudos to Sen Susan Collin’s and Sen Bill Cassidy for helping correct this injustice! We so appreciate your representation!

[@EddieMonger]

And these people are trying to give themselves a 70,000 a year pay increase are you freaking kidding me 🤬!

[@rosiebennett7808]

All Social Security Beneficiaries should receive help and a raise ! ! ! Reform Social Security, is being over looked and passed over ! ! ! How devastating for the seniors , disability and Veterans whom is and will continue to suffer and struggle ! ! Prayers 🙏 for All Social Security recipients ! !

[@lori64lg]

@rosiebennet7808, THANK YOU 🙏

[@jackielobin7100]

So sick of the easy answer not being spoken aloud...raise the cap! Easy Peasy politicians! A millionaire doesnt pay in more than income of 150k. And cutting the benefits because u have a retirement!? Shameful actions. How can this NOT BE CHALLENGED? SMH

[@gloriayancey162]

The Democrats have plenty of money they been taking it from the American people

[@shannon2740]

Why would millionaires pay into Social Security past 150,000 in income? They will not get Social Security benefits on that money whatsoever. Millionaires already pay almost all the taxes. Social Security is its own thing that is for building up a bit of money to come in during retirement.

[@CBaer-1Mill]

It's true that millionaires pay most of the taxes but they also receive the most write offs.

[@charlieruns7953]

Thats just DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They will just spend that money, too. The ONLY solution is to put all the FICA tax into a Trust Fund and stop putting it in the General Fund and spending it on everything BUT SS.

[@jeffwebb-eb5hg]

No Raises for ANY POLITICIAN

[@paulminchk6145]

Only people who worked paid in, and earned those benefits should be getting those benefits.

[@outdoorgal9602]

These people did work and pay into social security for at least 10 years to be elible for the benefits. Many paid into social security for 20 years or more. Why should we be penalized for serving the public during a portion of our careers? You are mistaken if you think that they are trying to give social security to people who did not pay into the system for at least 10 years.

[@paulminchk6145]

@@outdoorgal9602 There is no mistake of people getting it who shouldn't. Noncitizens who have never paid in are getting it. Where did I say anything about penalizing people the way you're describing????

[@vencemorehead510]

You have had over 40 years to fix this. What a crock. How much have you cheated 2.8 million people out of their full social security for all these years. Pass this bill now and stop cheating people who paid into the system to get their money out.

[@jmb-cm7mr]

There saying these people did not have SS taken out so could not have paid into it.

[@TheBoss12998]

Thank you! Well Said! The government is stealing money from hard-working people!

[@OriginalWhiteDevil]

They didn't pay in.

[@rosiegbo7838]

​@@jmb-cm7mrThey didn't have social security taken out of their government checks, but had other jobs where it was taken out. The solution is to do away with the government pensions and instead have everyone pay in for every job.

[@TheBoss12998]

@jmb-cm7mr I was in the military before going into education. Therefore, many of us paid into Social Security.

[@brooks9978]

Cut defense spending, subsidies to farmers and EV industry and aid to foreign governments.

[@BarbaraWilbur-i3f]

It should have been fixed 41 yrs ago, so we didnt have to suffer for 41 yrs. Now you think we are the subjects of your poor governship

[@jacklow8590]

But it's ok to send Ukraine 30 billion to Ukraine with no debate.

[@TimHall-y8s]

hve you forgot. Russia invaded the Ukraine

[@michaeltillotson3711]

30 billion of already paid for military stockpile? Yeah

[@littleice9731]

@@TimHall-y8s and how is it our problem

[@tonieplacide-oy4xx]

Not onlybsending billions to ukraine what about israel gets billions and billions. Trhy spent billions on Illegal immigrants. But they cant help senor citizens that are struggling to make end meets, to buy food, eat and pay their bills 😢

[@stacieadams1403]

Bingo

[@Angela-x1u7h]

How many politicians are drawing it and still working

[@stacieadams1403]

Every single one of these crooks ....

