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DFW

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17. Not to mention

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:23 AM

5 hrs ago

Anyone who thinks the pic on the left is an accurate depiction of what living is like on the EU equivalent off Social Security has been reading too many Republican comic books.

My wife, if she had to live off her German pension alone, wouldn’t have enough left from her €1400 per month pension to afford the olive, let alone a whole martini.

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Yeah, that about sums it up! CousinIT 19 hrs ago #1

Remember this woman BlueWaveNeverEnd 19 hrs ago #2

That was hard to watch. I hope they raised a bunch so she never has work. OGBuzz 19 hrs ago #4

$250,000 BlueWaveNeverEnd 19 hrs ago #5

That's great. 👍 OGBuzz 18 hrs ago #6

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God damn this country sucks. FoxNewsSucks 14 hrs ago #14

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So GoFundMe is our retirement/health plan now? CrispyQ 1 hr ago #29

And people wonder... GiqueCee 19 hrs ago #3

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Elderly are stealing our jobs. Deport the elderly! IronLionZion 17 hrs ago #8

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That's sad..... BeneteauBum 17 hrs ago #9

Not a bad idea for a meme. Would've been better with real photos instead of particularly sloppy AI slop. highplainsdem 17 hrs ago #10

Not to mention DFW 5 hrs ago #17

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I used to say I was a beneficiary of the Bush Economic Miracle Turbineguy 16 hrs ago #12

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Just really sad Johnny2X2X 5 hrs ago #16

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Mmmm. The groceries are being levitated. Intractable 4 hrs ago #21

Those of us who have good retirement plans padfun 3 hrs ago #22

Everyone isn't as fortunate as you misanthrope 1 hr ago #26

..and this is one of the big reasons why sdfernando 2 hrs ago #23

Dems need to add "affordability of retirement" gulliver 1 hr ago #24

Yup, Americans love their Capitalism. Joinfortmill 1 hr ago #27

The elderly aren't rabid consumers misanthrope 1 hr ago #28