U.S. Politics

[John Mytton]

Really? "Social security, Medicaid, and other programs"..?
Who, and how did they do that?

Don't bother. I don't even read it anymore.

Well Capasse, that thinly veiled threat lasted far less than half a day. Hahahaha!

JohnM

[Richard Smith]

Really? "Social security, Medicaid, and other programs"..?
Who, and how did they do that?

It goes like this.  People have social security and taxes deducted from their pay checks.  The corrupt politicians like Old Joe use it as a slush fund to pay for wars and other pork that enables them to retain power by having control over the money.   The obligations to pay out social security remains but the money is spent.  So it becomes a Ponzi scheme to extend.  Eventually it will go bust absent drastic changes such as those being imposed by Trump. 

[Richard Smith]

Schumer has been totally humiliated after his claim to have the votes to close the government.  He is now saying even he will vote to keep it open which means his members jumped ship.  Trump has done it again.  He gets the Republicans in the House to vote the bill and the Dems in the Senate cave.  So much winning!

[Michael Capasse]

It goes like this.  People have social security and taxes deducted from their pay checks.  The corrupt politicians like Old Joe use it as a slush fund to pay for wars and other pork that enables them to retain power by having control over the money.   The obligations to pay out social security remains but the money is spent.  So it becomes a Ponzi scheme to extend.  Eventually it will go bust absent drastic changes such as those being imposed by Trump.

So SS was sidetracked into a slush fund then stolen by Joe Biden to pay for wars? 

 

[Michael Capasse]

Well Capasse, that thinly veiled threat lasted far less than half a day. Hahahaha!

JohnM

threat? 

[Richard Smith]

Twice the 20's is still not very good.

He will need 60 votes (including 7 Dems) to end debate and put it to a vote and then pass the Senate by simple majority.

This aged well.  Trump has won again after Schumer vowed yesterday that he had the votes to shut down the government.  What a humiliation for his party to do such an about face.  He has no choice but to resign in disgrace:

"Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he will vote to keep the government open, warning that a shutdown has worse consequences for Americans and would only empower President Donald Trump and Elon Musk further."

[Richard Smith]

So SS was sidetracked into a slush fund then stolen by Joe Biden to pay for wars? 

 

Where do you think all the social security money went?  It was used as a slush fund by both Republicans and Democrats to pay for wars and pork spending. 

"The Government Has Borrowed $1.7 Trillion From The Social Security Trust Fund. The government has borrowed the total value of the Trust Fund to pay for other government spending."

[Michael Capasse]

Where do you think all the social security money went?  It was used as a slush fund by both Republicans and Democrats to pay for wars and pork spending. 

"The Government Has Borrowed $1.7 Trillion From The Social Security Trust Fund. The government has borrowed the total value of the Trust Fund to pay for other government spending."

Musk said it was about paying dead people. 
Or maybe it was funding "transgender mice"