'Don't you all have jobs?' JD Vance mocks Americans protesting Social Security cuts

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89. Just cruel and stupid. My uncle lost his insurance job over 20 years ago so they could avoid paying pension

He ended up getting another job but doing that is total crap. He's a vet, now with health issue from agent orange compounded by covid and can't care for himself anymore much less work or attempt to gamble/rely on the unreliable stock market (401K) instead of SS in his elder years. Cheating people of what they've worked for isn't a new story as you all well know. Still pi$$es me off. Have other people who have lost jobs to this decades ago. What Doge is doing is just another form of vulture capitalism imo, kind of like what they are doing to the entirety of the govt.

I'm very protective of my elders. Am a child of older parents and even older grandparents. Have never understood not valuing each individual for whatever experience they have and can share and frankly the wisdom often gained from years of living. Sadly took me a while to figure out that a certain percentage of any population (regardless of age) are just plainly non-caring selfish people who won't ever learn but I still try to be open and find value in whatever knowledge or insight they may have as a human. I like to think that most people have at least one thing that can be construed as valuable (ala Sherrod Brown) and perhaps respecting and talking with them will plant a seed to help them see the light. Know this is a ramble, my brain's tired today and not coming up with quite the right words. I am a blue dot in a red sea. Please don't hold it against me. Thanks.