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Social Security & Medicare

mdbl

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8. While I agree with your assessment of their reasoning...

Reply to Jack Valentino (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:45 AM

21 hrs ago

The point I was trying to make is the "they stole the trust fund" meme is just bullshit and people should quit spreading this misinformation. It just leads to apathy and not fixing the problem, which is what the GOP wants to happen so they really can steal it.

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