A-Dub 🥝13h ago

shame on the Quebec government.

"GRS Montreal, the sole clinic in Quebec offering fully subsidized gender-affirming surgeries, announced that a change in provincial funding will delay wait times — possibly by years. But only for Quebecers."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/transgender-surgery-delays-quebec-9.7146840

#AntiTransNonsense #RaiseTheCap #QcPoli

Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care | CBC News

GrS Montreal, the sole clinic in Quebec offering fully subsidized gender-affirming surgeries, recently announced that a change in provincial funding will delay wait times — possibly by years — but only for Quebec patients.

CBC
Mark W. AlexanderJun 9, 2025

Reminder: #SocialSecurity has NO effect on the budget deficit.

#RaiseTheCap and quit fear mongering.

Show threadchicatingMar 29, 2025
@lolgop If they would #RaiseTheCap this talking point could die quietly, as it deserves.
emeritrixMar 7, 2025

How Social Security Administration Cuts Affect You
A timely research paper looking at SSA staff cuts in the 1980s found that it led to tens of thousands of Americans not getting their earned benefits.
https://prospect.org/health/2025-03-06-how-social-security-administration-cuts-affect-you/

Trump Presents the Gravest Threat to Social Security in Its 90-Year History
It isn’t too late to stop this disaster. Everyone should call their members of Congress. Tell them that cuts to the Social Security Administration are cuts to Social Security.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/social-security-trump

#USPol #SaveSocialSecurity #RaiseTheCap

How Social Security Administration Cuts Affect You

A timely research paper looking at SSA staff cuts in the 1980s found that it led to tens of thousands of Americans not getting their earned benefits.

The American Prospect
Badwolf303Apr 17, 2023

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/04/social-security-benefits-france-pension-protests/673733/.

#socialsecurity #retireyounger #raisethecap #taxtherich #TaxTheChurches

The Problem With the Retirement Age Is That It’s Too High

The richest society in human history should prioritize earlier eligibility for Social Security.

The Atlantic
SevenBowieJan 26, 2023
A record share of earnings was not subject to Social Security taxes in 2021: Inequality’s undermining of Social Security has accelerated https://epi.org/262165 via @[email protected]
#RaiseTheCap
A record share of earnings was not subject to Social Security taxes in 2021: Inequality’s undermining of Social Security has accelerated

Social Security payroll taxes are not collected on earnings over a set cap. In 2021, this cap was $142,800, so workers making more than this enjoyed the benefit of zero Social Security taxes on all earnings in excess of this cap. However, rising income inequality is skewing this tax structure even further to the benefit…

Economic Policy Institute