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TheRickles

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3. Of course that nonplussed 94 y/o mother-in-law also has a son-in-law who is a billionaire.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 07:48 AM

Mar 22

He could probably lend her some money to make payments for the rent, medications, food, and other trivia like that, should she run short of cash while waiting for her next Social Security check (like millions of Americans will as Soc Sec gets squeezed further and further). Totally clueless.

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Missed Social Security checks no big deal to Trump Commerce Secretary as attacks on agency escalate - Rachel Maddow MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Mar 22 OP

Wow 🙄 they have no clue how devastating that would be for people who depend on that money to survive TommieMommy Mar 22 #1

Not to mention, people have worked their entire lives to earn Social Security for retirement Rhiannon12866 Mar 22 #2

Of course that nonplussed 94 y/o mother-in-law also has a son-in-law who is a billionaire. TheRickles Mar 22 #3

Billionaires are seldom descended from poor families. MIL probably has a pretty healthy inherited nest egg. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 22 #5

The casual cruelty, the gloating, the smiling smugness---sadistic. Timeflyer Mar 22 #4