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[@mikehauer886]

I’m 75 now . Get $1600 a month . It don’t go far . But I still have to file every tax time with the IRS . What a pain in the ass . Senior Citizen deserve a break . Thank You

[@JACK_TheAllSeeingEye]

Right there with you pal...

[@czechmate6916]

Me too 😡😡🤬🤬

[@helenkessler6012]

You

[@helenkessler6012]

Someone is fooling you under 24k no filing necessary.

[@questfortruth665]

I'm the same age, same income and agree totally! Worked my ass off for fifty years, got scammed out of all my savings and, by God, I'm going to make this work if it kills me! I'M DONE WORKING, PERIOD! Give us a BREAK!

[@RantzBizGroup]

At 65 nobody should pay property taxes nor school taxes.

[@m1a1abrams93]

I have bought my home twice in the last 10 years due to taxes.

[@RantzBizGroup]

@@m1a1abrams93 BINGO!!!!

[@blue03r6]

Your county should offer seniors a homestead tax break. The old guy i bought my house from was paying 1200 a year for property tax and i pay 3400

[@RantzBizGroup]

@@blue03r6 the real problem is that the US is bankrupt. There are no real funds for rebates.

[@briangc1972]

Many counties and many states have reduced rates for seniors, you just have to fill out the forms for the lower rates. But you are correct, over 65 should not have to pay any more taxes.

[@rich1891]

I saw many of my friends lose half their value of their 401K under the Obama Administration. VOTE RED SAVE AMERICA 🇺🇸

[@DanlowMusic]

Lost that much more under Biden too.

[@mikekosar6135]

Still haven’t recovered all that was lost during the 8 OBAMA years

[@rodleyeriffe9149]

I made money, but my 401k was customized... 90% was invested in solid $ makers. There was a couple statements that was even but I usually made some, but by being conservative I never lost "my money". I relied on me putting $ away. My last ten years I was adding $300/week. By not being greedy in the up market and staying steady at aprx 8% gain but steady, I did better than most.

[@rich1891]

@mikekosar6135 I'm a retired mechanic I lost my job at GMC after the bankruptcy. Obama's economy caused all of it.

[@mikekosar6135]

@@rich1891 12 of the last 16 years have Been a catastrophe…….

[@lizpetruzzi7700]

It’s shameful we don’t take care of our vets, the elderly and the disabled. We fund Ukraine and illegal immigrants yet our own citizens live without basic needs.

[@benrichards9667]

Yep and the sheeple allow this. Nobody marching streets. Zip

[@J2A61]

Because we’re scared of the people that are supposed to work for us. Other countries will pull the president out by his feet and drag him around for all to see if they don’t keep their word…. 🤷🏾‍♂️ just saying

[@cindymcdonald5830]

Take your vacation and sick days you are entitled to for your mental health. It's extremely sad that people can't retire and enjoy their later years because of having to work to survive. Vote Trump 2024🎉

[@dymphnaelsanto5577]

I am back to work. I have an IRA but the taxes when I withdrawal are crazy...if Harris gets elected I'm taking all of my money out and paying the 24% tax as opposed to her 44%!!!.... Government pension employees just don't get the point of an IRA!

[@slanwar]

@@dymphnaelsanto5577 I don't have a 401K but a pension which with my SS I "should" be able to retire at 63 but when I remove my taxes means I have to get another job.

[@Holly2017Rascal]

Agree with using all vacation/sick time or as now called PTO -Paid Time Off. I used every day I had. I saw during all my years of working that when you get in your 50’s and 60’s, employers don’t care about any loyalty. It happened to very nice people when I started working full time, it happened to my dad, later on to my husband and finally me. My husband had 31 years with the same employer. When they want to cut staff, they go to the older employees because younger ones are less expensive. My advice too is take all the time offered.

[@deecooper1567]

So agree 👍👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@davidbreen4353]

@@slanwar yup!!

[@davidclark7584]

That SS money was already taxed when it was taken from your check.

[@QueenofArgyle2525]

Yep

[@zoelynch295]

Exactly right - it is literally a tax - it’s a % of your income every check from the first paycheck you make to the last. I’m not even mid 50s yet and I have paid 6% of my income every paycheck for that last 38 years -- 38 years. If I could have just saved that $$ - not even invested it I’d be a multi millionaire- So would you.

