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!!
"The only speaker who drew boos was 43-year-old Dan Walsh of Griffith, who advocated “privatizing” the system.
“If it’s 100 percent privatized, it’s yours,” Walsh told the crowd." http://www.post-trib.com/cgi-bin/pto-story/news/z1/02-23-05_z1_news_01.html
The geezers need to go home and let us fix their mistakes!!
You haven't a clue how the Social Security System operates, do you? Do you even know how the privatization is 'really' meant to work? Do you think you're eligible?
ROTFLMarseO
Thanks; I was starting the day grumpy again and now I can skip the Paxil/Zoloft/Bourbon at lunch!
I cannot subscribe to a "hate" program such as this thread provokes. I am ashamed of some of these people.
I did go out and meet Perot when he was running the first time...
Couldn't get him to tell me what he was for even in person!!
Kind of reminds me of you. Lots of complaints! No solutions!
You can't tell the same story truthfully within hours of your boasting. The media reported you were the only one who received a Bronx cheer. Maybe your mentally handicapped tennant who may or may not be on SSDI or SSI depending on the day you want to use him as a herring...
As blivets go you are at least predictable. Interesting you can't deny voting for Perot.
They booed me because I was the only person who spoke in favor of privatization. Same truth throughout my postings.
I did not vote for Perot. Seemed pretty obvous from my post to me!
What the snots want they will get, but I hope they understand that they will keep contributing up to 15% of their earnings into the trust fund and if they want to designate some portion to private investment, they will be amazed that the 5% investment actually is on top of the 15% (and they'll only get 4% of that, since Citibank needs to keep floating loans to insiders who just absolutely need that putting green at their Hampton's 'cottage'.
There are some greedy bastards out there but they ain't our age.
(AARP Wealth Distribution Survey)
Social security is an entitlement program for the rich!
Just wait 'til Gates hits 65.
Seriously, folks earning more than $25-$50,000 per year before SS should return the money in order to help those who aren't so lucky as the snowbirds and blue hairs.
BTTT
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