Ā Maybe youāre young, and you think this doesnāt affect you. But, it will affect your parents, or your grandparents. Ā And, remember, if Republicans kill these programs, the dollars you pay in ā that are/have been withheld from your paycheck ā you will never get back.
Social security does affect young Americans! You never know when a disability or life altering illness may come along, hence why its social insurance. If your parents or your spouse dies, you can receive survivors benefits.
These are your earned benefits. Those who make over $147k dont have to pay ss tax after that, not to mention capital gains arent taxed. The ss trust fund has trillions of dollars in it deadass
A lot of the time youll hear the program is going bankrupt- thats a lie! the program is paid for and deficit neutral. There is a projected shortfall where about 78% of benefits would be paid out in 2034/2035. The actuary has projected that making millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share in taxes would create enough revenue to continue the program through the rest of the century
Dont let republicans sunset social security, you pay for it, youve earned it. Without it, millions of seniors widows children and people w disabilities will be vulnerable to poverty! This program has never missed a payment (even through war, recessions, pandemics, assassinations, etc)
