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Danmel

(5,673 posts)
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:35 AM Apr 2025

I turn 65 tomorrow

Perhaps the worst year since 1934 to reach this milestone. Retirement savings tanking, social security and Medicare threatened. And now tariffs that will basically amount to a 10% pay cut.
Gonna need a lot of wine.

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I turn 65 tomorrow (Original Post) Danmel Apr 2025 OP
Congratulations on making 65! I agree bronxiteforever Apr 2025 #1
Have a wonderful 65th! SheltieLover Apr 2025 #2
Happy Birthday, Danmel. madaboutharry Apr 2025 #3
My wife turns 65 this year EYESORE 9001 Apr 2025 #4
Happy B day 🎂😀 Meowmee Apr 2025 #5
Medicare is not threatened Tickle Apr 2025 #6
If SS isn't threatened then wth is muskrat doing messing around with it? SammyWinstonJack Apr 2025 #8
According to musk, believe him Tickle Apr 2025 #12
Regardless of your lawyer's opinion... LuckyCharms Apr 2025 #13
When did you lose your SS? NT Tickle Apr 2025 #14
I didn't say I did, did I? LuckyCharms Apr 2025 #15
Do you get a lesser amount now? Tickle Apr 2025 #17
No, do you? LuckyCharms Apr 2025 #19
No, my checks are on Tickle Apr 2025 #20
Oh. LuckyCharms Apr 2025 #21
Cobol 😂😂😂 Tickle Apr 2025 #16
You're interesting... LuckyCharms Apr 2025 #18
🍷 works for me surfered Apr 2025 #7
Just for you. Hotler Apr 2025 #9
Happy birthday! yardwork Apr 2025 #10
Happy birthday to you, in spite of all the bad stuff. May sanity be returned to the US soon. LiberalLoner Apr 2025 #11

madaboutharry

(42,025 posts)
3. Happy Birthday, Danmel.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:42 AM
Apr 2025

There isn't anything I can think of that could make anyone feel better, these are truly terrible times.

I hope you have a good day and a happy birthday.

EYESORE 9001

(29,422 posts)
4. My wife turns 65 this year
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:43 AM
Apr 2025

Due to the fact that it could end at the drop of a hat, she decided to apply for SS before full retirement age. We’ve been waiting two months now for verification of her income over the years. I can’t wait to see what happens after she applies for Medicare later this year.

Meowmee

(9,212 posts)
5. Happy B day 🎂😀
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:45 AM
Apr 2025

I know it is frightening and awful… I hope something happens to turn it all around 🤗

 

Tickle

(4,131 posts)
6. Medicare is not threatened
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:48 AM
Apr 2025

neither is your SS. All checks have been on time. I'm worried about my 401k like you. Let's hope at some point it balances out profitable.

SammyWinstonJack

(44,311 posts)
8. If SS isn't threatened then wth is muskrat doing messing around with it?
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 08:15 AM
Apr 2025

I hope you're correct.

 

Tickle

(4,131 posts)
12. According to musk, believe him
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 12:35 PM
Apr 2025

or not, he's looking for fraud. That's what my lawyer told me. As long as you didn't lie to SS you'll be fine. I guess we'll just wait and see.

LuckyCharms

(21,437 posts)
13. Regardless of your lawyer's opinion...
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 12:41 PM
Apr 2025

I have my own opinion based on my observations.

If Musk is looking for fraud, why are they closing SS field offices?

If Musk is looking for fraud, why are they firing SS staff?

If Musk is looking for fraud, why is he looking at re-writing millions of lines of code from a perfectly working COBOL based program for SS?

What they are doing is trying to kill, or at least cripple Social Security by making it unusable without doing a lot of work and suffering a lot of inconvenience.

 

Tickle

(4,131 posts)
20. No, my checks are on
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 12:56 PM
Apr 2025

time and sometimes a few days before my third Wednesday. I'm not going to spend my remaining days, hopefully years, worrying about things that haven't happened. The other side is not going to remove SS. They would never win an election again. most of their supporters are on SS. There's lots to worry about, but SS isn't one of them

LiberalLoner

(11,467 posts)
11. Happy birthday to you, in spite of all the bad stuff. May sanity be returned to the US soon.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 08:46 AM
Apr 2025
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