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Re:Moody’s strips U.S. of triple-A credit rating by siliconc0w on Friday May 16, 2025 @08:17PM (#44010971)
It's actually not, most retirees receive more in benefits than they've contributed.
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Re:Moody’s strips U.S. of triple-A credit rating by fkfyshroglk on Friday May 16, 2025 @08:18PM (#44010978)
How does that contradict anything I said?

If you have issues with what it is, that's fine. But it still doesn't impact our deficit or ability to pay off debt.

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Re:Moody’s strips U.S. of triple-A credit rating by ndsipa_pomu on Saturday May 17, 2025 @10:59AM (#44014809)
Isn't that expected due to some people dying before retiring?
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Re:Moody’s strips U.S. of triple-A credit rating by const_cast on Sunday May 18, 2025 @05:58PM (#44024596)
Right, and of course, growth. The same is true for a 401K - you're going to get a lot more out than you contributed.
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