Stay tired.

Stay tired.

Richard Arnold, good Monday morning to you.

Richard Arnold, good Monday morning to you.

Good morning, my tensions and Lucknik.

Good morning, my tensions and Lucknik.

Where are we at?

Where are we at?

Yeah, the system of old age pensions here is very much in the spotlight right now. This is money that is taken from everyone's wages and put into a separate fund to pay Social Security checks, as they call them. It was put into effect by Roosevelt in the nineteen thirties, so I've been around for a long long while. Sort of a fundamental aspect of US governance. The role of the administration was to bank the money and send out pension payments. Sadly, governments from both parties took some of the money and spent it on other things. So the fund has some issues now into Elon Musk, who calls the system a Ponzi scheme, which it certainly is not. It's taxed by our money. Nothing to do with Musk and whatever he might want to spend it on. And now Trump's Commerce secretary how it, Lutnek says, what does it matter if old folks don't get their checks on time?

Yeah, the system of old age pensions here is very much in the spotlight right now. This is money that is taken from everyone's wages and put into a separate fund to pay Social Security checks, as they call them. It was put into effect by Roosevelt in the nineteen thirties, so I've been around for a long long while. Sort of a fundamental aspect of US governance. The role of the administration was to bank the money and send out pension payments. Sadly, governments from both parties took some of the money and spent it on other things. So the fund has some issues now into Elon Musk, who calls the system a Ponzi scheme, which it certainly is not. It's taxed by our money. Nothing to do with Musk and whatever he might want to spend it on. And now Trump's Commerce secretary how it, Lutnek says, what does it matter if old folks don't get their checks on time?

Let's say sold Security didn't send out their checks this month. My mother in law whose name four, she wouldn't call and complain. She just wouldn't. She thinks something got messed up and she'll get it next one h A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling and complain.

Let's say sold Security didn't send out their checks this month. My mother in law whose name four, she wouldn't call and complain. She just wouldn't. She thinks something got messed up and she'll get it next one h A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling and complain.

What the hell is wrong with this guy in the idiot interview? You didn't get a promise pension payment? Well, you know, get some cash from you x woll Street to invest the son because anyone who complains would be a criminal, right Fumer. Commissioner of Social Security Martin Imelli says this is despicable because she says.

What the hell is wrong with this guy in the idiot interview? You didn't get a promise pension payment? Well, you know, get some cash from you x woll Street to invest the son because anyone who complains would be a criminal, right Fumer. Commissioner of Social Security Martin Imelli says this is despicable because she says.

Forty percent of all seniors living alone depend entirely upon Social Security.

Forty percent of all seniors living alone depend entirely upon Social Security.

Yeah, we're talking about forty million people. Amelie, a Democrat.

Yeah, we're talking about forty million people. Amelie, a Democrat.

Says people should be rightly outraged. They have worked their whole lives for these benefits. They have worked over generations to make sure that they could be there for their own kids and grandkids. And what's going on right now at Social Security is absolutely appalled.

Says people should be rightly outraged. They have worked their whole lives for these benefits. They have worked over generations to make sure that they could be there for their own kids and grandkids. And what's going on right now at Social Security is absolutely appalled.

Well, what's going on? Here's the Dalon Mosque. Minions have announced plans to fire thousands of people who work at Social Security and also to close field offices where elderly people might have been taking their concerns so you know, they might have to travel a bit further, lot further. Who knows all this? While Trump's acting head of Social Security threatened the other day to shut down the entire Social Security administration, then a couple of days on said, ah, didn't mean it, folks, because after all, if you don't get a pension check, Mike, what's the worry? What's it matter?

Well, what's going on? Here's the Dalon Mosque. Minions have announced plans to fire thousands of people who work at Social Security and also to close field offices where elderly people might have been taking their concerns so you know, they might have to travel a bit further, lot further. Who knows all this? While Trump's acting head of Social Security threatened the other day to shut down the entire Social Security administration, then a couple of days on said, ah, didn't mean it, folks, because after all, if you don't get a pension check, Mike, what's the worry? What's it matter?

Where are we at with the Dems? Yeah?

Where are we at with the Dems? Yeah?

Better late than ever. The top Democrat in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, is trying to hit back against complaints within his own party, mostly that Democrats are weak in responding to the Trump administration. That have been calls for human to quit, he says today, not quitting. He is also responding belatedly to those who slammed him for signing on to that temporary debt increase which prevented the government shut down. The other day. A number of Dems said they should not have cooperated with Republicans and keeping the government open with a Continuing Resolution CR in which the Dems had no input but their votes were needed to get it pass. Well, Schumer now is explaining his worries a bit more or the Trump and Musk would have taken charge completely and could have kept the government closed for months.

Better late than ever. The top Democrat in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, is trying to hit back against complaints within his own party, mostly that Democrats are weak in responding to the Trump administration. That have been calls for human to quit, he says today, not quitting. He is also responding belatedly to those who slammed him for signing on to that temporary debt increase which prevented the government shut down. The other day. A number of Dems said they should not have cooperated with Republicans and keeping the government open with a Continuing Resolution CR in which the Dems had no input but their votes were needed to get it pass. Well, Schumer now is explaining his worries a bit more or the Trump and Musk would have taken charge completely and could have kept the government closed for months.

Who determines how long the shutdown would last. Only those evil people at the top of the executive branch in the Trump administration. And one Senator Republican told a Democratic senator colleague of mine, and this guy is close. This Republican senator is close to the dojemask people. They would keep the government shutdown for six months, nine months a year till everyone was furloughed.

Who determines how long the shutdown would last. Only those evil people at the top of the executive branch in the Trump administration. And one Senator Republican told a Democratic senator colleague of mine, and this guy is close. This Republican senator is close to the dojemask people. They would keep the government shutdown for six months, nine months a year till everyone was furloughed.

So that's his take. Meantime, left wing lives Senator Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Casio Cootis have been out on the campaign trial doing rallies in Republican red states and drawing just big numbers. Bernie Sanders just had some thirty thousand people attending an event in Denver, thirty thousand. That is more than he ever drew when he was actually running for president. Well, right, might catch up Winsday Richard Donald slitside.

So that's his take. Meantime, left wing lives Senator Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Casio Cootis have been out on the campaign trial doing rallies in Republican red states and drawing just big numbers. Bernie Sanders just had some thirty thousand people attending an event in Denver, thirty thousand. That is more than he ever drew when he was actually running for president. Well, right, might catch up Winsday Richard Donald slitside.

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