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@SenatorBanks @politico Pass the SAVE America Act or the only vote Republicans will receive from this Indianian and his family is the one you fill out and put in the ballot box for me.

Was so much fun the first time. Let’s relive it again! Thank you, @Politico.

@BernieSanders Rigged economy? This from the guy that supported open borders and DEI.

THE INSANELY RIGGED ECONOMY Yesterday, while tens of millions of families were struggling to pay for rent, food, healthcare, childcare and gas, seven of Trump's oligarchic friends became $210 billion richer. Not last week. Not over the past decade. In less than 24 hours, these 7 men, the wealthiest people on earth, became $210 billion richer. Incredibly, since Trump was elected on November 5, 2024, these 7 men, all Big Tech Oligarchs, have become more than $1.5 trillion richer and are now collectively worth over $2.8 trillion. Meanwhile, we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any other wealthy nation, young adults have a lower standard of living than their parents and over 20% of our seniors are trying to survive on an annual income of $15,000 a year or less. Yes. We are living in an oligarchy. A Good Day for Trump’s Friends: Yesterday, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, got $164.8 billion richer and is now worth $1.4 trillion. He’s worth $1.1 trillion more than on Election Day. Yesterday, Larry Page, the second wealthiest man in the world, gained $7.61 billion in wealth and is now worth $314 billion. He’s worth $161 billion more than on Election Day. Yesterday, Sergey Brin, the third richest man in the world, got $7.01 billion richer and is now worth $292 billion. He’s worth $148 billion more than on Election Day. Yesterday, Jeff Bezos, the fourth richest man in the world, gained $6.96 billion in wealth and is now worth $267 billion. He’s worth $46 billion more than on Election Day. Yesterday, Larry Ellison, the fifth wealthiest man in the world, gained $8.92 billion in wealth and is now worth $247 billion. He’s worth $63 billion more than on Election Day. Yesterday, Michael Dell, the sixth richest man in the world, got $5.86 billion richer and is now worth $218 billion. He’s worth $101 billion more than on Election Day. Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg, the seventh richest man in the world, gained $9.16 billion in wealth and is now worth $211 billion. He’s worth $8 billion more than on Election Day. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best: “Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all of God’s children.”

@LeaderJohnThune Congress only cares about power to the government instead of power to the people. Pass the SAVE America Act or else the only vote you'll get from me in the general election is the one you fill out and deposit in the drop box for me.

We need to get the FISA Section 702 program reauthorized quickly so that the intelligence community has the tools they need to keep Americans safe during a summer of high-profile celebrations.

@SenSchumer @SenateDems In other words, Dems are gearing up to obstruct justice again. This time to hide election fraud instead of government subsidy fraud.

As Trump gears up to steal the 2026 elections, @SenateDems Election Protection Task Force is working hard to counter his interference efforts and protect free and fair elections. We won't let Trump discount the votes of the American people.

@PattyMurray I rather have a gold plated ball room owned by the people in the White House than gold owned by Senator Patty Murray.

Another broken promise from Trump. Apparently there is no money for your health care but there is about $300 million of YOUR tax dollars for his gold-plated ballroom.

@myke_b @RepJohnLarson Yes. Everyone working right now is paying for your retirement. Since the SS fund is in a deficit and so is our government, the fund is helping to create more debt which means people that aren't alive right now will be paying for your retirement.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson Do you have a job that pays into Social Security? If not, you have nothing to say.

'DOGE' was never about efficiency. They want to steal your data and slash your benefits. That's what Trump, Musk, and the billionaires are demanding.   Social Security is an EARNED BENEFIT that YOU paid for. It doesn't belong to Elon Musk or any of his buddies on Wall Street.

@TxTiny @RepJohnLarson No it isn't. Again, all the money in the Social Security Fund is in the form of government bonds and the government is already $39 Trillion in debt. It is not your money.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson It is their money.

I don't blame Boomers. Boomers attack me when I state the facts of the matter. And you are stealing money because it is not your money. Yes, retirees before you stole your money when you paid your taxes, but now you are stealing other people's money in order to live during retirement. That is why I say that rich people should stop being paid Social Security when they can afford to pay for their own retirement.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson Why are you blaming Boomers? They paid into SS their entire working lives just like you are doing now. They are not stealing anyone's money. The only ones stealing from SS are the government, and they've been doing it for years. They call it a loan but never repay.

Again, all of the money in the Social Security fund is in the form of government bonds and the government is already $39 Trillion in debt. The only way the government can pay for those bonds is to steal from other sources of revenue, make more debt or print money. The fund is already bankrupt because the government is already bankrupt. The only thing that keeps it afloat is people continue to use the dollar bill for currency. This is why the entire world is buying gold right now. You can keep lying to yourself or you can accept the facts.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson No correct that the government isn’t in debt like that. It’s the US Inc. government that is in debt $39 trillion not the sovereign Republic of the United States of America get your facts straight.