[@jillconroy6114]

When we retired 15 years ago, we had managed to be mortgage free, debt free, and no wifi, no cable, etc. We grow our own food, hunt, can, and freeze. Since we're not working, we don't need new clothes, or much gas. We eat at home, except Friday night. Pizza 🍕Wahoo. We continue to tighten our belts whenever we can. I'd rather live frugal and enjoy every day, than owe my soul to the company store!!! Both 77, 😊

[@loisjkindel180]

Tennessee Ernie Ford was right about the 'company store' ! 😊

[@ownsilver]

I think most folks having to go back to work is self inflicted from poor saving and spending habits buying an overpriced big house driving a new car you can drive vehicles that are over 5 years old my truck 24 years old my wifes car 18 years old very dependable no payments for 13 years also debt free and retired going on 6 years

[@mikenixon2401]

Understood. That big house and property was nice, but I have fewer worries now. God bless and watch over you and your husband.

[@allanfranklin9615]

Y'all live the way people did 60-70 years ago. Smart.

[@bbrhody831]

We strive for the same. Dread going past our locked gate at the end of our driveway. There's no place like home!

[@arnealvarado7477]

I started paying into SS in the early 70's with a guaranteed retirement age. Our government changed my retirement age without my consent! I consider that a breach of contract! Our government should be held liable to compensate all of us that they screwed!

[@m1a1abrams93]

Finally found someone else that noticed this. Most people don't even realize this. I started paying taxes at 12 years old in the 70s also. And I feel the same way. Once you start paying it is a written contract. And the retirement age at that time should stand as a legal binding agreement.

[@tomduane4734]

Illegal immigrants get more.

[@daleolson3506]

And they are criminals

[@therifleman5611]

Yes they do, I heard them cockroaches get $20,000 a month more than what I get in a damn year. I worked in hot factories for almost 40 years and retired now and they get more than I do than a year. Screw Biden and Harris

[@vipermad358]

Don't blame others for your failures in life. You think shite people are great? Why are you a FAILURE?

[@vipermad358]

@@daleolson3506Like you?

[@J.B.29]

So? It's what people voted for,and will again in the next election.

[@gauthier.victoria]

I retired when I was 56, and no I am not rich... I don't have a big gorgeous home I have a functional home, but God himself watches over me and takes care of me, he brings me peace... He gives me tasks to do... Such as being a good Steward of my home, and my financial stability. I still visit relatives and they still visit me.. what more in life do I really need. I don't need big expensive vacations, he watches over my health my wealth, my relationships and my family. I truly have more than I need. Live in relationship to God and he watches over you.

[@williamjohnson5517]

Amen

[@angelamalcomb1373]

You got on disability

[@bbrhody831]

79 yo. Still paying $150 mo school taxes. Property taxes eating us alive

[@slanwar]

I'm in New Jersey and paying over $850 a month for property taxes not counting the mortgage which is crazy and I would move away from this state but my wife's family are here and she will not move...

[@ricksmith4736]

@@slanwar Florida does NOT want you...

[@JoanuvArc]

@@slanwar a month?... wow. and I thought I had it bad. 😳

[@transparentglazier]

Think about this. If they reduced taxes, there would be more spending going back into the economy, meaning more jobs, better wages and a healthier populace! Our government has everything backwards

[@slanwar]

@@transparentglazier they need to reduce the size of our government

[@laurengilliland8355]

Trump is stopping taxation of already taxed social security. Trump 2024!

[@loriwest8700]

No property tax after retirement!!

[@inthewoods3237]

Or after 20 years as your residence! I’ve paid 90K since buying my place I think that’s enough?!?!

[@WYO_Dirtbag]

Yes. It should be a federal thing. I live somewhere that they have extended another year of exceptions for retirees to not have to pay property tax, which is good. But it should be permanent. In reality property tax is a complete scam and means none of us actually ever own out property.

[@kennetholsten5468]

It's horrible and immoral; we never really own our homes. Disgusting.

[@lisamielke2607]

Agreed

[@everready19373]

Property tax is a scam. Why should I pay taxes on something that I own?

[@rodneybender6865]

Spot on Buddy I'm 72 years old retired twice and recently got my Social Security. As a veteran and a senior citizen I'm appalled and ashamed of the Govt how they treat Illegals vs veterans and seniors who worked all their life only to be shoved aside for someone who doesn't even belong in Our Country.

[@jacobmccarthy605]

No taxes paid after retirement is brilliant. So Why is Buddy's idea not happening! Because it has too much Common Sense!!!

[@lemmdus2119]

Government is too greedy. Maybe instead of Social Security, we should get a tax free retirement.

[@NatureScapesStudio]

Trump is proposing that. Do better vote him in.

[@spencerbosco933]

We can take it further than that get rid of income tax for everyone. Federal income tax is against the Constitution and it was supposed to be temporary.

