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

submitted 3 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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[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

If elected, my plan for saving social security:

Remove the cap on social security withholding.
Include capital gains in income for social security withholding purposes.
Include unrealized capital gains in income for social security withholding purposes.