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You think?.......of course it's stolen

That's the great misconception and lie of Social Security. People think it's like a government run 401k, that you're "investing' in some retirement account every paycheck. That's not at all how it actually functions though. Social Security is two entirely independent things. First it's a benefits program like SNAPP or Medicaid. In that regard Congress votes every year on how much budget they're going to allocate towards paying people Social Security. Literally everyone receiving Social Security cheques in the following year are reliant on Congress deciding to allocate enough money to make sure those cheques don't bounce. Secondly it's an income tax. The two are not connected in any way. The amount of Social Security income tax that the federal government collects each year has absolutely no bearing on the amount of funding that Congress allocates for Social Security in the coming year.

Let that sink in.

Social Security is the world's biggest Ponzi scheme. Always has been. That's a huge part of why a lot of Republicans, particularly older ones (like ones around retirement age) are hand wringing about falling birth rates. Social Security always counted on the idea that there would be more people working and paying into Social Security than the number of people currently collecting Social Security. In a country with a positive population growth that would always be true. It ceases to be true the moment you have a negative population growth rate though.

What happens to all of my money I’ve already paid into the system? I’m not at retirement age yet. Are they just going to steal my investment?

The Reupublicans stole that money a long time ago.

They are just emulating their favorite diety.

Rich people don't pay SS taxes, essentially. There's a cap on wages that are subject to FICA, and the truly rich don't live off of wages anyway.

There have been so many things in the last some years that should have been the end of the Republican party...

Cuz doubting he’d do something idiotic that he first says he won’t do, then jokes about, then says he might do and eventually says he will do, has been working out great for you guys so far…

Maggots will believe whatever excuse he says after taking away all of their benefits.

That is if they allow elections.

Secure the military to stop coups. declare martial law hold mock elections

There are working playbooks for this all over the world.

Nine months ago, I'd have said the same thing about Medicare, but here we are today with a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts coming, on top of the trillion in Medicaid. And MAGA seems super happy about it.

Nah, they'll blame it on democrats and 30% will believe it. Which is also apparently the number you need to win a presidential election these days.

I don't think he intends for there to be any more free and fair elections.....

"every one of them will lose their next primary, and Dems will control Congress for decades."

Your optimism is blinding. The Dems will control Congress for 2 years, maybe 4. 6 at the absolute maximum. Your average Republican can watch their loved ones die because of Republican policies and blame Democrats 2 years later.

Also democrats won't do anything to make structural change in the economy or wealth of the country, so even if given the reins of power, they will only succeed at not actively making life worse.

I'd like you to be right, but things have changed a lot since WW2.

For example, we have embraced the fascism that we previously fought.