The REAL scam is the news story itself:

"Sen. Gillibrand spoke about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, which is facing major cuts as part of President Trump's efforts to downsize and cut spending."

The CFPB was created by Democrats in 2011. The article said that seniors have lost more than $5 billion dollars in scams just last year, so does it sound like CFPB is worth the $500 million dollars per year it takes to run it?

CFPB is just another piece of Democrat bureaucracy that gives trash like Gillibrand talking points and she's crying to the "Government Accountability Office" which is yet another piece of Democrat bureaucracy that wastes money under the guise of saving it.

The layers of deceit in that news article shocked me, and I've decoded a lot of sh!t.

https://www.wbng.com/2025/07/17/sen-gillibrand-speaks-out-about-cuts-scam-fraud -protection-agencies/

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Aaron Thomas wrote to All <=-

The CFPB was created by Democrats in 2011. The article said that
seniors have lost more than $5 billion dollars in scams just last year,
so does it sound like CFPB is worth the $500 million dollars per year
it takes to run it?

CFPB is just another piece of Democrat bureaucracy that gives trash
like Gillibrand talking points and she's crying to the "Government Accountability Office" which is yet another piece of Democrat
bureaucracy that wastes money under the guise of saving it.

EVERYTHING the Dems set up does the opposite of what they claim.

I wouldn't be surprised one bit if someone wasn't getting money back from the senior scams and such.


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CFPB is just another piece of Democrat bureaucracy that gives trash like Gillibrand talking points and she's crying to the "Government Accountability Office" which is yet another piece of Democrat bureaucracy that wastes money under the guise of saving it.

EVERYTHING the Dems set up does the opposite of what they claim.

I wouldn't be surprised one bit if someone wasn't getting money back
from the senior scams and such.

You totally get it, because I was thinking the same thing. I've suspected for quite some time that Democrats are behind the scams on the elderly. Clue #1 is how they keep tricking them into believing that Republicans are trying to take away their Medicare and/or Social Security. Clue #2 is they don't take any real action on the scams while many things can be done without costing taxpayers. Clue #3 is they're Democrats.

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Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

You totally get it, because I was thinking the same thing. I've
suspected for quite some time that Democrats are behind the scams on
the elderly. Clue #1 is how they keep tricking them into believing that Republicans are trying to take away their Medicare and/or Social
Security. Clue #2 is they don't take any real action on the scams while many things can be done without costing taxpayers. Clue #3 is they're Democrats.

But none of those people are smart enough to come up with such a scam.

It would be interesting to know who the "mastermind" is behind the scenes.


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But none of those people are smart enough to come up with such a scam.

It would be interesting to know who the "mastermind" is behind the
scenes.

There's something fishy about a recent law that was passed (by Democrats) that makes robo-calls illegal. I used to get a lot of those calls, but they stopped after the law was passed. So now the scammers are using public records to make custom scam mail that they send to elderly people through USPS.

"Dear **Mr Thomas** The interest rate on your loan through **PNC BANK** will increase in 5 days unless you call the number listed below."

Here's what makes me so suspicious about this: Why did the scammers stop calling people? Just because Democrats passed a law? Who cares about the law when you're a scammer? It doesn't add up.

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Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

Some of the legislation was signed into law: The Do Not Call Act, which "increases penalties" for scammers was useless, so then the Demcorats
came up with the Traced Act, followed by the Robocop Act, which are
just rewordings of the Do Not Call Act, but with different bragging rights.

Ahhh.. the usual "look like we are doing something" scam. They've tried that one before.

But old people can't hear very well over the phone,

They make amplified phones for old people. My mom has one. It's the only way she can talk on the phone.

But she long ago got into a habit of saying "I can't understand you." and hanging up.

telephone is a red flag for anybody standing guard inside an old
person's house, and I think that's why the scammers have evolved into
USPS scams; it's more effective because old people tend to not use
email notifications, and they have a regimen of going out and getting
the mail, and reviewing it.

Possible. But mail scams are harder because the person has time to think and review.

And probably already gets lots of junk mail, so the scam ends up in the bin with the rest of the junk mail.


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Some of the legislation was signed into law: The Do Not Call Act, whi "increases penalties" for scammers was useless, so then the Demcorats came up with the Traced Act, followed by the Robocop Act, which are just rewordings of the Do Not Call Act, but with different bragging rights.

Ahhh.. the usual "look like we are doing something" scam. They've
tried that one before.

It works for them from time to time. The other part of the game is where they make it sound like if you're not for it then you're part of the problem.

But old people can't hear very well over the phone,

They make amplified phones for old people. My mom has one. It's the
only way she can talk on the phone.

I like how my dad don't take the calls and has me (or tries to have me) handle all his business-related calls. He's a great guy because he sees the good in people, but unfortunately he don't see the bad.

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Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

It works for them from time to time. The other part of the game is
where they make it sound like if you're not for it then you're part of
the problem.

I don't think that part of the game is going to work very well anymore.

I like how my dad don't take the calls and has me (or tries to have me) handle all his business-related calls. He's a great guy because he sees the good in people, but unfortunately he don't see the bad.

Ya, it's a mindset. It's hard to be in the "happy medium" there because you have to pay attention, think, etc. Most people don't want to bother with that and just enjoy their lives.


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