Summary
At the first meeting of the DOGE Caucus, a new congressional group focused on government efficiency, Republican Rep. Greg Lopez stated that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are likely “on the table” as part of debt reduction efforts.
The caucus, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, aims to slash government spending, raising concerns among advocacy groups about potential attacks on anti-poverty programs.
Critics, including Social Security Works, warn the caucus may push for privatization and benefit reductions.
This comes despite Trump’s prior commitment to protect these programs.
Remember, we fucking paid for social security. It’s not government pork. It’s ours.
Don’t worry, you’ll continue to pay for it. You’ll probably even pay more.
The cuts are just for the people receiving it. They’ll lose money. Which means you’ll lose even more in the future.
A majority of young people agree on what the right course of action is here. Remember to leave your phone at home. Don’t talk to the police.
Don’t worry, you’ll continue to pay for it. You’ll probably even pay more.
You know what? Im already this fucking close anyway:
Spins up my semi-industrial mushroom and weed farm again
Time to make some untracked moolah I guess
I would like to purchase a stake in your industrial botanical operation. What people will do with weeds I have no idea but mushrooms are always popular at the farmers market.
Its shockingly easy to produce pounds of mushrooms, btw
Clear 10Gal bin from Walmart (I use 4 for diff stages and always having some growing) - $12/ea
Pack of wide mouth bell jars - $30
Jar lids for mycology: pack of 6 for $12
Coco coir - I got 12 bricks for $50 years ago and still going strong with over half my supply
Brown rice flour - $4 a bag at my local store
Perlite: varies depending on the time of year. Got a huge bag for like 60 bucks last winter
Water spray bottle: $2
Thermometer and hydrometer combo: $8
Enough spores for 6 jars of in ovulation: $12-15 and will be shipped to your door
Hardest part is innoculation without cross contamination, if you get that far and remember to spray 3x a day you’re basically guaranteed 2-3 fruiting cycles with a good 1/8 to 1/4 per cycle per jar, ime
Up, it has a surplus. Government ‘borrows’ from the pool to pay for stuff. When they say they’re making cuts, what they mean is they don’t intend to pay the debt.
No, it’s theirs. They’re going to take it and we’re just going to let them because we are cowards.
You, me, the next guy that posts a meme, complete and total cowards who are going to bend over and let him fuck us.
Y’all let it get this far, are you waiting on something? Bend over, then.
‘Member when Dark Brandon called republicans out on this in his state of the union address, and they all booed and denied it?
Pepperidge Farm ‘members
Too bad “dark” Brandon couldn’t appoint a competent attorney general. Or stand up to the Israeli genocide. It so any of the important things that could have prevented voters not caring to turn out, having felt abandoned and ignored… But at least he said some things
Wonder if voters will realize how much they fucked up after a few years of this.
But Kamala just wasn’t inspiring enough. So…
Sure sure. I’m game for moving social security, but now how about you give back all the fucking money I put in it WITH interest since ya know… Inflation.
We’re paying for current retirees. That’s one reason why governments are so concerned with dropping birth rates.
If Trump pulls this shit, and those taxes get nixed, I get to put an extra 6.2% into my retirement accounts and likely make more than I would with SS.
I’d rather keep things how they are and not have assholes using that money for anything else though.
This country isn’t for you, homie. It’s for the rich.
The rich will get your money and your interest, and you’ll get nothing. Americans like it that way.
A huge, mouth watering steak walks up to you and says, “There’s no more food.”
That’s rich.
ill see myself out
Thank you, I couldn’t think of a better analogy
It’s funny at this point. Either the rich pay their share or we Mangione them. Tick tock musky. Tik fuckin tok.
I’m legit surprised some big stock brokerage or finance firm hasn’t loaded up to the tits on Tesla short positions and then sent in a couple of Luigi’s.
Wouldnt the company be more profitable without his interference and huge salary/bonus?
Tesla valuation at this point isn’t vaguely related to how good or bad their actual business is, at this point it’s people buying into “co president Elon”.
