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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Saturday that one of his top priorities, once he takes control of the chamber’s Social Security Subcommittee in January, will be to lift the cap on taxable income that funds the program and increase benefit payments by at least $2400 per year.

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[–] YourBestFriend@quokk.au 10 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

We could probably spend less money on the baby killing machine that makes psychopath soldiers.

[–] frisbird@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

What!? And let our military shrink to only 600% the size of the next largest military ?

[–] YourBestFriend@quokk.au 2 points 1 hour ago

It’s funny how some people, (not you frisbird) who claim to be lefties and say they hate Trump, go ape shit the moment you touch the military budget.

Fucking posers.

“I needed education in my shitty country so I killed people but that makes me okay because my country is shitty! I’m innocent”

Why is there no guillotine emoji?

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

We can obviously spend less on the military, but that's not how OASDI is funded...

You also don't know anything about the military apparently

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 1 hour ago

They can free up that money and allocate it elsewhere.

ETA Pentagon never passed an audit.

[–] YourBestFriend@quokk.au -1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The military industrial complex is not complex if you have half a brain.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 59 minutes ago) (1 children)

I really need to start checking account ages...

https://lemmy.world/post/54084389/26765695

You're running around saying:

No I think Dems need to kill a few people. They won’t of course and this comment will be moderated to keep Americans from rising up! ;)

And calling other people psychopaths

[–] YourBestFriend@quokk.au -2 points 47 minutes ago (1 children)

I always check account ages. Anything your age is suspiciously part of the problem.

Enjoy the country you definitely fought to make like this.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 11 minutes ago

Enjoy the country you definitely fought to make like this.

So now I fought against the American military?