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19. Many retirees will be hurt too.

Fri Feb 13, 2026, 09:11 AM

Feb 13

We won't be funding Social Security, Medicare and Medicate through paychecks.

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12-18 months? How is this even remotely possible? [View all] pnwmom Feb 13 OP

they don't say it, because they don't really believe it lapfog_1 Feb 13 #1

The "moderately smart" piece Bettie Feb 13 #22

People can say all kinds of things, if they don't care about being accurate struggle4progress Feb 13 #2

Remember when the said computers would make Phoenix61 Feb 13 #3

Spot on canetoad Feb 13 #13

Getting downright scary. calimary Feb 13 #16

I understand they could replace CEOs cate94 Feb 13 #5

A lot of surgery is already done by machinery unblock Feb 13 #6

Thanks for explaining! cate94 Feb 13 #23

Hal Sparks talks a lot about this subject. love_katz Feb 13 #7

Keep inflating that bubble. People are afraid of AI. People hate AI. dalton99a Feb 13 #11

If AI doesn't improve about 1000% in the next year-and-a-half, ... Straw Man Feb 13 #12

They have known this was coming for decades Blue Full Moon Feb 13 #14

Is government included? MichMan Feb 13 #17

I could envision AI testing the waters of every white collar job Torchlight Feb 13 #18

Many retirees will be hurt too. Norbert Feb 13 #19

The number seems high Renew Deal Feb 13 #20