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How many disabled Americans will lose their Social Security to pay for the Republican tax cut for Marc Andreessen? We did the math.

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  Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! How many disabled Americans will lose their Social Security to pay for the Republican tax cut for billionaire Marc Andreessen? We did the math. Social Security Disability, a Protection for Some Workers, Is at a Crossroads. The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work.  —  NY Times Marc Andreessen net worth =  $2,000,000,000  ($2 billion) Republican cumulative tax cut for billionaires =  6% Benefit for Andreessen = $120,000,000 ($2 billion x 6%) Average Social Security disability payment per year =  $50,000 How many disabled Americans will lose their social security to pay for Andreessen’s tax cut = $120 million / $50,000 = 2,400 disabled Americans  (approximate calculation) Use this  infographic  to follow the Republican scheme, this  interactive map  to see who’ll be hurt. Republican work requirements restrict Social Security  Socialism for the ...