[@f1y7rap]

If the govt were to stop taxing what they hand out, they'd go broke.

[@edwardmmanns7454]

@@lemmdus2119 Tax free should mean school taxes etc. too.

[@kitsune303]

I worked right up to 65 and retired a couple months back. I'll be damned if I work past 65, and I know I'm lucky not to have to. But In the last 8 years of my job I never got to take a single day of vacation and only took some sick time during covid for a week. I watched Pete Butagieg take "paternity" leave with his "partner" and watched Biden on what seemed like years of permanent vacation on a beach chair with his bird legs hanging out. The elites in govt game the system. They run this country likes it their own to live off of.

[@MicheleSmith67]

Should not have to pay property tax on your home either. We are taxed to death literally. We already own nothing because of taxes.

[@NatureScapesStudio]

Pressure your local and state gov.

[@dwayneklien5308]

Amen, I agree 100%.

[@StumpBindet]

Not before the war of ,1860

[@JamesWeaver-n4t]

The government tells us all about " corporate greed ". The government is the corporation that's greedy. They take more of your money than any entity and don't give you a choice of changing where you get your services. Hmmm 🤔

[@Lightning613]

Interesting how rent controls work (KommieFornia) and the DRMs have made it nearly illegal to remove tenants/squatters who are paying no rent - yet one misses paying their property or is short a quarter, & tge state instantly takes your house away and kicks the rightful owners to the curb.

[@carnakthemagnificent336]

I'm one of the old guy subscribers to the show. I retired at 61, and a 401k is a big part of our retirement. I'm also one of those guys who who worked up the ladder, but took time for family vacations. More importantly, we structured our expenses such that my wife has always been a stay at home mom. Starting to save, even small amounts at a young age works and it's important. But far more important is giving to your church, to people in need, and to worthy charitable organizations. "He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed." Set aside work and savings, God has blessed our family far more than I deserve.

[@jameswood231]

Awesome Testimony!

[@AntillesFilms]

The federal government has no authority to directly tax its citizens.

[@elonever.2.071]

the IRS was created to collect taxes to pay interest on all the paper money in circulation that it leases from the Federal Reserve. And that system is designed so the US can never get out of debt by paying it off. There is not enough money in circulation to pay off the loan and the interest.

[@DoomsDayDonnie2024]

Sir or ma'am that's called taxation without representation.... goes back a long way

[@LonSheldon-bv4hr]

​@@DoomsDayDonnie2024before the synagogue of satanic Jews.

[@nyslmt]

I always knew I would have to work till I die decades ago!!!

[@robertjames4953]

That's why they hire an 'agency' to do it.

[@seanshay998]

I was “let go” by a previous employer almost 2 years ago. I was very dedicated to my job and being there all the time. I had 3 months of vacation and sick time banked up, as I never used any time because I was studious. I didn’t get a dime of any of it when they got rid of me. Lesson learned, they don’t give a damn about you. I lost thousands and thousands only to take it up the tailpipe. Never again.

[@michaelgresham1980]

That’s not legal

[@landonhall6444]

The real problem with retirement is not the 401k. Its Bidenomics and how poorly social security has been managed by congress. Lots of promises and no results. Its incredibly disheartening.

[@shawndavis2616]

It was all part of the plan. They want to work you until you drop so the foreign replacements can live like royalty! I've been warning people about this and other issues FOR YEARS!!

[@cjhoward409]

We were all set that my husband could retire from his full time job at age 62, to start his own business and work part time. But because of the inflation, we haven’t been able to save and have actually dipped many times into our savings. 😡

[@Sy-xu2yw]

Red and blue are 2 different sides of the same coin. Like he said, retirement worked for ww2 era folks because it was meant to. Now everyone suffers because it's all rigged

[@andrewknow5254]

I should be abolished

[@ljpowersports3675]

The 401k is based on the economy, the economy suffers so does your 401k account how do you think so much had been lost in your account since biden and at the same time overpaying for everything by 4 or 5 times

[@edstoneghost8475]

I'm 75 years old and my wife and I are retired. We live in Pennsylvania and own our house on 6 wooded acres free and clear for the past 19 years. We haven't worked at a job in over 10 years. We're debt free, no vehicle payments, pay no federal or state income tax on our income and just have property taxes to pay every year. Our primary source of income is Social Security with a small pension and our meager 401k's. Our total annual income is $51,000.00. We're living well below our means yet still enjoy life without worrying about bills.

[@ronaldschoolcraft8654]

We shouldn't be paying income taxes anyway.

