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ShazzieB

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19. Hell yes, I'm relieved every time my SS or my husband's shows up in our bank account on time!

Reply to Walleye (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 04:21 PM

Apr 23

I'm allowed to be relieved, thank you very much, and so is anyone else who relies on SS for survival. That is entirely separate from my concern for everyone who is suffering from Schlump's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad, decision making (including turning Eloon and DOGE loose to lay waste to our government),

I assure you that concern DOES exist. My husband and I have both experienced our share of layoffs and bouts of unemployment (though nothing like the chaos government workers are now facing, which I honestly have trouble even imagining), and we know it can be frightening and stressful. But when one's own survival seems to be hanging by a thread, that is naturally where one's attention is going to be primarily fixed. I am not going to apologize to anyone for that.

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I got my social security check [View all] Marthe48 Apr 23 OP

You were so excited True Dough Apr 23 #1

This really isn't breaking news. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 23 #2

It's those who have yet to sign up who should be worried. CousinIT Apr 23 #3

Right. But if checks suddenly stopped that would be huge PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 23 #5

We hope it would be big news. We don't know for sure. Walleye Apr 23 #9

Yes, it would be big news. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 25 #20

I posted in Seniors Marthe48 Apr 23 #4

Same here, Marthe Leghorn21 Apr 23 #6

I know just what you mean, I get terrible anxiety every day now right around sundown Walleye Apr 23 #8

Me too XanaDUer2 Apr 25 #22

I'm glad you're comfortable in your belief, knowing people who worked at the IRS and got laid off I can't relax Walleye Apr 23 #10

Hell yes, I'm relieved every time my SS or my husband's shows up in our bank account on time! ShazzieB Apr 23 #19

Future Events Aren't Real...regardless stillcool Apr 23 #11

Nothing is real till it happens Marthe48 Apr 23 #14

Of course mountain grammy Apr 23 #12

I posted the last couple of months to reassure others Marthe48 Apr 23 #16

Ty for doing so XanaDUer2 Apr 25 #23

Same here, got my check still have an anxiety. Do you think we'll be able to relax when Elon is finally gone? Walleye Apr 23 #7

I might a little Marthe48 Apr 23 #13

Mine arrived as well, right on schedule. 3catwoman3 Apr 23 #15

Glad to hear it Marthe48 Apr 23 #17

Of course it arrived on schedule. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 25 #21

I'm not even signed up for SS yet, will do so in five years, but even so I am glad to see people say LiberalLoner Apr 23 #18

Mine came on time too. redstatebluegirl Apr 25 #24

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