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mopinko

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41. we need to fix social security. u get half of "his" bennies

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:46 AM

Aug 31

if he dies or dumps u. he gets 100%. that’s not 50/50. that wd b both of u getting 75%. or just fixing it so both get 100%.
i was a stay at home mom, then an artist, then an urban farmer. i had jobs b4 i had kids. i got $300/mo on my own wages b4 he reached 62. he had a great job and paid the max for yrs. he now gets $3200/mo. i get $1600.

jan schakowsky tried to fix this for yeeeears.

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I'm starting to see a lot of posts on social media "subtly" shaming women for working outside the home. [View all] hamsterjill Aug 30 OP

Well said, Hear, hear! marble falls Aug 30 #1

Not sure why they feel the need to be subtle. Aristus Aug 30 #2

Since Reagan's time most families need two paychecks to survive... Ritabert Aug 30 #3

Way before Reagan's time. chowmama Aug 30 #7

Very true. Ritabert Aug 30 #14

My first thought also. FoxNewsSucks Aug 30 #8

Exactly. Ritabert Aug 30 #13

i've always thought this was about all the things "nonworking" women did. mopinko Aug 31 #40

They want women out of the office taking up jobs mediocre men used to do Ritabert Aug 31 #43

may I just add Skittles Aug 30 #4

+1000 hamsterjill Aug 30 #6

Of course we never shame men who are the ones doing the mass killings. Irish_Dem Aug 30 #5

Also, the men are the IMPREGNATORS! ReRe Aug 30 #16

Exactly, they should receive the same punishment as women who get an abortion. Irish_Dem Aug 31 #37

Don't we have a court system and prisons... BluesRunTheGame Aug 31 #44

Inability to face reality about males is a good example of what I am saying. Irish_Dem Aug 31 #45

Are you, in any way trying to implicate the men who aren't... BluesRunTheGame Aug 31 #47

K&R jfz9580m Aug 30 #9

More RWRE stuff Nigrum Cattus Aug 30 #10

Rant all you want! If i weren't on this slightlv Aug 30 #11

But, but ya'll wimens could stay stay home an rear youngins... rubbersole Aug 30 #21

Yikes! Back to 'Leave It To Beaver'. Joinfortmill Aug 30 #12

You're stealing jobs from the white men, don't you know! hunter Aug 30 #15

Lots of non-white men of that type are the same way jfz9580m Aug 30 #20

Here in the U.S.A. it's powerful white guys who are pushing the Project 2025 crap. hunter Aug 30 #28

No argument about fascistic/nazi,wealthy, powerful white oligarchs jfz9580m Aug 30 #30

Imagine all of the two-income families Mblaze Aug 30 #17

I don't know if it's related, but... jmbar2 Aug 30 #18

I've seen some of that, as well. hamsterjill Aug 30 #31

Sadly enough, you're probably right about efforts to provoke, ahead of the midterms. calimary Aug 31 #32

On the flip side... SleeplessinSoCal Aug 30 #19

We're overthinking this... BurnDoubt Aug 30 #22

I've done both, been a working mom and a stay-at-home mom. HeartsCanHope Aug 30 #23

Uh, you are missing the point. Hornedfrog2000 Aug 30 #25

Not sure exactly what you mean about semantics, but I do get the point. HeartsCanHope Aug 31 #34

Yup, they will get more and more Hornedfrog2000 Aug 30 #24

Yes to cutting off the propaganda! BlueHurricane Aug 31 #38

Kick SheltieLover Aug 30 #26

My mom JustAnotherGen Aug 30 #27

Sadly, I'm not surprised. area51 Aug 30 #29

A kid's school day is pretty much the same as an adult's work day synni Aug 31 #33

I feel it's a clever con to confuse people about what a feminist ks jfz9580m Aug 31 #35

Correct Cosmocat Aug 31 #39

It doesn't matter. valleyrogue Aug 31 #36

we need to fix social security. u get half of "his" bennies mopinko Aug 31 #41

That would mean some media is nothing but Boomer bashing 24/7. OldBaldy1701E Aug 31 #42

A parent staying home with the kids for at least the first three years... gulliver Aug 31 #46

It should most definitely be a choice. hamsterjill Aug 31 #48

Another Desire To Crash The Evonomy, I Guess ProfessorGAC Aug 31 #49