[@3chunter307]

Nor property taxes

[@Idahoprepper71]

Get back to work! The rest of the world is relying on your taxes that our government is giving it to them. 😂

[@3chunter307]

@@Idahoprepper71millions in government are worth millions with full pensions. They will make more in retirement then when they was working. That’s our tax money at work for these jokers to want to take more of our rights everyday.

[@jknga5869]

This is why they have pushed direct deposit so hard. If they can put money in, they can take it out

[@WildernessForever]

Trump is trying to get rid of income tax and replace it with tariffs on foreign countries. I think it's a genius idea!

[@heiditiso4995]

No taxation after 65 is brilliant! Great way to respect and thank our elders for the contributions they’ve made to our country over the course of their lives and help fill the gaps of fixed incomes in retirement. How about a similar idea for veterans who retire after a full military career? Bravo Buddy! Let’s hope Trump is watching and runs with the idea.

[@newmoon0928]

If you want to be wealthy and be able to retire, go into politics. Go in moderate income, come out a multi millionaire. It is quite an amazing feat!

[@alanwhite1620]

Which why I find it funny when politicians start talking about taxing the rich more. Do you honestly think they are going to vote for them to have to pay more?

[@dreamweaver662]

You are so right

[@samcarpenter4347]

I’m 71 and I was thinking that very thought yesterday! I shouldn’t have worked 70 hrs a week (on salary pay… no overtime pay) and given up vacation time! I kept saying “ When I retire I can…”. That was BS! Enjoy your life while you are young!

[@melodik6034]

First thing that needs to be done is 100% cut all aid to anyone in the states illegally. No food stamps, housing, free medical without entering legally. I'm in nj and can see them being dropped off by the bus load.

[@bettyradford9950]

AGREE!

[@supergram7409]

Same in NY . English is the 2nd language

[@Edward-tm1dm]

Foreign aid and moneys also.

[@connievaughn8468]

Buddy is exactly right. Take the time off you are entitled to and don't think working all the time will help you 'climb the ladder'. Unless you have a great degree AND know the right people, you are not going up that ladder. The better you are at the job you do (if you are not already in management) the less likely you are to advance; they don't want to replace someone who does a good job.

[@shirleypetersen1509]

You couldn't have said it better. I work in a hotel in Florida. The illegals working there hours don't get cut during dead season but ours do. I'm voting Republican but it's not going to change the fact that my landlord doubled my rent. I still can't save the money to get to Alabama.

[@WildernessForever]

😢

[@JustinKais]

I'm 60, I'll be working until they carry me out of the office in a body bag. Thanks Brandon. Everytime I took a vacation, I came back to "we're letting you go." Only because I made sure everything ran smooth in my absence. So tip for y'all, don't put in the time to make sure things go smoothly. Let it go to hell.

[@leeannmettlach2412]

😳

[@JustinKais]

When you come back and fix everything, you’re the hero. A valued employee. They can’t run the place without you. you deserve a raise.

[@steveUSMCpageNOTOLERANCE]

I worked for 62 years and only get 1300$ a month. To top that off. At the end of the year. I pay taxes on the tax I already paid for my whole life.

[@lorribondurant9217]

Yep, and yet our government is giving illegals $3,000-$5000 a month and they’ve never worked here or paid into SS. Makes me so angry 😡

[@seanfalconer7182]

I have to work right up until lunchtime on the day of my funeral.

[@rapid6276]

I'm retired and disabled so I'm just f*cked. Thanks joe and kamala.

[@derrickbowlin1726]

Me to

[@donlouermelk4520]

Me three

[@normanfrye6436]

Me 4. I used to make around 6500/ month. Now that I'm disabled, I'm trying to make ends meet.

[@donlouermelk4520]

@@normanfrye6436 me too , I started out as manual labor worked my way up to a heavy equipment operator even joined a union , that was the worst mistake I ever made , union bosses vote them selves pay raise and everything else then tell you how to vote,, I live the union got a really high paying equipment operator job , haha with out the union taking half my check,,, then got disabled now living by hand and mouth, will government people make millions, and illegal get free everything

[@dwayneklien5308]

Me 5, I'm being forced back to work, just to keep my head above water and I'm treading water like a madman.

[@Vance-ik9ck]

401(k) is not the problem! I got to retire five years early because of mine. The problem is people living beyond their means keeping up with the Joneses giving a crap what other people think about your car or your house or where you go on vacation! And there’s the fools that have to get a new phone every year. I do agree that senior shouldn’t pay income tax or school tax.

[@bassmaster12551]

Could not have said it better myself. The middle class nowadays isn’t what the middle class was decades ago. People live outside their means. Period.

