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Originally Posted by Pornless
I really, really hope nothing is signed and the US goes into default. End social security, end medicaid, end medicare would be good too.
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I don't believe people who wish this fully understand the scope of what they're wishing for. Why would you want people who are fighting to defend this country not to get paid, nor those who have fought and were injured to the point of not being able to work again while defending our freedoms. That's beyond anti-American!
Then you have those people who have worked their entire lives and paid into the system their entire lives, who were told by our government they could count on that money when they retire. This wasn't lack of planning, it was trusting their government and expecting to get back a piece of what they put in.
The disabled, who also had to pay into the system in order to get this INSURANCE benefit. They were hurt and now wish to collect on what's rightfully theirs.
Of course there are abuses of the system, certainly not the majority.
In total, about 55 million people receive social security payments. Even if the approximate payment per month is only $1,000, that's a decrease of $55 billion dollars just for August. This will not just hurt those people who receive the benefits, but our entire economy will be affected. Every day business will lose mass amounts of money, mass layoffs will ensue, we'll be thrown into a spiral of internal collapse that has never been seen before.
You think you'll benefit from this?
55 million pissed off people, out of work, no money to pay for rent, food, etc. Good God, even if only a small % are pissed off enough to fight back, imagine the chaos on the streets.
I wish people would think before they speak/type.