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a̸m̵n̵e̴s̴i̶a̸c̷7̷<p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/lutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lutnick</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/howardlutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>howardlutnick</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/seniors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seniors</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/senior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senior</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/pensioner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pensioner</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elderly</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>americans</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retired</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/goldenyears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goldenyears</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/career" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>career</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commerce</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cabinet</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/secretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretary</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/executive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executive</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazi</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elon</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/howard-lutnick-seniors-social-security-checks_n_67ddd6cde4b0668cb77fa73f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/howard-lutn</span><span class="invisible">ick-seniors-social-security-checks_n_67ddd6cde4b0668cb77fa73f</span></a></p>
Andy<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/missingpersons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missingpersons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lesdavies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lesdavies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/missing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scarborough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scarborough</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/northyorkshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northyorkshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>britain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/missingperson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missingperson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pensioner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pensioner</span></a> <br>Family's appeal over man, 85, missing for a month <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21j081pl9o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cm21j081</span><span class="invisible">pl9o</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Intergenerational <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inequality</span></a> has always been evident (as one would expect; people accrue assets as they get older), but its getting worse.... for the rich this can be reduced by transfers &amp; inheritance, but for the rest <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/pensioner" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pensioner</span></a> poverty beckons....</p><p>This is just one more example of how the UK is a society run by the rich, for the rich, with scant regard of the social costs or misery such <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>class</span></a> driven politics produces. </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>classwar</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/10/pensioner-poverty-fear-of-uk-rise-over-decades-as-under-40s-wealth-falls" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2023/s</span><span class="invisible">ep/10/pensioner-poverty-fear-of-uk-rise-over-decades-as-under-40s-wealth-falls</span></a></p>