[@mimicleveland7607]

63 yo. No end in sight. SS won’t cover living expenses. Plan for your futures.

[@JohnP538]

Social Security was never meant to provide a comfortable retirement. It was meant to keep you from starving or freezing to death which is about all that it covers.

[@bermudaguy5003]

I am 72 now & I had to quit my job in 2013 because of major spinal damage. No, I do not get disability S.S. money, just a usual S.S. check based on my income. It was very hard at first not working but my wife & I adjusted as needed & we are Very Blessed we have all that we need & worked for. We were always "Middle Class" & very content to be so. We are still in the house we bought in 1991 & still love this house and area. So, plan ahead, be consistent, expect the unexpected & never forget to pray daily & give thanks. Thank you Buddy for another fine video. 👍

[@jameswood231]

Great Testimony!!! Being Thankful.

[@valoesterreicher1208]

Nobody should pay taxes PERIOD!

[@shirleypetersen1509]

@@valoesterreicher1208 The illegals sure aren't.

[@mikemcconeghy4658]

Either that, or everybody in the country pays their fair share. This deal where some do and some don't is just wrong.

[@Monicacride]

It was originally set up for the District of Columbia to pay taxes. Since 1913 we all pay taxes. Same year the ADL was set up. Puzzle Pieces coming together yet?

[@Rebel-pt1se]

Do you like roads, EMS, fire department m, schools

[@dubehigh]

People leave beyond their means. Retired at 62 I live in the northern woods behind enemy lines of Minnesota. Live smarter. 100% debt free. Live smarter.

[@bobbrandofino5520]

Thank you Buddy, In 1982, as a candidate for the U.S. Congress, I ran on a proposal based in our American Heritage, "if taxation without Representation was Tyranny, then Limitless Taxation is Lunacy"! Paying taxes from Cradle and even past the Grave is intolerable acts against the Citizens of the United States. I wanted All Taxation to end at 65 years old. A side benefit to this would be families keeping Grandma and Grandpa with them in their Golden Years to help with purchasing power. Thank you for rekindling this desperately needed concept! Very Respectfully,

[@normanfrye6436]

I think I heard Trump or Vance say that in an interview not too long ago.

[@SpookyEng1]

No way the angry Gen Zers will let boomers get away with not paying taxes.

[@poacher7805]

This is September 13 and on December 5 I'm 62 and retiring on January 1/ 25 no debt and own my home and farm which is two separate properties. This was made possible while Trump was in office through the gas industry purchasing the minerals beneath my properties. Now I'll enjoy the rewards of my years of work. Thank you Mr Trump.

[@GwynethDawn]

It's not the 401k that's a scam, it's Social Security.

[@Lightning613]

So are 401k’s. It’s always a fluid moving target depending on which political party is in power, and now Kum-a-la & Pelosi want taxes on your unrealized gains, plus they want windfall profit taxes when it is finally withdrawn. 🥺

[@maryrichardson1318]

True. After my husband retired from the army, we were both lucky enough to get jobs in our home town at a state university. The biggest benefit was the 2 for 1 match on our 403B. If we put in a dollar, the university put in 2! That plus his military retirement has put us in a decent position. We have both taken on part time work, but it is work that we really enjoy. We are still in our 60s, and in very good health, so we are taking trips and enjoying our time. But we both worked more than one job most of our lives to get in this position. We also have stayed out of debt. All we have right now is our mortgage. We refinanced in 2019 and got a 2.3% interest rate. We will stay in this house until we die.

[@greatmusicfan57]

Social Security is a ponzi scheme, and 401ks are infected with fees, and if you need to get at your money, it's infected with taxes. You can plan, I did but when my company sent our jobs to India, I needed that money and lost a lot to taxes. Pensions made sense, but companies prefer giving golden parachute to CEOs that run companies into the ground and destroy the American tax base by shipping jobs overseas. I don't say they don't deserve big bucks. They do if their stocks are high and their company is fired on all 8 AMERICAN cylinders.

[@mikenixon2401]

In my experience it is both. Actually Social Security was originally suppose to be supplemental income. My wife and I because of a medical emergency our Health Insurance would not cover was wiped out on that AND the tax paid was crazy. Thankfully, God provides. We've just had to drastically downsize and simplify.

[@LordSamuelJ]

Both are a scam. What are you smoking?

[@duhitsAngelaandErika]

We The American People Need To all Stand Together and Stop Filing Taxes and Stop 🛑 Paying Taxes!! PERIOD…

[@Adam-vs2in]

The way this country is going retirement is going to be the least of our worries. Most of us won’t make it because something bigger is going to happen. Be ready. God bless.