@CheriWh35447182 @RepJohnLarson Boomers have been on the receiving end of a lot of bipartisan gov handouts from the 1972 Social Security Amendments to the 2003 Prescription Drug Benefit to the 2025 Social Security Fairness Act to the 2025 BBB. All these bills were Boomer windfalls.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson Boomers did not design the system. But it has been in trouble for a long time and no one has done anything about it. And that includes the generations before and after boomers too.

@jwkscheer @RepJohnLarson Rich people do draw on it. That is the problem. Not only that, the BBB just gave them all a tax break on that income. While the Social Security Fairness act gave many gov workers SS benefits who didn't pay into the system because they were all paying into their gov pensions.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson It’s a ponzi scheme… yes the boomers paid into it, like the rest of us…where does the money go for those who don’t live long enough to draw on it? What about the rich people who pay into it that will never have to draw into it where does their money go?

@BooRadleyis2 @RepJohnLarson If you are rich enough to afford your own retirement, you have already been compensated. There is a reason the government is $39 Trillion in debt.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson It would probably be better if it had never been set up, but not only did I pay into it all my working life, it was also after tax money. So yes I feel like I should be compensated

@Karrie527743 @RepJohnLarson The money you put into it has already been spent. Again, our government is $39 Trillion in debt.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson We will take one lump sum plus earned interest in all the money we put in the last 45-65 years and you youngins’ can have the rest. Let’s see what y’all have put in since 16 years old…

@LJLiberalComics @RepJohnLarson That money is gone.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson First, give me back every penny I and my employer put in, WITH interest and then we can talk about what to do in the future.

@LisaE333 @RepJohnLarson Not old people bad. Retired people who are taking social security benefits from the government despite having enough assets to pay for their own retirements while the government is $39 Trillion in debt ... bad.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson Oh yes, old people bad, 🙄for wanting what they already paid in, so not fair to you burger flippers 🤣

Again, all the money held by the Social Security fund is held in the form of government bonds and the government is $39 Trillion in debt already. Ask yourself how the government got into debt and you'll see who spent your money. I'm sure you'll blame everyone else despite being part of the largest voting population all your lives and the recipients of the largest bipartisan spending packages dished out by the government. From the 1972 Social Security Amendments to 2003 Prescription Drug Benefit to the 2025 Social Security Fairness Act to the 2025 BBB. All of these wonderful handouts to the Boomer generation...

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson Thats some twisted logic. Boomers did not rob social security funding from the SS lock box, LBJ did that to fund his war in Vietnam. No one approved of that aside from democrats that ruled congress in the 60's. As for 'stealing', boomers have had it stolen from them, get a brain

@ArthurD10051344 @RepJohnLarson It isn't about what we have done. It is what we are doing. We are paying for your golden retirements. And boy doesn't it irk when you can afford to pay for it with your own money.

@Palmerizer2 @RepJohnLarson And WTF have you done? The only thing Boomers can be blamed for is giving birth to the generation that gave birth to you.

@NeilAlan262 @RBReich Why (when they can afford to pay for their own retirement with their own assets)? You understand that all the money sitting in the Social Security fund is in the form of a government bond while the government is $39 Trillion in debt. It's not your money.

@Palmerizer2 @RBReich Consider money people have paid into Social Security or the benefits they are collecting & calculate the net present value of those amounts & pay them out as a lump sum to everyone. Then replace the Social Security system with the one that puts money into an IRA, not real estate.

Thanks to Trump's tax cuts for the rich, Social Security's trustees warn the program will be unable to pay out full benefits by 2032. There's only one way to reverse this trend. Scrap the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes.

@sbmalive @Acyn If CA has more people to vote, it has more people to count. And yes, cheaters do believe everyone cheats (its how they justify what they do). However, that doesn't mean honest people who have been cheated don't realize it.

@Palmerizer2 @Acyn CA has a population of almost 40 million, the largest in the country. Larger than some countries. It will take longer to process and count than Vermont or Wisconsin or Idaho or any number of states. Cheaters tend to believe everyone cheats.

Elias: Why does California have signature matching? They have it to satisfy the same right-wing zealots who claim there’s fraud, right? So they do this whole kabuki theater that takes all of this time in order to contend with the fact that people say that if you don’t do signature matching, there’s going to be fraud. And then they get attacked for taking the time to do that very thing. The fact that the New York Times thinks there’s a middle ground here… Here’s my message: I don’t compromise with Republicans because there is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist, and they are trying to burn down democracy.