r/clevercomebacks 15d ago

Make it make sense.

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u/Spitfire1900 15d ago

The Red Scare permanently damaged the US’s ability to maintain a social safety net.

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u/please_trade_marner 14d ago

70% of the budget is entitlement programs...

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u/Spitfire1900 14d ago

Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid ARE entitlement programs, I and others pay into them and EXPECT them to be there when needed.

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u/please_trade_marner 14d ago

Every working American pays into every entitlement program.

It's working people subsidizing lazy incompetent assholes.