[@fpvtv2222]

The problem is that millions work for the US government. They are going to vote for big government so they can keep their jobs and retirement! Do you think someone is going to vote themselves out of a job? The government hire millions of people! That equals millions of people who are pro big government!

[@loisjkindel180]

I've seen that, too. Scary for sure.😢

[@LordSamuelJ]

Not true. I am a federal employee and NEVER vote for bigger government. No one who works with me does either

[@ronrideout3969]

Same.

[@Aprlmoore]

Yep, a frequently overlooked conflict of interest. I would like to see them make the government more efficient; but how many jobs will be lost and how will that effect the economy. So many generations of poor decisions in our country. Many more people should have been directed to better jobs than civil service. But then they took those other jobs, those alternate career paths, away by outsourcing everything or moving all the jobs overseas. Probably all part of the plan.

[@johnperkins8036]

76 & still working full time. Gotta make that car payment for my pharmacist.

[@belindapearson9183]

Yes Buddy so true....when people retire they definitely shouldn't have to pay anymore taxes whatsoever.

[@catnvol]

I totally disagree. Perhaps you shouldn't pay income taxes on your SS benefits but it is absurd to say that multi-millionairs shouldn't pay anything on investment income. And if you mean ANY taxes, it is absurd to say someone shouldn't pay property taxes on their $10,000,000 home. I modest exclusion on a portion of your primary home might make sense, but that is it.

[@patrioticjeeper1298]

None of us should not pay any taxes until our government quits spending it on the illegals and all the overseas bull💩​. Until they start taking care of our own no more taxes. @@catnvol

[@byedoughrods5403]

I have told my kids for years life's too short to be unhappy if you're unhappy it's time for a change you'll never be able to retire so just enjoy life while you can don't work yourself to death chasing the dollar

[@brokenbravo83]

Im extremely good at math and accounting and at this rate, I can retire roughly 5-7 years after I'm dead

[@CC-.-.-.-.]

@brokenbravo83 Funny not Funny. Thank you, I needed that.

[@jameswood231]

Sounds about right!

[@georgek.8134]

Home owner’s insurance for seniors should be discounted drastically. Property taxes for our home is skyrocketing in prices. I agree with you, property taxes should be eliminated for seniors. Same for income taxes, no taxes on social benefits.

[@doubled3983]

Hello from Oklahoma! Since this dumpster fire administration has been in place I've done nothing in my 401k. Truth be told, I've lost more money than I've gained. I think it's a great idea to make seniors and ex-military tax free.

[@user-fh4tf1zv4u]

John D Rockefeller, the founder of the general education board said "I want a nation of workers, not thinkers."

[@truepatriots3860]

God Bless Buddy Brown. A True American Patriot and Hero 👍

[@EdwardPigg-ji4yy]

Up until 1913, Americans kept their entire paycheck. We had schools, roads and everything else that taxes “pay for”.

[@bjmgolf3651]

“If I sign up for the company 401K I’m not even sure I can run that far !!! “ Classic Buddy, just classic! Needed this one for a Monday

[@MarcoGarcia-bl7ww]

Buddy, I thank God for my VA benefits, I am 63 today, and between my VA benefits and SS Disability, I am able to survive. It's what matters, food, shelter, fresh water, bean, bullets & Band-Aids baby.

[@elizabethy2912]

Another Patriot nurse fan, here,🤗

[@3chunter307]

No yearly property tax either. Pay a one time tax when you buy it and that’s it!

[@WVDB7153]

Amen, Buddy we are taxed so many times on the same money it is ridiculous. If the Congress and other😢 fed employees had to take Medicare and Social Security like "us peasants" both would be solvent.

[@jameswood231]

Yes indeed they would!!!

[@crushlife5243]

Trump has to win .

[@LeslieHayman11]

I took a constitution class in 2021 and it changed my life!!!

[@ModelA]

When I started working at 15 years old, retirement age was 55. That was my target. Now I'm 55 and it's been moved back TWICE! Soonest you can retire is HOW old now?? God bless you, Buddy.

[@paulvarga9696]

68 for me

[@dianequaintance6286]

67. All my life I had 62 in my sights. Now I'm 64 and not a happy camper.

[@20worksalot15]

I'm 42 now and 72 or 76 is mine . No BS

[@929cbr_rr]

My goal as youngster was 55. I was able to fully retire at 58. It took really watching how I lived ( lived within my means ).

[@ModelA]

@@929cbr_rr I'm living VERY carefully also. But currently 62 is the soonest I can draw what I have been putting in SS. My 401K and IRAs did excellent under President Trump. Hoping he returns and they grow again.