[@jackiebt6134]

It’s so sad the way this country treats educators. We don’t get paid much while working and when we retire, it’s not much better. None of us ever received a “windfall” while working or after retired. The Social Security I was receiving was reduced by $600 a month because of WEP. That may not seem like a lot to many, but since retiring (after 40 years in education), it makes a big difference in my budget. US Politicians need to take better care of its senior citizens. 😢

[@tonieplacide-oy4xx]

We shall not forget their faces. Lets get all the names who are voting against helping stuggling americans

[@farroaj1813]

Struggling Americans need help, but his is not the way to do it. They want to STEAL from the struggling Americans who paid into it. It needs a different remedy. Do NOT raid the Social Security trust fund. There is nothing fair about it. I'm a Dem, but I 100% agree with Tom Tillis on this one.

[@ktaylor6490]

💯💯💯

[@DannyWalker247]

They don't care. These people are bought and paid for by lobbyist. Who in their right mind would stand up there on the senate floor and speak and vote against fixing this injustice?

[@sweetsighs4u]

I am taking names and will NOT FORGET! You vote against I vote against and will make sure you will NEVER get elected or any votes for whats important to you. You are contributing to theft of money from hard working US citizens and it will NOT go unnoticed!

[@sweetsighs4u]

I'm taking names and nay votes. I will make their names known and advocate against ANYTHING they support as well as them. Shame on them and their theft of money from those who work for a living!!!

[@DesertflowerUSA]

Raise the CAP of taxes on income to billionaires.

[@charlieruns7953]

Thats just DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They will just spend that money, too. The ONLY solution is to put all the FICA tax into a Trust Fund and stop putting it in the General Fund and spending it on everything BUT SS.

[@tonymc-dx8xw]

If they didnt pay into it then they dont get it. Dont rob money from the ones that earned it. This is the socical security robery act.

[@rosaiverson3475]

After all the dead weight in that department is removed, after they stop stealing from SS funds, etc, etc, etc, there will be more than enough to not only assist but to INCREASE the miserable amounts dispersed by the agency.

[@bhubpffo]

How much did Social Security save over the last 30 to 40 years by not paying us (public employees) the proper benefits that we paid for.

[@VeronicaRainone-e4s]

All the money that SS has goes to government employees and the rest of the money is embezzled for other uses.

[@ktaylor6490]

100s of millions

[@bartwilliams4478]

Yet we easily sent 500plus billion to Ukraine...

[@dougbelasco6261]

After WWII we have become the world leaders is what is said. Our military equipment is second to none and there is stuff we don't know about.

[@DannyBadyna-kt5uc]

How much money was wrongly taken and How many have passed away without getting Anything back

[@ktaylor6490]

Millions been shorted 1/3 of there pensions for 40 years & now they are no longer with us. So they screwed Them & will continue if they don't fix this

[@taninsavangrat967]

I putted my money in to it you stealing from me.

[@Sadiehere-u3z]

HEADS UP CITIZENS CONGRESS IS VOTING THEMSELVES A $50 THOUSAND DOLLAR A YEAR RAISE

[@JohnnyWilliams-FreeMan]

Yep. Imagine that the Thieves are Robbing & Raping the people again.

[@stacieadams1403]

They deserve nothing absolutely Nothing

[@Audrey-ld1hs]

They always do. Got their own little mafia going. Which one do you think is their Al Capone?

[@Brian1961-ep4bq]

That's why they will pass it they got things in that bill that are totally ridiculous but they'll get their fat pay raises why we get the peanuts

[@stacieadams1403]

@Audrey-ld1hs pelosi,Shumer and McConnell top three

[@TheGordyb102]

This is the fix that is 40 years too late

[@teresamcdaniel8873]

I worked 50 years for 1,200.00 a month.

[@Brian1961-ep4bq]

I'm the same way and I'm working part time I was working 2 and 3 jobs until I retired I'm 63 now with disabilities you can bet they won't read this bill because they're going to get a fat paycheck for their cost of living

[@Nicole-gb3vl]

So sorry!!

