Ryan once benefitted from Social Security, now wants to eliminate it for others

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Social Security cuts are off the table.

... the retirement age will eventually need to be raised

Erm... raising the retirement age is cutting Social Security.  You really need to step away from the talking points Kool-aid.

Social Security is actually the most fiscally sound part of the entire federal budget. Well, that and the Postal Service that Congress keeps borrowing from.

Which is a pretty scary thought when you consider how unsustainable it is.  Maybe if we exponentially increase baby-making immigrants in the next few years we can make it work.


Did Paul Ryan actually say he wants to get rid of survivor benefits?   No?  Okay.  Nothing to see here then.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Social Security cuts are off the table.

... the retirement age will eventually need to be raised

Erm... raising the retirement age is cutting Social Security.  You really need to step away from the talking points Kool-aid.

Obviously Social Security cuts for those retired or nearing retirement are off the table. As I mentioned, being 65 in 2052 is very different from being 65 in 1952. The obvious economic reality is that the retirement age will need to be raised for future generations, people who are younger than 20 today almost certainly, due to the fact people are living much longer than they did when SS started 80 years ago. That raise will not happen for years, though.

How so? Aren't Republicans opposed to biotechnological research that could slow the aging process down?

You mean like cyborgs?  Yeah, that's scary stuff.  But I'm not sure what the relevance would be.  People are already living a long time, for reasons that have little to do with stopping aging.