Nah, he’s basically projecting that he’s in a position to remove any agency blocking anything he wants to do with his company. We’ll see if Congress actually lets him do it
Yes if you consider tesla a company. No if you consider it as a way to buy influence via President Musk. (am slightly being sarcastic)
WHUT? I thought Trump was just going to kick out all the illegals and fuck over China! No one told me there would be DOMESTIC consequences!! Why didn’t anyone warn me? At all his rallies he said the next 4 years would be awesome. Now I’m starting to think I was misled!
nooo trump will definitely make the country great again, you see, but just like every great empire, so does this one require slaves/victims. otherwise if you’re not winning against someone, what is the point in greatness?
kek
Them leopards be eatin some faces
If DOGE doesn’t touch US Military spending (they won’t), it’s more bullshit than the TSA
What’s going to happen is DOGE will cut $5 trillion from the programs, and then there will be a $4 trillion in tax cuts that impact only the rich in someway or another, and an additional $1 trilion for the military.
0 money is actually going to be saved from this. Realistically it’ll be negative and cost money, not even 0.
All you guys who didn’t vote for whatever reason… I hope you’re happy.
I think that anyone who didn’t vote because they thought the two were equivalent are probably not the type of person to keep up with this type of thing. So, there is probably ignorance, not necessarily stupidity (although there is that too). Ignorance is bliss. They’re probably in their own world worrying about other things, and they probably are happier for it.
I am envious. It will be bad enough to suffer resulting from everything president dipshit will do, but suffering from frustration knowing it is coming is awful too.
I’m watching the machine that’s oppressed me and everyone I love accept a newly tossed wrench right into the gears.
I’d be lying if part of me wasn’t happy to see the first few sparks.
Sure, Trump threw it. Were you throwing anything but memes? Soon you’ll get to throw bricks and molotovs.
I’ve actually been Black Bloc at protests going back to the Occupy movement, I’ve been throwing shit. Can I assume you’re one of those dickhead accelerationists that’s never actually done anything and just wants to stir shit up?
It’s funny, I listened to Steve Bannon’s war room the other day and he was demanding that they not touch social security and go after the elites and the NGOs instead. Can’t imagine this will play well with the voters that swung towards the republicans
oh i’m sure the voters will do the same thing they always do.
Rabidly support it until its too late, then go full “I didnt think he was going to hurt MY social security! Its not me hes supposed to be hurting! Its the poors! and the minorities! Why is he hurting me?! I’m a loyal supporter!”
So Bannon’s the Röhm of this administration? Interesting to see when and how they give him the shove.
Don’t worry, the cuts will drain social security just in time for when you go to collect. Current recipients will go un affected. I have no insider knowledge, I just understand that corporate America hates my generation.
well i guess it’s a good thing nobody really needed that Social Security anyways /s
i’m impressed over and over again what kind of mental flexibility allows people to call themselves “followers of jesus” and then implement such regulations.
Not to come off as a raging cynic, but I for one am not.
All one needs to do is work retail or food service on Sundays. Moral licensing is absolutely a thing, and it’s awful. Such interactions can leave one with the impression that there’s a huge mob of people out there that are more concerned with narrowly avoiding hell than ensuring their place in heaven. Nevermind trying to be good people.
EDIT:
cuts to Social Security and Medicare are likely “on the table” as part of debt reduction efforts.
Medicare for all? More like Medicare for none.
Eat those faces or at least scare the hell out of those faces, my pretties.
Be the face-eating leaopard you want in the world.
The House R’s have a very tiny majority and their constituents will not be happy about this idea and will let them know it. So I feel like they won’t be able to get the votes to do it. I also think they’re going to prioritze things like more tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations first, as well as the border stuff, before they would get to that. Ya never know, but that’s what I’m hoping for.
The House R’s have a very tiny majority
You’re assuming there aren’t 20 Dems who will join them.
Yet if there is any discussion on increasing taxes on these fucks all of a sudden it’s government overreach on the “job creators”