[@jeffkinslow2529]

I paid in43 years 1322 after they take out the 175 a month which is going to 185 a month in 2025

[@sweetsighs4u]

Me too. I worked three jobs paying into that broken system which will leave me homeless and unable to even ask for any aid. What fairness is this? Stealing money from someone who makes less than $45,000 per year and will receive a whopping $1200 per month before insurance. I will die on the job as a public serva😢nt...I'm 62 and not middle class...not even close! I paid in since I was 14 when I entered the workforce working 30 hours per week while in high school and throughout my life, only to be stolen by our government.

[@morganstewart-kp2dy]

I did too and now that I am 70 they continue to take more money I can o longer afford because I loss my husband and I am a one income household.

[@lindahoganson8721]

Raise or eliminate the SS Cap. That will cover the Fairness Act people and add needed $$ to the trust fund. Or rewrite the Fairness Act to be “more fair”.

[@Fred10br]

Well if both sides would stop using it as a slush found it would be OK

[@jackielobin7100]

Curious how much has been stolen from this unprotected fund? Where are the legal challenges? Who is saying "oh well" to this?

[@MusicLover-dt7ic]

@@jackielobin7100 Ask Pelosi and Killary

[@OriginalWhiteDevil]

It's paid back or supposed to be. The problem is SS is a ponzi scheme that only pays for itself as long as there are more people paying in than receiving.

[@dizzleslaunsen2372]

@@MusicLover-dt7ic😂😂 you guy s really think you can just blame everything on Dems……but why? Why do you blame Dems for conservatives issues then keep voting for the repubs doing this?

[@gcslade]

What everyone seems to forget is the public services employees received a paid pension, only those that worked outside of public service contributed to the SS fund. Those that did pay in to SS should have fair access to it. However, this rushed bill allows those that paid to received a much higher rate of SS payment, because the SS payout formula will assume they were in poverty ( formula doesn't take into consideration their pensions and pays at the higher poverty rate). This is totally unfair to those that did not have a public service pension and paid into SS fund their whole life.

[@derekburton9532]

My social security is reduced by $500/month because I receive a UK State Pension. I fully paid in to the UK State Pension for 30 years to qualify for it. I also paid social security taxes for 16 years to get my social security pension. Why should I be penalized by WEP. It is unfair.

[@gcslade]

@@derekburton9532 I 100% agree you should get SS based on what you contributed to SS, the same as everyone else using a fair and equitable SS pay out formula for everyone. The new unfairness this rushed Bill creates is an unfairness to those worked and paid into SS their whole life without a public service pension. Under this bill, you will receive a higher percent of what you paid in to SS because it assumes your SS Job was your only source of income and is biased to pay out more for lower contributions and those that it think are near poverty. The average worker that worked their whole life at job and paid into SS will receive less percentage of what they paid in since they contributed over a longer period and likely not near the flawed payout formula poverty calculation bias. Leave to the Gov bureaucracy to screw up everything they touch.

[@californiadreamer5968]

I split my time between the private sector working low wage jobs and teaching. My teacher pension is smaller than most teachers because I don’t have as many years on the job. I also don’t qualify for a cost of living raise every year because I was a teacher for 19 years instead of 20, so as the years pass my pension will be worth less and less.

[@charlieruns7953]

What you dont know, is that we paid into SS. I have paid into SS since I was 16 and I am 58. But since i have a pension, I only get 40% of my benefit.

[@JoeNomad-t5q]

Thank you Senator Sherrod Brown and Senator Schumer... we have been punished & penalized long enough, 20 + years is way to long.

[@mike245401]

Nothing for people on disability i bet!

[@ybelitsecollado2651]

I can't believe this struggling to give more to the Social Security to the retirees but there we have millions of people that came in through the border and still coming in and they're getting everything send them home and give the money to the American who have built this nation work work and Give more than half of their life working been paid taxes those are the people that really deserve everything have free Medical

[@rjahn3000]

My ss check is reduced by 400 per month even though I paid in enough credits. This due to people who got shorted on SS. Pass the bill ! Vote Tom Tillis out!

