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"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."

- Childhood lesson no longer taught after GenX

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

This chart alone is why I get upset when people focus on negative things. We live in the most prosperous time in all of human history.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@RepJoeCourtney I'd rather we give younger people the opportunity to invest their contributions into a 401k or IRA.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@RepJoeCourtney SS is not an entitlement. It is a tax on earnings, and there is no legal requirement for the U.S. Government to return contributions back to the people.

Flemming v. Nestor (1960)
Weinberger v Salfi (1975)
Heckler v Mathews (1984)

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@mcsquared34 Not to mention, we hadn't yet totally abandoned the gold standard (until 1971). So monetary policy was sound back then.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@mcsquared34 Literally nobody paid 90%. And the regulatory state didn't really exist in the 50s.

Apples vs. Oranges

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@RBReich This is a lie, and you know it.

The trustees have been predicting this for 30 years.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@fuckyouiquit Explain it like I'm 5 years old.

Where in the U.S. Constitution does it state that the U.S. Government is responsible for replacing outdated pipes?

Believe it or not, you (and everyone else) has agency to solve their own problems.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@fuckyouiquit There is a cap on income, but there is also a cap on payments. Taxing the wealthy isn't the problem.

Compare your social security returns against a standard IRA or 401k.

I'll get about 1% on my contributions, compared to 7-8% if I had invested privately.

Total ripoff.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@Soaringeagle45 Gold

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@SenSanders When you rob Peter to pay Paul, you can always count on the support of Paul.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@AndrewYang Andrew Yang, A.K.A., Mr. Thompson from Atlas Shrugged

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@ewarren Wait. I've read this script before.

You're playing Mr. Thompson of Atlas Shrugged!

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@theepicmap No lies detected.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@willandmyway @dehlers2 I think we need to offer young people a chance to opt-out of social security.

Your 6.5% go into a private 401K/IRA fund. Your employers portion stays with the traditional system.

Use this model until all SS money is paid out and there are no more active enrollees.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@LeonardBriscoe3 Lefties.

Huge hearts. God bless them.

Horrible at math.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@yourgolftravel Intentionally hitting into the group in front of you is grounds for assault and potentially battery.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

I'm old enough to remember a similar story where Hillary was 12 points ahead of Trump just days before the election.

https://t.co/6dCSv5MbNc

[Leading Report @LeadingReport]

Kamala Harris leads JD Vance in new 2028 presidential poll, per TPSI.

Kamala Harris: 47%
JD Vance: 39%

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@michaelevknight And.....

This is why you lose. Rather than putting in the hard work to win, you think of stupid reasons to justify theft.

[APIs and IPAs @damongentry]

@braves2430 Ground beef stroganoff.

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@rhill22733 @MuniBondz @seanmdav And 60+ conservatives watch FoxNews 14 hrs/day.