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To: Sam who wrote (326261)	3/13/2025 10:03:58 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 358285

I don't get privatizing SS. Anybody know the practical difference between privatizing SS and people investing on their own outside a government framework?

To: Sam who wrote (326261)	3/13/2025 12:17:14 PM
From: John Koligman	Respond to of 358285

Rachel ran that clip on her show last night. He really was steamed! I know you and I are both familiar with Larson as we have posted in the not too distant past about his proposals on Social Security. John

To: Sam who wrote (326261)	3/13/2025 12:40:34 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 358285

Exactly and should be no surprise. The Republicans have been working on privatizing government since Nixon. And it is such a bad idea e.g. privatizing prisons, or schools. And the way Trump is doing it is right out of Naomi Klein's book:" Shock Doctrine'. A duly elected democratic government should run government, NOT billionaires. They are NOT elected!!!!! And what is depressing is most MAGA don't/can't understand that concept. Democracy is what allows people to manifest their destiny, without masters like kings, dictators, or tribal chiefs. And dictators, like Trump and Musk, are what the people get when they abdicate to billionaires. And the Republican party is owned by billionaires and why people should vote blue down ticket. Message #326261 from Sam at 3/13/2025 12:16:15 AM A stirring speech from John Larson (D, CT) "It's all about privatization and you know it!" Larson Demands Answers from Musk-Trump and House Republicans on Social Security Mar 12, 2025 Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called out his Republican colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee before they voted to block his Resolution of Inquiry into the Trump-Musk plan to gut Social Security. youtube.com