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CousinIT

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5. That's the intent: Make Social Security Administration NON FUNCTIONAL.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 02:00 PM

Jul 14

Then, people will hate it. People in general love Social Security and the SSA. The intent is to destroy it so people hate it.

Then, say it should be privatized or shut down.

That's the Republican M.O. for EVERYTHING our government does; every service they offer to the American public that our tax dollars pay for.

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DOGE's reckless SSA cuts may have created a problem too big to fix [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 14 OP

That was the intent/design. RockRaven Jul 14 #1

Chaos and uncertainty is the goal Ritabert Jul 14 #2

The media ACTS like this isn't INTENTIONAL. What a joke. lostnfound Jul 14 #3

This! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 SheltieLover Jul 14 #4

That's the intent: Make Social Security Administration NON FUNCTIONAL. CousinIT Jul 14 #5

Yup, cripple whatever government agency, Ligyron Jul 14 #10

Thom Hartmann was talking about how Republicans plan to privatize Medicare too... CousinIT Jul 14 #6

Your summary is not entirely accurate. Ms. Toad Jul 14 #14

I saw that, on both counts. Still, people need to be aware so they can contact their reps. CousinIT Jul 14 #15

I agree that people need to be aware that they need to call their reps. Ms. Toad Jul 14 #16

when enough people are in MA scams, they will GET RID OF MEDICARE Skittles Jul 14 #17

Hate to burst your bubble, but MA is one form of Medicare (It's part C). Ms. Toad Jul 14 #18

the entire goal is PRIVATIZATION Skittles Jul 14 #19

Regardless of their motives, Ms. Toad Jul 14 #21

all the money wasted on "Advantage" SHOULD be going to regular Medicare Skittles Jul 14 #23

Now we're back to where we started. Ms. Toad Jul 15 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jul 14 #20

Fortunately there will be a "Private" company to run SS more efficiently maspaha Jul 14 #7

And since it's "private" there will be no transparency as they siphon off our SS savings. erronis Jul 14 #8

Very efficiently skim some money right into their own pockets IronLionZion Jul 14 #9

As intended Hekate Jul 14 #11

And nobody thinks this was intentional? ananda Jul 14 #12

You're seeing the same thing with FEMA and NOAA and everything else they fucking gutted. Karasu Jul 14 #13

If only people knew what is really going on. yellow dahlia Jul 14 #22