Peter GleickMar 30, 2025
I paid into social security my entire working life. I'm now receiving modest monthly benefits (on which, by the way, I pay taxes).
For the Republicans to threaten this and weaken or cripple #socialsecurity is an egregious assault on all Americans, including the 73 million now receiving benefits.
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@petergleick I'm owed 65k. I am forced to pay into it 10k every year currently and that's all my investment has gotten so far (35 years working). If I wait until I'm 80 I **might** be able to feed myself on it.

These people are just completely detached from what it means to live a normal life. They've never even seen such a person except in passing on the street, when it's actually really easy to see everyone as just terrible, annoying, rude, and small creatures that absolutely disgust you.

Mar 30, 2025 at 4:05pmWeb