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...so that we won't have to support the greedy bastards who want to keep young workers in economic enslavement...

This would be true if SS were a brand new program, but it's been in effect for 70 years. Somebody's been paying in all that time, the funding burden hasn't suddenly been thrust upon our "young workers" for the benefit of us greedy bastards.

By the way, are you French?

So because previous generations made the mistake of funding their retirement from their kids future earnings we shouldn't learn from their mistake?

That's why most people vote democrat. "My grand daddy was a democrat, my daddy was a democrat and I havn't learned anything either"!

>> Somebody's been paying in all that time, the funding burden hasn't suddenly been thrust upon our "young workers" for the benefit of us greedy bastards.

Can I help it your generation bought into this social program? I'm not responsible for the fact that your generation retires... Your children are you social security, not me.

But then again, many of you decided to kill your social security plans before they were even born, or you decided to take birth control, so you limited your own social security plan.

I'm not your child, nor do I want to support you.

I don't care what foolish scheme you bought into.

And it is "suddenly" thrust on to us, the day we start working. Before that, we weren't supporting you.

It would be ironic to euthanize the generations that killed their unborn because there aren't enough young people to keep the program alive...

Ok, that's my cynical response. I don't wanna see anybody euthanized, but the older generation has to come to grips with the fact that I don't owe them squat and that younger people need a better plan.

This would be true if SS were a brand new program, but it's been in effect for 70 years. Somebody's been paying in all that time, the funding burden hasn't suddenly been thrust upon our "young workers" for the benefit of us greedy bastards.

By the way, are you French?

42 posted on 02/22/2005 8:28:43 PM PST by Greedy Geezer
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Read Walt Williams article that was published yesterday.
He tells it like it is. First workers that paid tax was 1 dollar on a thousand earned. a few years later increased to 1.5 dollars per thousand. Maxed out on something like 3,000 income.

So you paid in what $4.50 per year for 30 years and the last few years it steadily increased.

Now they get 900 to 1,000 dollars a month. Just where do you think "All" that money went you paid in? Yeah buddy they really paid in their share alright. Care to guess just how much one bypass sugery costs Medicade/medicare?

Let's not forget that until like 10 years ago there WAS NO MEDICARE TAX.

Today that total SSI/MEDISCARE rate is 8.65% and capped at something like 80K a year.

It's nice to see they paid their way.
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