Howard Lutnick, secretary of commerce speaks. My transcription:
“Let's say Social Security didn't send out their checks this month. My mother-in-law, who’s ninety-four, she wouldn’t call and complain. She just wouldn’t. She’d think something got messed up and she’ll get it next month.Got that? A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling, and complaining.
“A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling, and complaining.”
Now who does that remind you of?
[Poor Howard. “It’s Lutnick, dammit, Lutnick.”]
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where do I start with this analysis? he doesn't spend much time around his mother-in-law. she isn't depending on her monthly checks. I don't know of too many oldsters (over 80) who wouldn't complain. even my mom would call my brother when she received a tax bill and she said she didn't have enough in the bank which he always had to remind her she did. fraudsters don't complain because they want to get away with it. by his answer no one would complain when they are scammed of money.
k
His mother-in-law apparently lives with him:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-billionaire-commerce-secretary-claims-mom-94-isnt-worried-about-social-security/
No, she’s in no trouble if she misses a check. (What check?)
I loved what he said about screaming, yelling fraudsters. I couldn’t bring myself to write about the rest.
you may want to read Jeff t's substack today: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/stop-whining-about-your-missed-social. interesting statistic: 27% of Americans have only social security payments to live on. the comments are rather sad to read through.
kirsten
For screaming yellow, I mean yelling fraudsters, I thought of the screaming Blue Meanies in the Beatles “yellow submarine”.
“ The Blue Meanies launch an attack on Pepperland, a paradise where music and peace reign, in an attempt to crush its spirit”
—Wikipedia
Oops, now I think about it, I’m mixing two things up – – the blue meanies in “yellow submarine”, and the caramelized popcorn in a box from my childhood called "Screaming Yellow Zonkers"!
Anyway, it’s all bonkers!
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