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enid602

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2. Decrease effective payouts to SS

Reply to Sibelius Fan (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 11:09 PM

Mar 2025

If the Republicans cut SS benefits by 20-30% as a one time remedy to ‘save SS,’ and then ratchet up inflation using tariffs, the value of SS payouts decreases substantially.

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They'll wreck SS, you'll still pay the 6.5% payroll tax, but those funds will now go to Elon Musk [View all] Sibelius Fan Mar 2025 OP

Fearing for my daughters, and grands. elleng Mar 2025 #1

Decrease effective payouts to SS enid602 Mar 2025 #2

Get the fear with trump and his henchmen. But they aren't going to cut out benefits for 70+ Million Silent Type Mar 2025 #3

Evidence they'll "wreck it"? Of course not. This is creative speculation. valleyrogue Mar 2025 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author vapor2 Mar 2025 #5