Posted on 02/22/2005 6:47:54 PM PST by Dan Walsh
My democommie Congressman Pete Visclosky had a Social Security forum at 2:30 this afternoon.
I figure setting an afternoon forum was to assure that nobody with a job could show up!!
So I decided I need to take some time away from my business and give my congress critter a little heat!
Usually my congressman's town meetings attract less than fifty people, so I was shocked to see the room jammed packed and people scrambling to open the divider into the adjacent room.
Seems a co-sponsor of the forum was the Alliance for Retired Americans which I now know is a front group for the AFL-CIO. Their mission is to scare these retirees who have already had their pension funds raided by the union and by their companies filing bankruptcies. The group’s president gave short presentation on how wonderful social security is just the was it is. He assured us the trust fund was 100% secure until 2050.
He did have some suggestions though. First that Congress pay back all the billions it borrowed from the trust fund. Interesting since had just said the trust fund was fine the way it was. The rest involved paying more money to beneficiaries with minor children and those who are over 85! I'm sure that will do miracles to extend the solvency of social security.
When they opened up for audience opinions I was quick to the nearest Mic.
I told the crowd that Anybody with sense knows that Social Security is broke right now. They won't be able to pay your March check if people were to with hold paying taxes this week. I don't want to be coming to these meeting every ten years to fight my retirement. I want completely in my name right now so I don't have the government or some bankrupt company controlling my retirement.
Social Security should be 100% privatized immediately.
The room erupted in boos. The Moderator admonished the crowd to let me have my say.
Ever so intimidated by the greedy geezers, I told them all people here over 50 need to go home. Privatizing social security was only for people under 50. The current problems with social security was entirely their own fault for electing leaders like our congressman who has blown the entire trust fund.
I told them my generation needs to borrow the money to pay the benefits they had been promised but after that we need 100% privatization so that my children would never be stuck with underfunded pensions and government spending away everyone’s retirement.
Since only about four people applauded I don’t think I changed any minds.
Constructive criticism on how I might of been less confrontational and more convincing are welcome!!
Beautiful, I wouldn't have changed a thing.
That's the 'extreme right wing AFL-CIA.'
Check out the film Barcelona, which is a great film to sit back and enjoy!
I have three houses that would of been eaten by that expansion. I would of been glad to sell them to the airport!
I would of rather had the Bears though!!
My wife is still trying to imagine me less confrontational!
You might have asked the Honorable Member (I use that term advisedly) why Congress has excepted itself from SS...
Good job peeing the AFL-CIO's Wheaties.
My grandmother started telling me that she was concerned about her social security today. I asked her how much the republicans have cut her benefits so far and she said "none". Then I pointed out that the democrats have been telling her the same thing for years. She says that the democrats and AARP thow so much information at her she finally just does what they say is safe. Finally I asked her if she trusts Art Linkletter. And she said "Yes he's a good man" So I told her to listen to him. He talks her language real plain and simple and my granny trusts him.
It disgusts me that the democrats can terrorize my very conservative grandmother into overlooking all other issues to vote for them. She doen't agree with them on much of anything but the bludgeon her into submission.
yeah,...if I was Art Linkletter I'd get a food taster,some bodyguards,and sleep in a different place every night!
Oh, I dunno. I haven't seen the actuarials. I'd say ten to twenty years. But I haven't run the numbers.
Right, I agree they just need to be told the truth and they are fine with it. Especially when their favorite Grandson comes along and talks with them about it ;)
I forgot to mention that I have a disabled, mentally handicapped tenant who helps me with yardwork and such. He came to be cring a few weeks ago afraid that Bush was going to take his SSI away!
LOL! DOC!
Do you pay him for his labor? If so, do you report those payments to the man's SSI monitor?
I put that question to his aides. They say that is a false rumor!
With freepers like you, who needs IRS agents?? :)
Can you tell I am sick and out of it? It should have said -- Being less confrontational does not work. Keep getting into their faces.
yeah,...did anyone bring you AIRBORNE yet?? Also,a large[and fresh]carrot,apple,celery,with as much ginger and garlic as you can tolerate,WHEWW,...then a shower and back to bed
Way to go! You got their attention, and inspired others here.
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