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Rhiannon12866

(256,126 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2026, 04:52 AM 12 hrs ago

How the Iran war could threaten your future Social Security & Medicare payments - The 11th Hour - MS NOW

Amid all the confusion about the Strait of Hormuz, new reporting suggests Iran wants tolls for the strait to be paid in cryptocurrency. So what does that mean for the dollar? David Rohde, Gillian Tett, Tim O’Brien, and Richard Stengel join Stephanie Ruhle for The 11th Hour Nightcap. - Aired on 04/08/2026.

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How the Iran war could threaten your future Social Security & Medicare payments - The 11th Hour - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 12 hrs ago OP

How many times must it be said? blue-wave 12 hrs ago #1

if he can sucker this ayatollah into taking billions in bitcoin rampartd 11 hrs ago #2

blue-wave

(5,237 posts)

1. How many times must it be said?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 05:15 AM

12 hrs ago

The federal government owes the social security system, last I checked, $2.8 Trillion. Yes that's with a "T" and that's how much the government has borrowed from the retirements of most Americans. They need to stop scapegoating social security.

rampartd

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2. if he can sucker this ayatollah into taking billions in bitcoin

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:17 AM

11 hrs ago

my opinion of his ai's statesmanship might be revised upwards.

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