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red dog 1

(32,555 posts)
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:49 PM Aug 2025

Trump's BLS Commissioner nominee calls Social Security a "Ponzi Scheme"

Frequent right-wing media guest and Project 2025 contributor E.J. Antoni — Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he fired its previous commissioner — has on multiple occasions called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme.”

Media Matters for America (@mmfa.bsky.social) 2025-08-13T14:52:31.992Z

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Trump's BLS Commissioner nominee calls Social Security a "Ponzi Scheme" (Original Post) red dog 1 Aug 2025 OP
Rich republicon royals are out to kill Social Security BoRaGard Aug 2025 #1
They have already started to gut it gab13by13 Aug 2025 #2

BoRaGard

(7,591 posts)
1. Rich republicon royals are out to kill Social Security
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:52 PM
Aug 2025

so they can get their greasy hands on our money

gab13by13

(31,351 posts)
2. They have already started to gut it
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:00 PM
Aug 2025

I'm 78 and have 2 other sources of income.

My daughter and family aren't planning for Social Security to be there for her.

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