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Deuxcents

(21,261 posts) Fri Feb 14, 2025, 06:36 PM Feb 14

All these layoffs, firings and shutdowns will not only tank the economy, I'm thinking a hit on SS n Medicare

Thousands of unemployed not paying into the funds so they can say they’re going bankrupt and need to eliminate them. Tariffs are another hit on our economy but there’s gonna be more hurt to come

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All these layoffs, firings and shutdowns will not only tank the economy, I'm thinking a hit on SS n Medicare (Original Post) Deuxcents Feb 14 OP

Couple high unemployment with high inflation. Remove government safety nets. What could go wrong? Midnight Writer Feb 14 #1

Excellent point that very few people have likely even thought about given all the other Wiz Imp Feb 14 #2

just wait for the bird flue pandemic coming. pansypoo53219 Feb 15 #3

The hurt has just begun peggysue2 Feb 15 #4

Midnight Writer

(23,491 posts)

1. Couple high unemployment with high inflation. Remove government safety nets. What could go wrong?

Reply to Deuxcents (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2025, 06:44 PM

Feb 14

They (the architects of this insanity) know what they are doing. They want a medieval-style society where they are the lords and everyone else are serfs here to live and serve at their pleasure.

Wiz Imp

(4,126 posts)

2. Excellent point that very few people have likely even thought about given all the other

Reply to Deuxcents (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2025, 07:25 PM

Feb 14

insanity going on.

pansypoo53219

(22,018 posts)

3. just wait for the bird flue pandemic coming.

Reply to Deuxcents (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2025, 01:40 PM

Feb 15

peggysue2

(11,685 posts)

4. The hurt has just begun

Reply to Deuxcents (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2025, 01:55 PM

Feb 15

The squeeze will continue until the greed heads have enough 'saved' expenditures to reward themselves with fat, juicy tax breaks.

As for the laws? They're for the little people, as Leona Helmsley infamously said.

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