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

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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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[–] [email protected] 26 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

“Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

That's a great quote, do you know the origin?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

I do not. But I think it will be the defining quote for this current oligarchy we are living through.

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