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Ritabert

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2. Chaos and uncertainty is the goal

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 01:45 PM

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DOGE's reckless SSA cuts may have created a problem too big to fix [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 14 OP

That was the intent/design. RockRaven Jul 14 #1

Chaos and uncertainty is the goal Ritabert Jul 14 #2

The media ACTS like this isn't INTENTIONAL. What a joke. lostnfound Jul 14 #3

This! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 SheltieLover Jul 14 #4

That's the intent: Make Social Security Administration NON FUNCTIONAL. CousinIT Jul 14 #5

Yup, cripple whatever government agency, Ligyron Jul 14 #10

Thom Hartmann was talking about how Republicans plan to privatize Medicare too... CousinIT Jul 14 #6

Your summary is not entirely accurate. Ms. Toad Jul 14 #14

I saw that, on both counts. Still, people need to be aware so they can contact their reps. CousinIT Jul 14 #15

I agree that people need to be aware that they need to call their reps. Ms. Toad Jul 14 #16

when enough people are in MA scams, they will GET RID OF MEDICARE Skittles Jul 14 #17

Hate to burst your bubble, but MA is one form of Medicare (It's part C). Ms. Toad Jul 14 #18

the entire goal is PRIVATIZATION Skittles Jul 14 #19

Regardless of their motives, Ms. Toad Jul 14 #21

all the money wasted on "Advantage" SHOULD be going to regular Medicare Skittles Jul 14 #23

Now we're back to where we started. Ms. Toad Jul 15 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jul 14 #20

Fortunately there will be a "Private" company to run SS more efficiently maspaha Jul 14 #7

And since it's "private" there will be no transparency as they siphon off our SS savings. erronis Jul 14 #8

Very efficiently skim some money right into their own pockets IronLionZion Jul 14 #9

As intended Hekate Jul 14 #11

And nobody thinks this was intentional? ananda Jul 14 #12

You're seeing the same thing with FEMA and NOAA and everything else they fucking gutted. Karasu Jul 14 #13

If only people knew what is really going on. yellow dahlia Jul 14 #22

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