[CurtHagenlocher]

GenX here, and yep: this is what we were promised.

[sameAsItEvrwas]

This is what you slept walked into

[damnesian]

this is what we had no choice but to contribute to

[f4llGuy]

That's what my generation is going to claim as we loot your retirement to fund our future

You all benefited from looting the pension system to fund Wall Street

It's American tradition

Thoughts and prayers; you also did not do the collective action work to implement universal healthcare. Decided you weren't worth such assurances.

So we'll respect your apathy and not burden ourselves with caring for you

[cyanydeez]

yeah, except that promise is closer to Mafia talk than fiscal anything else. This is all about how Congress has spent it's time making policies that on paper make it look like it's losing money. The same way conservatives say "the post office doesn't make money" as if a service is suppose to turn a profit.

Take this UBer example of what we're talking about: https://consumerwatchdog.org/accountability/accountability-r...

Uber is _insuring itself_ not via the Market but through it's own susidiary. Then claims it's "losing money" anytime California does anything to rectify the abusive relationship it has with it's consituents.

That's SS. That's all. It's magic paper talking points and we can fully fund SS if we gave a damn about quality of life for all, rather than QOL for billionaires and minorities (obviously, you know which direction those two diverge and how the social safety net is the 1960's public pools).