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patphil

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2. My belief is that the republicans would like to privatize social security to "save" it.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 05:52 PM

Jun 18

So they're making this BS case that it's gonna run out of money, and that's just a ploy to serve their ends.
In actuality, the rich have been draining this nation of wealth for their own purposes, at our expense for quite some time now.
So now we should start tapping that great reservoir of riches they've built up to fulfill the national purpose of serving the people.
We were founded to be a nation of the people, by the people, and for the people, not just a nation of the rich, by the rich and for the rich.

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Paul Krugman: [View all] applegrove Jun 18 OP

Paul Krugman is right. calimary Jun 18 #1

My belief is that the republicans would like to privatize social security to "save" it. patphil Jun 18 #2

Dubya tried to do just that... GiqueCee Jun 18 #7

I love Paul Krugman PatSeg Jun 18 #3

Where would we be without him? applegrove Jun 18 #4

I would willingly PatSeg Jun 18 #5

And principled. Brave and kind. applegrove Jun 18 #6

Absolutely PatSeg Jun 18 #12

This is a good point too: applegrove Jun 18 #8

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Jun 18 #9

Any possible changes to social security should... SirReal69 Jun 18 #10

I'm a big Krugman fan dlk Jun 18 #11

Saying Social Security is out of money is like the bank telling me my ongoing direct deposit is gone!!!! live love laugh Jun 18 #13

Can't spell Krugman without a K&R Blue Owl Jun 18 #14

I trust PK. He's one "who knows and knows that oasis Jun 19 #15

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