[@TPayne-fm8ie]

No one over 70 should have to pay property taxes either. We've paid them already. Now my property taxes are more each month than my monthly house payment was in 1983 (with taxes, insurance, interest and principle) That's crazy!

[@teeser2436]

Back in 2008 my husband lost over $40,000 and soon after he was laid off after 22 yrs. He passed away in 2013 and I left what we had left lost most of it when Covid hit and the stock market tanked drew out the $6,000 remaining even the broker said quietly I think your making the right decision . My one saving grace is my house which needs work is paid for. We thought we were doing the right thing with our finances. I’m 72 and live SS paycheck to SS paycheck. Thinking about going back to work. The days of saving money is no more.Praying for all.

[@darwinsmith4354]

I feel fortunate and blessed to be able to get by on my pensions and SS. I preach twice a month because I want to, not because I have to. Let's pray also that every bit of election fraud or cheating is caught and exposed, preferably before votes are counted and/or certified.

[@drenk7]

My wife and I are in our 70’s. She is still working. I had A 401k it’s gone. Eat only 2 meals a day. When I retired 11 years ago we were living well on our retirement income. Not anymore 😡

[@jeffwhite3021]

What happened to your 401k?

[@rappodon]

I grew up in Germany. For us (upper middle class) it was normal to go on holiday in all parts of the world (France, Mexico, USA, Japan, Turkey, Namibia) ... and many people from around the world also go on holiday in Germany. As a child, I was always surprised why I NEVER saw US Americans vacationing with us in Germany. MAXIMUM a few US pensioners in southern Germany. But not young people. I was then told, "Well, they don't have 30 days of vacation per year like we do, but only 12. And sometimes two jobs at the same time. I was so amazed at how the richest and most powerful country in the world offers so “little” to its citizens.

[@ronrideout3969]

The United States is a plutocracy. Period. No welath, no life.

[@connievaughn8468]

We Americans are amazed, too. Thank you for saying this.

[@davidbrown4868]

I remember companies that were able to confiscate people's retirement investments

[@1954shadow]

Yep, happened to me.

[@crybbysckatit]

Keep preaching it my man. Im so tired of this fiasco. Im pretty much over it and cant wait to go home. Im only 42 and im done with it.

[@user-sd4gq7ug2b]

I am 67, divorced, with $836 SS. I work full-time at a deli in a grocery. Got to. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

[@eagleeye10m95]

I agree with you Buddy. The retirement people shall not pay taxes anymore....

[@DeepWebDiary]

I firmly believe that retired people deserve to be paid enough in SSI to live a middle-class life.

[@mre6227-uk4zo]

A lot of people collect ssi have never worked a day in their lives...and many worked their whole lives...

[@Firstfrostbowhunt]

Property taxes are really putting a strain on the common man in retirement.

[@papatriot9195]

If it wasn't, do you think the government would be involved? There's an old saying, " If the government is involved, it's 🤬 !! "

[@MrSupertim996]

100% truth. Do what you want to do now. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. Take those trips, buy that classic car, or that piece of land. Enjoy your life while you can. For some middle age is 30 or 40. Let that sink in.

[@danielproulx7288]

I consider myself blessed because I was able to have a 25 year career in the Teamsters union. When I retired at 59 with my full retirement I had 5 weeks of vacation each year and I used them. I am enjoying my retirement but I am glad I am a Baby Boomer as things are hard now for the generation just starting out. No taxes on social security.

[@waverider501]

You said it INFLETION IS THE KILLER of the value of any savings...

[@cynthiamoore6531]

401 benefits the employer and govt

[@vec4253]

It would help if they stop taxing our social security after we start drawing it!!!

[@ruthhilsdorf3210]

I’m 74. As a single mom (my husband let our life insurance lapse without my knowledge) with 3 kids we lived paycheck to paycheck. Never had the opportunity to put anything aside for retirement. I now have Social Security and a small pension, live very economically, still need to work part time to make ends meet. Travel & other things like that are a luxury, when I do take a small trip it takes years to pay off the resulting credit card debt. I don’t plan on doing that again.

[@emilylindholm3780]

We are a family of 6, plus one big Newfie. Pre Covid I spent $250/week on groceries. yesterday, i spent $500. i still buy diapers and wipes for a toddler... i haven't gotten a raise at work (21 years) in over 10 years. stressed is putting it lightly.

[@leastcoast5606]

I'm 77 and my wife 73. We are pretty lucky, retired after 37 years as a lineman (union) with a good pension and social security. My wife just has social security. House paid for. Didn't save like most people, we enjoyed life. House Taxes, property taxes, homeowners insurance is bad but we are in good shape. Very thankful. I feel for the people struggling. Been retired for 17 years.

