CA: (Baghdad Babs) Boxer tells seniors there's no Social Security 'crisis'

Oakland Tribune ^ | 2/11/05 | Josh Richman

[JennysCool]

Social Security is not "in crisis," "almost bankrupt" or "collapsing" as the Bush Administration claims

Setting up the straw men for the old folks, eh Babs?

[Wild Irish Rogue]

Senator Dumb as a Box of Rockser.

[Mariposaman]

I have a pretty strong hunch Boxer has plenty of stock market/mutual funds. If their so risky, why would she engage in such a venture?

[Dutch Boy]

Not to mention that her occupation opts out of the Social Security Plan. Odd how there is no crisis when she has no personal stake in the benefit.

[mewzilla]

No crisis for seniors means no paycheck for wage earners. I'm sure Boxer's just fine and dandy with that.

[CAluvdubya]

So using her logic, let's say she is right and SS won't be in trouble for 37 years. Does anyone really think that is a long time? The dims try to make it sound that way just to have something to argue. Lame!

[7.62 x 51mm]

Senator Boxer Shorts is a lying, traitorous, hate-America scumbagette, who needs to be proven a liar publicly, and have all credibillity destroyed, so she is run off in disgrace, as Dasshole was.

[drt1]

Actually, she is right as far as it goes.

The 'Fund' may not depleted for another 38 years but that fact (If it is one) is testament to the enormous sums the Gov't has taken from the paychecks of Americans for all these years.

Despite the poor rate of return, the declining contributor to beneficiary ratio and the incredible mismanagement typical of the lib's Big Gov't schemes there are funds, in the forms of loans to the Gov't, to meet outflows until that time. IMO That is not only a 'Crisis' it is a crime.

[SouthTexas]

that means workers now 37 or older would be fully funded until age 75

And those that live longer will get what? Or is this her proposed retirement age?

[Christian4Bush]

So using her logic, let's say she is right and SS won't be in trouble for 37 years. Does anyone really think that is a long time?

I turn 36 on the 22nd of this month. Seriesly, it doesn't seem like a hugh amount of time.

Someone upthread had it pegged--if it's not a crisis to her, it's not a crisis. What a beeyotch. (and, unfortunately, from my state)

[mountaineer]

Now that it's clear that the Dem talking points are that Social Security is just fine, there's no problem, nothing to see here, etc. (WV's Sen. JD Rockefeller IV and Rep. Alan B. Mollohan were quoted in this a.m.'s Wheeling newspaper as saying just that), it is essential we dig up all the quotes from the past ten years of the Dems' "sky is falling" comments about SS, including but not limited to Clintoon's "Save Social Security now!" Let's go googling, and start writing letters to our local papers asking why the Dems keep changing their minds about SS.

[desert song]

"Yes, there is a challenge and we have to face it," she said — lifting the Social Security payroll tax cap from its current $90,000 level could give the system 75 percent more money than it needs for the next 75 years.

Translation: We Democrats have an idea that will more than fix this problem. We just love it. It's called raising taxes.

[sure_fine]

I hope to see her get close to Hitlery

[NetValue]

The democrates have to see that Boxer is a leadling point on the broken and discredited spear of liberalism. She will lay down on the tracks to oppose the Republicans in their attempt to achieve a fix.

IT'S A WRONG MOVE FOR DEMOCRATS.

What ever became of the party that "made the world safe for democracy", demanded quality in education, supported the exploration of space, respected family, prayer, and good citizenship, and most of all took the US Constitution seriously?

THE FOOL DEMOCRATS GAVE ALL THOSE VALUES TO THE REPUBLICANS - AND THREW THEIR SUPPORT BEHIND LABOR, CIVIL RIGHTS AND GIVE-AWAY GOVERNMENT. WHAT FOOLS!!!!

[B.O. Plenty]

....and not as a matter of preserving his family's legacy......yeah....riiiiiiight. Seems 'ol Michael is just another Bush hating liberal and as big a socalist as his grampa. He and the other liberals will sell us all down the drain just because they hate everything that Pres Bush is doing....

[Prost1]

What did she win reelection by...2mil votes?

This makes her legitimate and not a wacko per MSM.

Expect her to get lots more coverage in the future.

And, everyone can thank the California ultraconservative party for her reelection. They just loved to be continually defeated.

[Two-Bits]

She is correct. There is no problem for Senior Citizens now just for their children and grandchildren in the future. Senator Boxer, if social security is so wonderful than why aren't you and your fellow senators paying into it? Why aren't government employees paying into it? Why can't I, tax payer citizen, have a choice also? Or is choice only good when killing the unborn? These are viable questions Senator. The difference between a democrat and republican is simple, brains....

[malia]

"Not to mention that her occupation opts out of the Social Security Plan."

Before or after she got her 10 quarters (or 40 credits) in!

How many of congress will double dip!

Let the loud mouths give up any clain to SS - no matter how many quarters they have put in!!! Money where their mouth is.

What they are really concerned about is their cash cow!