#VIMH: Social Security Was Always A Tax (?)

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Written By Melissa Rooney

The Guardian article below details the US’s current dismantling of Social Security and proves this point:

About 25 years ago, shortly after I moved to Australia, I met an American expat who ranted about the farce of Social Security in America. She insisted it was nothing more than a tax -- or would be, in the end -- and resented being forced to pay it, which is one of the reasons she left the country.

She also put me onto Jon Stewart (The Daily Show).

I will always remember her for both.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/musk-doge-social-security





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Melissa Rooney

Melissa Bunin Rooney writes picture books, poetry and freelance; reviews picture books for New York Journal of Books and live performances for Triangle Theater Review; provides literary and scientific editing services for American Journal Experts, scientific researchers and students; and writes and manages grants for 501c3 nonprofit Urban Sustainability Solutions. She also provides STEM and literary workshops and residencies for schools and organizations through the Durham Arts Council’s Creative Arts in Public and Private Schools (CAPS) program.

https://www.MelissaRooneyWriting.com
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