[Shalom Israel]

You mean, you were robbed, and it gives you the right to rob in turn.

No. I paid in good faith that I would get my money back (forced BTW).

You just said you weren't robbed, but you did pay because you were forced to. You appear not to realize that "paying under duress" is the definition of "being robbed". As for getting your money back, I fully support that. But you won't find the stolen money at my house! I have the perfect alibi; namely, that I wasn't born when you were robbed. Go reclaim your stolen money from the ones that stole it. Don't rob me and pretend that's a "repayment".

I put 20% of my pay away for the future. I don't rely one bit on SS or any other Gov dole.

Oh. You gave me the distinct impression you were planning to collect SS checks, with full knowledge that it consists of funds forcibly taken from me.

Bet I pay more in taxes than you make.

I believe I'll take that bet. Unless a radio astronomer makes well over a quarter million a year, my income exceeds your tax bill.

Comrade? I stood the front line fighting communism

Apparently, you lost. You returned to the land of the free thinking that my private property was rightfully yours, and calling me a whiner when I object. If you tried that angle back in 1780, you'd have been tarred, feathered and ridden out of town on a rail.

[RadioAstronomer]

You just said you weren't robbed, but you did pay because you were forced to. You appear not to realize that "paying under duress" is the definition of "being robbed". As for getting your money back, I fully support that. But you won't find the stolen money at my house! I have the perfect alibi; namely, that I wasn't born when you were robbed. Go reclaim your stolen money from the ones that stole it. Don't rob me and pretend that's a "repayment".

I have no idea what you are driving at here.

Oh. You gave me the distinct impression you were planning to collect SS checks, with full knowledge that it consists of funds forcibly taken from me.

I am collecting my own money back. How hard is that to understand?

I believe I'll take that bet. Unless a radio astronomer makes well over a quarter million a year, my income exceeds your tax bill.

Probably so. However, I pay more tax that you may think.

Apparently, you lost. You returned to the land of the free thinking that my private property was rightfully yours, and calling me a whiner when I object.

Huh? Where did I ever talk about private property? You are clueless arn't you.

If you tried that angle back in 1780, you'd have been tarred, feathered and ridden out of town on a rail.

You actually made me laugh out loud.