I get tired of conservatives like Hinderaker lumping SS recipients with entitlement recipients. We were given no choice but to make these contributions, neither were our employers. If I had the $200K plus interest that was taken from me I would be very happy, but i don’t so at the very least i expect the agreement to be kept and I resent like hell for anyone to say I’m on the govt dole. If the system needs to cut me 10%-20% fine, i can handle that pretty easily but don’t include people like me with welfare types,multi year food stamp recipients, 99 week UI recipients,people using Medicaid and ERs for colds and headaches, farmers getting subsidies for fallow land,businessmen getting loans and support for bogus deals like green energy,people with earned income tax credits and people who pay no taxes, and the list goes on. But Hidenraker is right on one thing, when you add those emotionally invested in Progressivism to those receiving entitlements to the minority special interests it’s OVER!
“I get tired of conservatives like Hinderaker lumping SS recipients with entitlement recipients.”
Would you give up your social security for the good of the country?
“....at the very least i expect the agreement to be kept and I resent like hell for anyone to say I’m on the govt dole. “
I guess not.....but your reasoning is why you are lumped in with entitlement recipients, because SS is an entitlement program paid out of present receipts.
You’re lucky - you’re collecting on it, most folks not already collecting will not.
It all depends how much you paid in and how much you’re taking out. If you collect more in Social Security than you paid in, then you’re benefiting from wealth redistribution. If you paid in more than you take out, then you’re being taxed to pay for other people’s benefit.