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Today's Tiedrich rant: stop whining about your missed Social Security check, says psycho oligarch
Last edited Sun Mar 23, 2025, 11:16 AM - Edit history (1)
(Edit to add) Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/stop-whining-about-your-missed-social
Alexa, show me why fuckface plutocrats should never be in charge of our nation’s well-being.
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“Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother-in-law, who’s 94, wouldn’t call and complain. She wouldn’t call and complain. she just wouldn’t. She’d think something got messed up, and she’ll get it next month. A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling, and complaining.”
that’s Donny Convict’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, an obscenely wealthy plutocrat who’s worth between $2 and $4 billion. here’s another fun fact about Howie the Lut: he’s cordially invited to eat an entire bowl of fuck — because Howie has no clue how real people live. imagine being so out of touch that you have the nerve to suggest that only fraudsters would complain about a missed check.
what’s Lutnick’s game here? is he trying to scare elders into not calling if their checks don’t arrive? “I’d better not complain, they’ll think I’m a fraudster.” fucking evil bastard.
for two thirds of Americans receiving Social Security, it accounts for at least half of their income. for 27% of Americans receiving Social Security, it’s their only income. if that check doesn’t arrive, they don’t eat. ‘oh well no biggie, I’ll just wait until next month’ is not an option.
Social Security is not some free gift from Uncle Sam — Americans pay into it their entire working lives. it’s part of the social contract. you work and pay into the system, and in return, your get a modicum of comfort for your golden years.
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Length 0:24, closed captions available
“Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother-in-law, who’s 94, wouldn’t call and complain. She wouldn’t call and complain. she just wouldn’t. She’d think something got messed up, and she’ll get it next month. A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling, and complaining.”
that’s Donny Convict’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, an obscenely wealthy plutocrat who’s worth between $2 and $4 billion. here’s another fun fact about Howie the Lut: he’s cordially invited to eat an entire bowl of fuck — because Howie has no clue how real people live. imagine being so out of touch that you have the nerve to suggest that only fraudsters would complain about a missed check.
what’s Lutnick’s game here? is he trying to scare elders into not calling if their checks don’t arrive? “I’d better not complain, they’ll think I’m a fraudster.” fucking evil bastard.
for two thirds of Americans receiving Social Security, it accounts for at least half of their income. for 27% of Americans receiving Social Security, it’s their only income. if that check doesn’t arrive, they don’t eat. ‘oh well no biggie, I’ll just wait until next month’ is not an option.
Social Security is not some free gift from Uncle Sam — Americans pay into it their entire working lives. it’s part of the social contract. you work and pay into the system, and in return, your get a modicum of comfort for your golden years.
Absolutely correct, Jeff Tiedrich. The SSA funds do not belong to anyone except the American people who paid into it. Please read the rest of this great rant on "Everyone is entitled to my own opinion."
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Response to Walleye (Reply #4)
Is my landlord a fraudster if he complains? 
like a philanthropist.
