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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed that most seniors would not complain if Social Security checks were missed, suggesting that only "fraudsters" would object.

His remarks sparked backlash as Social Security is a critical income source for millions, including 15% of women and 12% of men over 65 who rely on it for 90% of their income.

Amid rising concerns, Maryland Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander criticized acting SSA head Lee Dudek for threatening to cut IT access, escalating fears of disruptions.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh, he's STUPID stupid, got it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Not saying he isn't that too, just that his take is bafflingly stupid.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Seniors could be dying of hunger on state capitol steps and they would be saying "it's just a few bodies, they were old anyway"

[–] Mouselemming 29 points 6 days ago

See also: COVID-19 response under Trump

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

I wish we could say that about Donald and the rest of the old fucks in Congress

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is how you know they have reached escape velocity and know they will never face another election.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

But they might face people's justice instead.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If they were to stop SS checks, they would lose so many voters that no Republican would ever be elected to any office anywhere.

Which is why we know that since they are actually talking about this, they dont need those votes, because they dont intend to ever have a fair election again, or maybe no elections at all.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I’m not sure anything would pry them away from the GOP.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Seriously, just seeing all the rural Town halls that overwhelmingly voted against their own interests, chanting things that run directly counter to their own votes.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yes because that's what boomers are known for. Not complaining.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Man, they even complain about it when it isn't even relevant.

The number of times I've heard "blah blah blah, my social security is my investment, blah blah blah, take it over our dead bodies, and we'll leave no inheritance behind" is too damn high

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago

They won't be able to complain because you've turned off all the phones and shut down most of the SSA branches.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

CORRECTION: You won't HEAR them complain.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

It's obvious from this if it weren't already that Lutnick has never worked in a customer-facing position.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So he hopes they just starve and die quietly?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago

That's what they want for all of us who aren't "productive".

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I really want to see how that would play out in rural America so desperately.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Seriously, this is the find out stage that rural America has been asking for for years, and surprisingly avoided so far.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Donald: some of you may die. But that is a sacrifice I am willing to make.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (2 children)

'Where did you get all the money?” “The Government. I didn’t earn it, I don’t need it. But if they miss one payment, I’ll raise hell!”

  • Grampa Simpson
[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago

But he DID earn social security

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Well Grampa Simpson more then likely didn’t need social security because of the pension he received after working 30yrs as a night watchmen at the cranberry silo.

according to this survey: in 2023 only 64% of retired people age 65+ received any income from pensions. I can’t he but think that number is probably inflated as they note “Sources of income include the income of a spouse or partner.”

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

Yeah people love it when you fuck with their money

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I found this out when researching care for my grandparent. You have to spend all of the money before they can be eligible for certain types of care. They make you get rid of it all or forfeit it.

https://www.ncoa.org/article/what-is-medicaid-spend-down/

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"Let them eat cat-food sandwiches!"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

That’s a good one: a reference back to a famous quote to please the educated, crude humor to please the less civilized, memorable for all

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Congressional and cabinet members wont complain if they miss out on breathing for a few minutes, according to me >:3

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (3 children)

There are a lot of armed seniors out there. Give them nothing to lose. Go on.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago

Reminds me somewhat of when Paul Bremer, Bush Jr's "vice-roy" in Iraq, decided to disband the Iraqi Army overnight, leaving tens of thousands of heavily armed Iraqis stranded without a job or source of income. IIRC, that's how the Iraqi insurgency started.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

These fuckers are psychopaths!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Seems pretty unusual for politicians to be openly fucking seniors.

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, usually they're openly fucking children.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Well maybe trump can make america great again and we can all go back to just bravely letting the awful people molest and mass-shoot the children, and leave the elderly boomers alone.

/s

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

When he gets taxed 99.99% to cover the new social security he better not cry or complain because I know my grandmother wouldn't.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

Hahahahahaha that is probably the Number One Thing they would complain about you dummy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Old people don't fuck around when it comes to their money.

Source: cashier at grocery store in highschool

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