43 upvotes, 19 direct replies (showing 19)
View submission: Elon Musk can’t balance the budget
It's not about trusting what he says, but understanding what someone else's motivations are.
Trump destroying SS would be the end of him. That's why they know that 1.6T is off the table
Comment by stubob at 26/11/2024 at 03:42 UTC
57 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Trump would make a deal with the heads of Wall Street and get 10% of that trillion dollars in exchange for putting Social Security directly into the market. That's the oligarch way. Sell off government assets to private companies and get a cut.
Comment by Hamster_S_Thompson at 26/11/2024 at 06:15 UTC
22 upvotes, 1 direct replies
He called certain blocks of population criminals and rapists and he gained their support.
He instituted Muslim ban and gained their support.
If he nukes ss for young people, the ones that voted for him are not going to realize it for another few decades and they are dumb enough that they will blame someone else at that point.
Comment by jandrese at 26/11/2024 at 03:18 UTC
68 upvotes, 6 direct replies
On one hand, for any other politician this is absolutely true. For Trump I'm not so sure. He's basically immune to consequences to an almost supernatural degree. Nothing he does, no matter how outrageous and harmful to the public, moves his numbers in the slightest. Or worse, makes them go up. If there was ever a politician who could eliminate Social Security and Medicare and get away with it that is Trump.
Comment by SparklingPseudonym at 26/11/2024 at 04:00 UTC
17 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The end of him? lol. He’s already won in his eyes. He’s going to make billions from interests buying their way into his favor, and he’s completely escaped any accountability. He’ll resign after a couple years to enjoy retirement, and JD will pardon him and his ilk for everything. Trump don’t give a shit about SS, nor what people will think of him for axing it. His base of rubes were a means to an end, and he has that ending. They can all fuck off as far as he’s concerned.
Comment by Sigurdur15 at 26/11/2024 at 08:49 UTC
16 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Trump destroying SS would be the end of him.
He's almost 80 years old and into his final term as president. What could possibly happen to him?
Comment by SplendidPunkinButter at 26/11/2024 at 13:05 UTC
6 upvotes, 2 direct replies
This marks approximately the 100,000th time I’ve heard that something will be the end for Trump since 2015
Comment by dxpqxb at 26/11/2024 at 03:25 UTC
9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
There's no system in place to end Trumo now. There surely won't be one by March. Nuking SS will happen then.
Comment by AbleObject13 at 26/11/2024 at 16:05 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Trump destroying SS would be the end of him.
Why? How?
Comment by Anxious-Tadpole-2745 at 26/11/2024 at 18:32 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
No it won't. Boomers won't be cut, and many ymwhobare not 60+ were told that SS won't be there for them anyways and that they weren't planning on retirement anyways.
The only way Trump suffers is if people riot 10x harder than what BLM did and at that rate Trump still won't give a shit. Unless youre planning on a Jan 6th.
Otherwise, you better have a more effective plan.
Comment by tadrinth at 26/11/2024 at 18:58 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Trump is not up for re-election. He doesn't need anyone to like him other than to satisfy his ego, and sufficiently large checks will do that and pay his bills.
Elon Musk is not an elected official at all.
Comment by shermanhill at 26/11/2024 at 20:07 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
He doesn’t have to run again if he doesn’t want to. This is a full nothing matters presidency. Get it in your head. They’re going to press the advantage as much as they can in hopes that they can message effectively against whatever the Dems throw up.
Comment by smokeyphil at 26/11/2024 at 20:15 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
They said that a lot about a lot of things, he still won a second time.
I hope you are correct i really do.
Comment by HeadMembership1 at 26/11/2024 at 21:46 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Trump stealing the entire amount is probably the end game here.
Comment by Sunbeamsoffglass at 29/11/2024 at 01:43 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Why would it?
It’s too late for anyone else to stop him at this point.
Comment by CaterpillarFluid6998 at 29/11/2024 at 17:46 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
He just needs to say that Joe did it.
Comment by ThisStrawberry212 at 29/11/2024 at 18:29 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That's flat out not true. They are 100% gunning for SS. They've been trying for years and now are fully capable of going after it. If you think Trump's voter base is going to turn on him for literally anything you're as delusional as they are. Not to mention Trump is termed out (wink wink that's a surprise for later), this term is all about revenge and pushing as far as he can.
As for motivations. SS is the safety net hundreds of millions are counting on so they don't have to work to their dead. I know my mom was originally expecting to get SS but not anymore. They want more people working for longer. Taking away the government program so people can retire is right on their agenda.
Comment by jakeStacktrace at 30/11/2024 at 21:22 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Another false end of him prediction. I've seen these before. What is going to happen? Will he not get elected again? Lose his support?
Comment by tbenge05 at 26/11/2024 at 11:44 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
He did massive cuts the first time around and ppl still believe he won't touch it. The political sphere is so fucked.
Comment by Trauma_Hawks at 26/11/2024 at 15:28 UTC
0 upvotes, 2 direct replies
It would be the end of the GOP. Woe to the party that destroys that. These things *have* to go through Congress. Which means every GOP member is putting their neck on the line, voting it away, or Trump has to go around Congress, which is an entirely different type of problem.
Either way, he's writing checks he can't cash... so, business as usual for Trump.