[@paigeneighbors8817]

Our seniors deserve so much better! If you work hard all your life and getting up in years, you deserve a break! I’m 52 and heading that way 🙄

[@liljoeii6091]

I'm disabled 100% my wife works as a assistant manager in a bakery we are paycheck to paycheck I sure hope and pray he win Trump thank you for the video

[@brucecook3297]

AS a senior i would love to have at least a minimum poverty wage

[@elizabethy2912]

That's what these wicked Commies in government are counting on, driving people to depend on government through desperation..

[@Terry-sb4bk]

I agree with you 200%! GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL VOICE! 🙏🇺🇸🙏🤟👍👏🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸

[@Ekanselter]

CREDIT has destroyed many peoples 'hope' of retiring! They spent it before they had it!

[@joycewright5386]

I was a nurse for 40 years and we got 12 sick days a year. If we used more than 4 in a year you got written up for excessive sick time. I retired with over 350 hours of sick time, all gone.

[@bizz456]

I watched this very thing happen every single day of my 30 year tenure with the railroad. I’ve been retired for five years and it’s way worse now than it was when I was working. The 401(k) used to work well when the markets were working well. The markets now are an absolute farce and you absolutely cannot depend on a 401(k) for a healthy retirement. Buddy is absolutely correct that the one thing that will hold overtime time tested for generations are precious metals. Yes they’re difficult to acquire your budget is tight but even a little bit will go along way if you can get some.

[@markroth6236]

I'm 66 and worked 42 yrs. just made it in our 401K at Harley before they dropped it. I retired at 62 and I'm am tired, not getting another job. We became debt free 8 years ago, best thing we ever did. Home schooling the grandkids for my one son. Please let Trump get in because I don't want to lose every thing and die poor.

[@haroldmorgado5110]

Mississippi Man of the Year!

[@davidhilborn7020]

I agree. Kids today can't see retirement and think they have time to start saving but not today... Fortunately I have a great retirement plan and is taking care of us. Thanks for the videos Buddy !

[@jameshall5784]

I'm 58 this year and run a flatbed and will more than likely be working until I die.

[@chrismckell5353]

That is the plan for the big corporations keep us working til we drop then replace us . Loyalty to a job is badly misplaced.

[@jencoale9519]

My husband is 9 yrs older then me, we have no debt, im working part time to spend time with him , buget is key, save a little, give a little and we are below middle class 😊

[@davidlewis4946]

Taxation is legalized extortion. Legalized by those legislating the taxation.

[@Xaforn]

A friend of mine is 79, a retired veteran with some health issues and still has to work. Thankfully he works in a healthy environment with other veterans so they are there for each other.

[@richardschindler8822]

Man oh man, I wish you’d run for president. I’m retired, and thankfully I don’t have to work, thank God!! BUT, I’m getting killed with taxes. At some point in time I may have to go back to work just to pay my taxes. Wake up people. Listen to what this man is saying. He’s telling the truth.

[@themanwithnoname7576]

This is real talk. Great example is my dad. Worked his butt off for 43 years and never took sick time and rarely took vacation time off. If he did take time off he spent it working on stuff around the house. Retired and lost his vision within a year. Now he can’t do anything close like he used to. Plan for tomorrow but don’t forget to live for today!

[@oneofakind5668]

In Australia they forced all the elderly to go back to work after taking all ther super, kicking htem off pensions and if not able to get a job they were made to go on job search payments, meanwhile we have 10000's of country shoppers coming to our shores given everything they need funded by the tax payer.

[@MountainwithaView]

Sounds like America

[@maryeb08]

Lunacy.

[@chrismckell5353]

Country shoppers, a good term for the illegal migrants.

[@theczar6171]

Personally, I believe that once you hit 60 years old. You should never have to pay any tax whatsoever.

[@gscop1683]

Buddy, It was always designed (like Soc Security) as a Supplement to a traditional retirement plan. The reason for 401K replacement was greed on many levels including Our Local Govt. I have served as an elected Pension Trustee for 30 years. I am now 70 and still serving.

[@williampoff913]

Preach it my brother!! Ive been a carpenter with no retirement at all since I was 17, and Im 59 now......... Im in shape is the only thing I have going for me. All the guys Ive worked with are good folks but small business owners. Me and them both are in a pickle, no retirement at all. Im just trusting Jesus my Savior to keep me healthy and sane so I can work till the Rapture happens or I go to meet Him. Its just a fact of life for me at this stage of life Im in. May God bless all of ya'll