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bluestarone

(18,982 posts)
Sun Mar 2, 2025, 03:18 PM Sunday

Wondering what will be the final straw that WILL break our camels back? (possibly cause very serious bloodshed)

I'm thinking actually 2 things. 1) social security destruction. 2) funding russia against Ukraine.

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Wondering what will be the final straw that WILL break our camels back? (possibly cause very serious bloodshed) (Original Post) bluestarone Sunday OP
May be old dweller Sunday #1
Quickly Heightened food insecurity scale, does 90% of gov in quickly uponit7771 Sunday #2
good point. bluestarone Sunday #3
SS destruction will have implications far beyond those on SS. paleotn Sunday #4
And the anger would be overwhelming, considering that most of us contributed to SS during our whole SWBTATTReg Sunday #9
Supply shock is going to create a very ugly situation... EarthFirst Sunday #5
Newly unemployed workers canetoad Sunday #6
In a lot of states, Poor Performance on a termination notice usually means No unemployment compensation FreeForm73 Sunday #7
Is that when you'll take up arms? Kaleva Sunday #8

paleotn

(19,995 posts)
4. SS destruction will have implications far beyond those on SS.
Sun Mar 2, 2025, 03:27 PM
Sunday

That level of reduced consumption could kick us not into recession, but depression.

SWBTATTReg

(24,906 posts)
9. And the anger would be overwhelming, considering that most of us contributed to SS during our whole
Sun Mar 2, 2025, 05:04 PM
Sunday

working lives, w/ the promise in mind that it (the SS) would be there for us in our retirement days. A promise to all of our elderly Americans.

EarthFirst

(3,476 posts)
5. Supply shock is going to create a very ugly situation...
Sun Mar 2, 2025, 03:30 PM
Sunday

When you cannot feed yourself or you family; either by means of financial ability and/or supply and demand; things will get ugly in a hurry.

canetoad

(18,668 posts)
6. Newly unemployed workers
Sun Mar 2, 2025, 03:34 PM
Sunday

Unable to find work, unable to pay bills ....depression and hopelessness sets in, then someone sets a match to the tinder pile by some relatively small unkindness.

FreeForm73

(136 posts)
7. In a lot of states, Poor Performance on a termination notice usually means No unemployment compensation
Sun Mar 2, 2025, 03:47 PM
Sunday

Unless of course, you appeal w/an attorney.
In addition, it was posted elsewhere that Gov't workers when laid off, have to have a special form that shows they were laid off.

No unemployment insurance = no uptick in rate.

They found the biggest jaggoff attorneys they could find, and said go to it, Fudge 'Em!!!

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