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2025-03-05 Home Front: Politix

Social Security Administration says it''s identified $800M in savings

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Posted by Fred 2025-03-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10326 views ] Top

#1 Now go after the illegals collecting SS. Bet there's more than 9 digits involved there.

Posted by Mercutio 2025-03-05 10:21|| 2025-03-05 10:21|| Front Page Top

#2 The $800M will be paid out to those that did not pay in.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-03-05 11:05|| 2025-03-05 11:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Great. Now how about using those savings for another COLA?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-03-05 12:05|| 2025-03-05 12:05|| Front Page Top

#4 The takes opponents to DOGE are taking are wild.

'Well the budget is $13trillion so why even bother with such things.'

OK, let's talk about that number.

'what is someone going to do with a $5000 waste reimbursement anyways'

Don't know, maybe have a meal at Five Guys.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-03-05 13:40|| 2025-03-05 13:40|| Front Page Top

#5 How about using the savings to pay down the national debit?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-03-05 16:24|| 2025-03-05 16:24|| Front Page Top

#6 How about giving it back to those from whom it was taken?

Consider a "thank you note" law that tracks every (taxpayer, tax dollar) pair when it is collected, matches it up with appropriated funds as they are spent, aggregates said information so that a periodic "thank you note" could be delivered to each taxpayer so he would know where his taxes were spent. If we had a surplus, a taxpayer might get a note stating, "your taxes went into the treasury and stayed there." Imagine that!

One could do the reverse, that is, let tax-takers know those who paid for the benefit received, but not everyone would get such a note, as we spend more than we take in, but perhaps the note could say "future taxpayers are on the hook for this, so spend it well!"

Posted by Melancholic 2025-03-05 18:09|| 2025-03-05 18:09|| Front Page Top

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