[@stacieadams1403]

Ours was reduced and when they did a raise because of cost of living it was fooking 25 dollars...Errrr

[@mikehocking4836]

You get pension right I don't I worked 47 hard labors no tears here for ya

[@rjahn3000]

@@mikehocking4836 I worked in construction and many other jobs and 30 years in law enforcement, I paid into SS for 20 years I have the credits for ss so I should get paid like other people with the same credits.

[@sweetsighs4u]

He needs to be reminded of WHO HE SERVES!

[@RobertYoung-ml4kr]

Mine was reduced $772 per month. I'm still working @ 70 and Retired from Phila. POLICE in 1999. My police pension is minimal as a former street Cop, not a Chief. My father, a Retired Philly P/O passed away in poverty & My dear Mother suffered GPO reductions. Terrible indeed. 2 generations of a police family stepped on by Regan & Laffer's stupid evil WEP & GPO. PASS THE FAIRNESS ACT NOW, WE PAID INTO & EARNED OUR FULL BENEFIT! Retired PPD

[@nicholastumlin4334]

It's long overdue the rich pay up

[@Home-Insulation-Framing]

You don't pay in you don't get paid

[@CathiWilder]

Republicans act like funding SS is an issue. They know exactly what needs to be done by having all workers contribute to the system, not matter what you income is..ALL workers should be contributing their share, on ALL income..

[@jimmybutler3728]

YES GOVERNMENT HAS PUNISHED SOME OF THOSE THEY TRAPPED BY GREED ! AND THE WOMEN THAT WORKED OUT OF THE HOME !...

[@littleanniegirl1568]

God bless you for passing this. I worked in the private sector and paid social security for over 20 years. Then I taught high school. My benefits were going to be cut by 50%. I paid in for all those years. No one deserves to be penalized.

[@8aNda1d]

Yes thanks to a very few that will cause SS be insolvent quicker.

[@AnnGentry-q2b]

There is a video on KZbin where Senator Kennedy calls out SS for paying benefits to people who aren't living. He said 3 billion sent out last year alone. It needs to stop and SS people who did this should pay it back.

[@californiadreamer5968]

Look for evidence, not KZbin videos.

[@dizzleslaunsen2372]

They are just trying to make excuses to get rid of it and take the money.

[@AnnGentry-q2b]

@californiadreamer5968 Senator Kennedy presented evidence, to the Senate, and it was recorded.

[@msmci5854]

Raise the FICA cap. Raise the FICA cap. Stop pretending that the social security problem will be fixed by any other measure. Please raise the cap so the system works. The wealthy have been gaining at everyone elses expense.

[@CBaer-1Mill]

That's the point! TAX BREAKS FOR THE RICH, TAX THE MIDDLE CLASS TO OBLIVION, & HELP THE POOR. Political perfection to give you the illusion that they really care.

[@charlieruns7953]

That is just DUMB. The ONLY way to fix it is to put the FICA tax into a Trust Fund and quit putting it in the General Fund and spending it on everything but SS.

[@deannasanchez5862]

Well if the government didn't mis manage our money we would not be here

[@danascherer1970]

Gov. Is really stupid. But we are not. Vote no.

[@jeffkinslow2529]

Don't do this raise the fica tax level above the 160,000 income limit ,I'm favor of a flat tax of 3percent for all above the poverty limit. 2:40

[@nayinmissoula1432]

All SSA recipients need a raise! I want them to vote on that! Also a 69K raise for Congress is ok?

[@wandamathison1888]

I agree that is BS! We need a large raise!

[@sweetsighs4u]

If they can't live on 180k they need to be given the $1200 I'd receive

[@Boonemyster]

And yet we have money to send to the Ukraine and other countries, and we are unable to pay our debts to citizens who paid their Social Security for the last 40+ years. Unconscionable.

[@leighhammill2607]

And write to Senator Tillis (R-NC) to tell him that removing the taxable income cap must be at least part of the solution.

[@charlieruns7953]

Goodness, are people really this naive? They will just spend that money, too. The ONLY solution is to put all the FICA tax into a Trust Fund and stop putting it in the General Fund and spending it on everything BUT SS.

