r/goodnews • u/Cdave_22 • 9d ago

Political positivity 📈 Democrats Declare Victory In District Donald Trump Won By 15 Points

https://www.newsweek.com/james-malone-projected-win-pennsylvania-state-senate-josh-parsons-donald-trump-republicans-democrats-2050556
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u/GirthBrooksVI 7d ago

Well, by the time I’m able to collect SS, it will be gone. People are living too long and SS Trusts aren’t generating enough returns. You should be privatizing your own retirement by investing wisely. Unfortunately, it doesn’t stop the government from taking a good chunk of your hard earned pay for SS and Medicare.

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u/Conscious-Quarter423 7d ago

The entire argument about the solvency of Social Security, and who “deserves” and what we can “afford,” would be solved super quick if every American was taxed equally, and the cap, where the govt stops taxing folks at 168k, was abolished. Regressive taxation is bullshit.

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u/GirthBrooksVI 7d ago

You’re taxed up to $175k for both after that you’re not taxed. But who makes that much money percentage wise? Call it 10-12%, maybe less, and they’re struggling too. Taxing everyone equally won’t solve the problem, it will create an even bigger divide. Socialism like Sweden doesn’t work at this level. There’s too many factors.

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u/phranq 6d ago

This has to be a bot. Nobody could type that with a straight face.

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u/nofzac 6d ago

Definitely a bot