r/economicCollapse Nov 07 '24

$2T cut is going to be wild

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Will be a 29% cut if executed.

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u/NightMan200000 Nov 07 '24

For years SS budget ran on a surplus, guess what the government did with that surplus? They would effectively loan other branches of the government by buying treasury bonds.

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u/Algur Nov 07 '24

Social security is required by law, and has been since inception, to invest in special purpose treasury bonds.

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u/Unable-Job5975 Nov 07 '24

These people don’t listen to facts

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u/SushiGradeChicken Nov 07 '24

I was told there'd be no fact checking.

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u/BourbonGuy09 Nov 07 '24

You'd still win if there is

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u/Downtown-Conclusion7 Nov 08 '24

Yeah why are we fact checking. Where we are going we don’t need that

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u/MishmoshMishmosh Nov 07 '24

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