[@WalterBarrington-y7h]

So it’s ok to screw people just because it is a small number of people? If that’s the case cut the salaries of senators by 75% because it is a small number of people.

[@outdoorgal9602]

I think that is a fantastic idea!

[@charlescole4930]

IRRESPONSIBLE . No Cuts For The Elected !

[@jackkamps4716]

I'm one of the people that this bill applies to. I paid all my Social Security quarters by working 2 and 3 jobs for 20+ years. I will get a government pension that I paid into. But I will only a fraction that I put into Social Security. How is this fair? Some people have never worked a day in their lives and they get theirs. I'm also a widow. My wife had all her quarters. I will get none of that money. Again how is this fair? And who gets her money that she paid to Social Security???

[@brocklanders6969]

You only paid a fraction into that pension. The taxpayers are picking up the tab for the rest. Same as Social Security. You want the tax payers to pay for two retirements.

[@mrs.taylor9666]

People who don't work, don't get Social Security, do they? It's a socialist programme and so all who contributed receive it when they retire, determined by how much they paid in. Usually, people get more than they've actually paid in. (Incidentally, you're a widower, if you're a man.)

[@JP67]

Were you not aware of this when you took the gravy job? Did you not benefit from the absolute job security and ease of work all these years.Public servants,thats a joke

[@sunlight4169]

@@JP67 Wrong, you have no idea what you are talking about. The pension is deducted from salaries; and if a survivor benefit is chosen then more is deducted. People paid into the pensions just like the private sector pays into social security. And because these "gravy train" jobs don't pay enough, we break our backs working another job in which we pay social security taxes, which won't even be counted toward the SS benefits, unless one has "substantial earnings" for the year, and then we have to work 30 years in that part time with substantial earnings (not some low wage job like working at a restaurant or supermarket - so another burdensome restriction that you have to earn substantial $$$ earnings to be eligible for SS benefits - to get the full benefits like the private sector. Few if any achieve that. The private sector has no rigorous substantial earnings and the earnings required for private sector quarter credit are much lower. If anyone in the private sector works two jobs, they get the social security benefit for both. Just not right at all with the "gravy train" foolish misconceptions..

[@jackkamps4716]

@@JP67 I would hardly call my job "Gravy". Gravy doesn't include 2 major surgery's from being hurt on the job and a battle with cancer that was caused by things I was exposed to working this gravy job. I worked dam hard at my job and made many personal sacrifices.

[@susanpulfrey1112]

Cut welfare to 5 years, start work for welfare which will train a workforce for building the infrastructure we need to replace. And before people complain there is something wrong with the welfare system when we have 1 family name and 3 different generations of that family all in same low income housing but in 3 separate apartments. We need to train a workforce that lives in and maintains low income housing. Elderly need their own facilities which maintenance would be done under supervision by those living in younger aged facilities. Under these same guidelines we offer vo-tech training for all maintenance jobs including all building and lawn maintenance. Child care on sight which requires either paycheck stub or volunteer hours in the low income housing community. Again all will be supervised and vo tech training through this program. Social security is paid into specifically for our elders future before we ever start talking about cuts. We should be talking about about cutting programs that aren’t taken directly fro people’s checks.

[@shellyprince3664]

WHEN WILL YOU PAY BACK THE TRILLION DOLLARS YOU TOOK FROM US AND THEN GAVE US AN IOU.ITS TIME TO PAY IT BACK NOW. IT'S TIME TO GIVE OUR SENIORS WHAT THEY DESERVE,AFTER WORKING ALL THEIR LIVES. AND THEY LIVE ON $1000 DOLLARS A MONTH. SENIOR'S ARE THE ONES THAT NEED A BIG RAISE. OUR GOVERMENT SURE DON'T DESERVE A RAISE.

[@StrikeTheRoot]

what do you mean reaching insolvency. the entire US is insolvent already. 221.8 trillion in unfunded liabilities and only 221.3 trillion in total assets. Is that not insolvency? when you owe more than you're worth? It's hilarious when these clowns debate debt and spending. They are all spend happy clowns. all of them.

