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No, Elon Musk, Social Security Isn’t a “Ponzi Scheme” (inthesetimes.com)

submitted 2 days ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Right-wing billionaires have long wanted to shred the safety net. Under Trump, they’re using lies and fears over the deficit to debilitate Social Security.

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[–] mikenurre@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (7 children)

“Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.”

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (5 children)

That's a great quote, do you know the origin?

[–] mikenurre@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I do not. But I think it will be the defining quote for this current oligarchy we are living through.

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