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applegrove

(130,365 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:47 AM Dec 11

Most Worried About Fate of Social Security, Medicare

Most Worried About Fate of Social Security, Medicare

December 11, 2025 at 9:30 am EST By Taegan Goddard 64 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/12/11/most-worried-about-fate-of-social-security-medicare/

A new Gallup poll finds roughly six in 10 adults — 58% for Medicare and 61% for Social Security — say they are more worried today than a year ago about potential changes to these benefits, including about a third of Republicans.

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Most Worried About Fate of Social Security, Medicare (Original Post) applegrove Dec 11 OP

Turkeys voted for Thanksgiving Dinner. Irish_Dem Dec 11 #1

A lot of them gab13by13 Dec 11 #2

And destroyed themselves in the process. Irish_Dem Dec 11 #3

I am worried. usedtobedemgurl Dec 11 #4

Irish_Dem

(79,926 posts)

1. Turkeys voted for Thanksgiving Dinner.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:49 AM

Dec 11

Now not happy about it.

gab13by13

(31,270 posts)

2. A lot of them

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:09 AM

Dec 11

will still engrave, "I Owned The Libs" on their tombstones.

Irish_Dem

(79,926 posts)

3. And destroyed themselves in the process.

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:23 AM

Dec 11

They think it is worth it.

usedtobedemgurl

(1,931 posts)

4. I am worried.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:36 AM

Dec 11

I am trying to get it as quickly as possible. I had an interview last week. I believe they will keep in folks who are already getting it.

That does not mean I do not worry about others and hope it does not go away. I worry for all of us.

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