[@ws775]

The trust fund will not go insolvent. Current payroll taxes proceeds pay current benefits. It’s always worked that way. The problem that will happen is there will be a shortage which could require a reduction in benefits. That can be fixed.

[@michaelmorris9546]

All they need to do to pay for this is to either significantly raise or eliminate the earnings cap on paying social security taxes. Problem. Solved.

[@jessiemcdaniel4780]

Vote yes for today not ten years fix it now we need this bill passed now

[@Merry-yk2to]

I'm sure there is a pay increase in this bill for these fighting for the bill presented , WHy else would these politicians be fight unless their was a BIG INTEREST TO THEIR OR THIS WOULD OF BE TAKEN CARE OF YEARS AGO...

[@TimothyBaer]

You need to pay out FULL benefit at age 62…. Like it was before you move the bar you damn thieves.

[@leighhammill2607]

Remove the cap on FICA taxable income! Why should higher income people not pay FICA for ALL of their income, and receive a diminishing benefit after $168,000 or whatever the ceiling is.

[@charlieruns7953]

Thats just DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They will just spend that money, too. The ONLY solution is to put all the FICA tax into a Trust Fund and stop putting it in the General Fund and spending it on everything BUT SS.

[@TimothyBaer]

You need to pay out benefit at age 62…. Like it was before you move the bar you damn thieves.

[@JasonJeffries-s6j]

The government should not be able to barrow from ssi ,Bush did it in 1983 it was like 800 billion dollars I wonder how many times the government has done that ? The biggest question is did they pay back what they took from ssi I have my doubts why don’t they take the money out of the congress retirement fund and pay it back later

[@DrSchor]

what does barrow mean

[@BirdDogey1]

Congress just voted themselves a 40% increase. This bill allows a small group to get the social security they paid into.

[@pamelahancock5679]

Wow that's something we.paid into this SS.. .

[@DeborahKotova]

so they get a big chunk of money , while us seniors have to live off of a 21.00 cola raise??? something is wrong with this picture!! we get thrown out in the street and get jack shit

[@LisaC-cq5cr]

10 years Huh That is a big wup. How’s the government pension fund these days overflow I’m sure. so says everyone who lost their house to Private equity.

[@outlawtribe77]

They ACCEPTED the terms of the job without social secrity people need to be held accountable for their actions.

[@TheBoss12998]

What do you mean? This has nothing to do with them taking our benefits. Educate yourself before commenting.

[@outlawtribe77]

@@TheBoss12998 I'm very educated and watch the whole video and you must be one of them snowflakes that don't believe in freedom of speech and only believe what you believe in which is fine but corporations that have wasted the pension funds on the stock markets when inside traders I bet you voted for Old Joe.

[@Satjr35031]

He doesn’t understand like Trump

[@jeffreyhuggins3074]

Why can't y'all get it right what about one's who've passed and others

[@donaldahern9930]

It seems the richest members of congress can't seem to find an end too frugal ,cheapskate mentality ideology when it comes the least of us in this countr❤y!

[@dprice8360]

I’m a retired educator. I am currently employed at a job that social security is taken out. Explain to me Mr. Tillis, why I can’t get money that I’ve paid into. It’s simply not fair. This original bill was passed over 40 years ago. Our elected leaders have had 40 years to make this right and they have not. If we don’t get this passed it will not get this far again. This is not our fault that social security is running out. Heck we’ve been putting money in and haven’t gotten anything back. It’s time to make this right for educators, police officers, firefighters and others affected by WEP/GPO.

[@cpark7664]

Raise the darn cap already. As simple as that. Just quit talking about how SS will be insolvent in 10 years. If you don't know what I'm talking about, look it up. Only the first $176,000 of income is subject to FICA (Social Security) tax withholding. Make the wealthy pay their fair share. Raise the cap so that all income is subject to FICA tax.

[@snowaIker]

just go awayz these people in the senate are so old they can barely move.

