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Blue Full Moon

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14. We don't live as long as other modern countries citizens.

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 11:10 AM

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The republicans know this. They also have known it was because of health care. When Rob Portman was over OMB it was found that most Americans don't live long enough to collect Social Security or pensions. So rather than getting health care to people they know will die they made a deal with companies to decrease the amounts going into retirement.

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