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

submitted 1 day 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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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

It wasn't. Then in the 1980s, presidents started to spend the fund. Now it's very much like a ponsi scheme.

They just need to put the funds back and let it run like it should've. With interest.