[@anthonywillis2305]

Congress has never voted down a pay raise for their self

[@chuck5555]

That’s not our fault Tillis. Figure it out. Stop fking with our fund and we would be in the green

[@fandomcheergurl1006]

Cut Congress pay and match it to the national average income of $67,795. No one in Congress should make 6 figures because in addition to their salary they get a stipend funded by taxpayers to pay for meals and travel. Put this money into the Social Security fund that Congress has repeatedly gutted over time and diverted elsewhere.

[@michaelblew6019]

Fix what?,,1st responders ,police,firefighters,private entities, called cities,funded pensions by taxpayers having different retirement accounts,,get the money from Ukraine

[@rjahn3000]

This bill has been in the works for years, Tillis knows that!

[@misspuppa]

I thought we are rich 😮that why we give every land free money

[@TreasureSwanson]

Anyone who pays into Social Security gets paid. What about people who are very rich quit receiving it? There’s many people who get less than $1,000 per month. Please don’t let Social Security die!

[@harriettcalloway7601]

Yes, we paid into it. We worked a second job, some of us three jobs. We earned all of our money. Pass the bill

[@Brian1961-ep4bq]

I'm right with you I work two and three jobs I'm a single white male I'm 63 I took early retirement at 62 I'm broken down with disabilities oh work part-time where's my social security no pension this ought to be a straight-up raise across the board for everyone you can bet does Congress is going to get a fat paycheck on their cost of living

[@richardconnor2320]

It means they'll need to act 6 months sooner to solve the problem. Treating retirees unfairly does not solve the problem. The problem would still be there six months later. It just means Congress needs to fix the problem sooner.

[@msgregg1955]

We PAID for this. When we worked. Just like the Senator talking right now acting like we are STEALING this money. WE PAID FOR IT! Just like you and you and you pay every paycheck.

[@131601]

Let’s take 60% of his earned money …..

[@samlombardo6949]

Why should we be responsible for people who don't pay into SS. ?

[@DannyBadyna-kt5uc]

They did pay in but had there SS benefits cut by at least 60%

[@JANETSILL]

I know it sounds crazy, but we did pay into SS and fulfilled all requirements. However when we go to collect earned benefits from SS we find out it has been reduced by 2/3. Wrap your head around that. We are not asking for one penny we have not earned.

[@jefferybuettgens4849]

Get to work! Blue and Red representatives...get to work! #Fix Social security it is your job😊

[@adblas2222]

Those that are against this bill should lose their seat/election. Maybe public servants should form an organisation to fight these politicians.

[@guidichris]

I paid into SS for over 10 years before going to work for a school district covered by a retirement plan. I paid into SS, and I expect to get my money out. Just because politicians squandered the money does not give them the right to cheat me out of what I’m due.

[@gregblum7484]

Our govt keeps stealing from ss..,.govt as always been terrible with money....stopp the waste

[@goosecouple]

Rino Primary list 1. Cornyn 2. Collins 3. Ernst 4. Murkowski 5. Tillis

[@OriginalWhiteDevil]

Don't forget Thune who is running things in the Senate now.

[@stacieadams1403]

Primary everyone

[@Audrey-ld1hs]

​@@stacieadams1403there was a time when they received no pay. Washington, Franklin etc donated their time and wisdom to our goverment and then let someone else fill their place. No pay for the good of the country. What a novel idea. Can you say that about anyone in politics now. I think all but trump take the money and vote themselves a raise whether you get one or not.

[@janetblair3846]

It’s our money!!! Stop 🛑

[@jwrevdave]

Dear Congress, this is a problem that you and your predecessors created. Own it! But given your past track record most of us are NOT hopeful for overhauling the Social Security on your watch.

[@msgregg1955]

I’m supposed to get $1200 but instead after TAXES (yes it’s taxed) and after I have to pay for Medicare, because of this situation my check is $406. They KEEP half of the money I PAID INTO IT. So pass the BILL AND THEN….fix it. But done punish us for the stupidity done 40 years ago AND be happy we don’t go after back pay!!

[@thomaspaxtonpaxton2597]

I say let's protest but peacefuly