GOP Sen. John Curtis says politicians are 'not being honest' when they say they won't touch Social Security [View all]
Source: NBC News
March 23, 2025, 10:49 AM EDT / Updated March 23, 2025, 11:19 AM EDT
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Sunday that politicians are “not being honest” when they say they won’t touch Social Security. His comments come as President Donald Trump has said his administration was “not touching” Social Security and town hall attendees have expressed concerns about potential Social Security cuts. Elon Musk, who has spearheaded Department of Government Efficiency efforts to cut spending, has vocally criticized Social Security, prompting concerns from some Trump allies.
“We’re not being honest when we look people in the eye and say we’re not going to touch it. If we don’t touch it, it touches itself,” Curtis told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker. “You know that, right? That’s not being honest with the American people, and I think that’s one of the things that makes them not trust us, when we say something that they just know is not true.”
Curtis said the government does not “need to impact the people that are in Social Security,” but instead can have a conversation about what Social Security looks like for younger generations that are further away from retirement, like 20- and 30-year-olds.
“We all need to say, those in retirement and those near retirement, we’re not going to touch it, you’re safe. But let’s have that conversation, because my kids don’t think they’re going to get it,” he said. “So why can’t we have a conversation with them about moving some of the variables around, and the sooner we do it, the less dramatic it has to be.”
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-john-curtis-politicians-not-honest-wont-touch-social-security-rcna197659
TRANSLATION - moving YOUR money "around" from a system that they did NOT pay their fair share into (since the max income for SS withholdings is capped), in order to put it directly into the billionaires' pockets.
Muskrat is supposedly worth $335 billion this year (per Forbes, although the figure varies). So that means -
$334,000,000,000 / 365 = $915,068,493 per day
/ 24 hours = $38,127,854 per hour
/ 60 minutes = $635,464.23 per minute
/ 60 seconds = $10,591.07 per second
Current SS cap = $176,100 (from SSA)
So in ~17 seconds, he hits the cap and won't pay into it anymore.
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