Could the Muskian destruction of the SSA be our Reichstag Fire?

[Girard442]

Yeah, I know. Chicken Little.

Seriously, though, how does the SSA thing end?

[vapor2]

1. PEOPLE WLL DIE

but Elon says Tim Waltz is mean to joke about his stock. Taking our healthcare and social security is mean

[yellow dahlia]

2. I don't think you are being a chicken litte at all.

As a matter of fact, I think there is something odd going on w/ SS right now. I have to make an OP about it.

[dutch777]

3. How does it end? With seniors no longer voting for any GOPers I hope. 2026 here we come!

Anytime you are in a conversation with someone you know is on SS, especially if they are Trumpanistas, ask them what they are going to do if SS gets cut, run bankrupt or outright eliminated. I think sowing doubt about SS is a good seed to plant. I know on our local FB and Next Door pages people are going off on it already with no prompting. I am in PA and we have a higher than average senior citizen count but I think it shows real concern and some small level of paying attention (at least to one's self interest). Many are probably fine with any deportation, firing of Fed workers (as long as they are not friends and family) and cutting any Fed subsidy or aid program that was not putting $$ in their pocket (or that of family) directly.

[brush]

4. More like Hitler's end. In his bunker. Even rethugs, other than musk and trump know...

that SSA and SS are the third rail of American electoral politics. You touch them in any negative way, you die in the next election as the rethug electorate has a large percentage of older voters on SS/SSA.

Have at it, Musk/trump.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Happy DU-Versary, Brush

13 years ago today!
Congrats.

[brush]

9. Thank you very much, PG.

[Gore1FL]

5. I don't get the analogy. NT

[WarGamer]

6. no one does...

[EdmondDantes_]

7. Do you understand what the Reichstag fire was?

Destroying a government institution when Republicans are in charge of government wouldn't be able to be blamed on Democrats to then cause a limit of civil rights. Not everything needs to be linked to nazis to be a bad thing.