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> I acknowledge this policy may harm some people, but so does $100M of fraud, which is only getting worse every year. In other words: who cares if hundreds or
by clipsy 2y ago
> I acknowledge this policy may harm some people, but so does $100M of fraud, which is only getting worse every year.
In other words: who cares if hundreds or thousands of people lose the entitlement they spent their entire lives paying into? It's much more important to eliminate fraudulent payouts that account for 0.006%[0] of social security's annual payouts!
And when Trump pisses 1,000x as much away on tax cuts for the wealthy you won't say a word.
[0]: https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/basicfact-alt.pdf https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/basicfact-alt.pdf
- chneu 2y agoTrump and his cabinet spend nearly that much on prescription drugs. This has nothing to do with eliminating fraud.
- eesmith 2y agoTrump's golf games during his first administration cost the US $150 million. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-playing-golf-florida-cost-b2711532.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic... The estimate for his golf playing just for 2025 is already $18 million.