"Machines built to eat people don't stop until they run out of people" will live in my head rent-free from now on.
(by @JuliusGoat)
@Siestadrive @rbreich well yes, they had to make exceptions to get the program started.
Changing the cap without changing benefits would alter SS from social insurance to direct wealth redistribution. Which, ok but it would fundamentally change what ss is.
@rbreich Because they are only receiving bevefuts on the 160k they are paying social security on.
Social security is supposed to be your own wages set aside and paid back to you at retirement age. It was never meant to be financed by people who would never receive benefits on their payments.
I’m all for raising taxes, but this would fundamentally change what social security is.
@xankarn @therobburgessshow It isn’t about their gender, it is about being intentionally ridiculous.
If a man had shown up in a clown costume we would be talking about that too.