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Chainfire

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11. When it takes every penny that two workers with children, can make

Reply to Skittles (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 14, 2020, 02:24 PM

Dec 2020

to keep a roof overhead and food in the pantry, it is damn hard to save any money. We weren't able to save until the kid were on their own, and we both had good paying jobs. It is a lot harder for young people today than it was when I was married in 1971. So much of our national wealth has been concentrated at the top that there is a hard row to hoe for working people to get ahead. If the Republicans had their way, it would be much harder.

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Have you received your annual Social Security notice? I had to laugh! [View all] Paper Roses Dec 2020 OP

I know. Considering that we all paid for these benefits too, and they (the republicans) are always SWBTATTReg Dec 2020 #1

i cant even imagine living on my Soc Sec as my only income samnsara Dec 2020 #2

I am doing just that... 2naSalit Dec 2020 #5

I'm doing it, too. procon Dec 2020 #9

It is... 2naSalit Dec 2020 #19

That's what I got... 2naSalit Dec 2020 #3

Did Trump sign it? Marcuse Dec 2020 #4

He only signs "bigly" checks... orwell Dec 2020 #7

Don't forget that they get inside information to improve their stock portfolio Sanity Claws Dec 2020 #6

SS was never designed to be a sole source of income Skittles Dec 2020 #8

When it takes every penny that two workers with children, can make Chainfire Dec 2020 #11

and things have become ridiculously expensive Skittles Dec 2020 #15

The GOP power elite and 1% think those that believe this have plenty of hubris Backseat Driver Dec 2020 #20

My wife and I live on SS, we both draw Chainfire Dec 2020 #10

Wonderful, but utility costs have gone up. pandr32 Dec 2020 #12

I took a distribution from my traditional IRA central scrutinizer Dec 2020 #13

Yep, got a whopping $11. madamesilverspurs Dec 2020 #14

I got a $5 net gain, LOL! Backseat Driver Dec 2020 #16

Yupper,whole 23 dollars. Wellstone ruled Dec 2020 #17

Yes, a $37 increase over 2020. sinkingfeeling Dec 2020 #18

Social Security givveth; Medicare taketh away. trof Dec 2020 #21