@emptywheel why wouldn't SS checks go out re: debt ceiling when SS has continual, dedicated revenue source - FICA withholding
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@makarov__ No,but bigger point is taht SS is bigger creditor than China. Changing benefits is effectively a partial default. -
@emptywheel I asked that because Obama said earlier if debt ceiling werent raised, SS checks wouldnt go out
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@emptywheel - If we're not a deadbeat nation, then I assume we won't renege on our debt to those paying into social security?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel debt ceiling is not precisely the same as govt shutdownThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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