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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(122,357 posts)
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 08:38 PM Apr 25

If Social Security Fails, There Will not be Another Republican Led Congress for the Next 20 Years

The GOP-lead Congress needs to wake up and stop ducking responsibility for the current chaos that has spread across the federal government. Republican Congressmen have been passive and afraid claiming “there is nothing they can do…” to reign in a renegade President at town halls. They are sitting on their hands hoping the problem does not get worse.

An article in today’s Guardian, quotes Martin O’Malley – a former Maryland governor and Baltimore mayor who headed the SSA from 2023 until last year.

He had warned earlier that as a result of mismanagement and firings of the Social Security workforce (7,000 of the 57,000 were let go so far) , the “system faced catastrophic failure.”

“Ultimately, you’re going to see the system collapse and an interruption of benefits, he told CNBC in March. “

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/25/2318715/-If-Social-Security-Fails-There-Will-not-be-Another-Republican-Lead-Congress-for-the-Next-20-Years

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If Social Security Fails, There Will not be Another Republican Led Congress for the Next 20 Years (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 25 OP
That's why trump and GOPers are not going to mess with benefits. I'm mostly concerned about disability Silent Type Apr 25 #1
they allowed the biggest terrorist attack in American history Skittles Apr 25 #2

Silent Type

(9,149 posts)
1. That's why trump and GOPers are not going to mess with benefits. I'm mostly concerned about disability
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 08:44 PM
Apr 25

benefits getting delayed, but claim denials — especially initial claims — have been delayed for decades.

Skittles

(163,831 posts)
2. they allowed the biggest terrorist attack in American history
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:02 PM
Apr 25

THEN used that as an excuse to start a war based on lies

YET HERE WE ARE

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