Posted on 02/10/2013 6:06:40 PM PST by Rusty0604
I call BS right there.
I think the trust funds consists of IOUs.
“why are good American taxpayers sending money to foreigners?”
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What foreigners? The man is a US citizen truck driver and injured in America.
I do admit that if he is so disabled he should not be globetrotting.
I do know that he is taking many high-power pain killers.
He left yesterday on his way back to PA, where he will have to work.
I now believe that the best option, and probably least-painful in the long-run, will be a bankruptcy/default by the Federal Gov’t.
So all those discouraged unemployed that were added to the roles of the disabled will be out of luck come the next election. What will the RATs promise them.
“I bet the make SS payments based on assets. Thus, many of us will lose it entirely.”
Yup. But only the “Very Fortunate” will lose it...of course, by then, “very fortunate” will be defined as those who have a roof over their heads with the thermostat set to over 62 in the winter in and under 90 in the summer.
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