Is this "compassionate conservatism?"
Is this "compassionate conservatism?"
That's it, as soon as I get a better job I'm privatizing.
Once the precident has been set to give away retirement and disability/medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants, another incentive for them to break the law with unlawful entry has been created.
This ABSOLUTELY HAS TO BE FOUGHT or it's good bye.
Should this be approved, everyone in the US should stop paying SS taxes and bring the system crashing down. Not only will our poor children and grandchildren be crushed with SS taxes so that politicians can keep buying the votes of the greedy elderly, but now they will be financing the buying of Mexican voters as well. This is simply outrageous.
So basically, under Hillary, we get nationalized health care, but under Bush, we get Social Security welfare checks flowing to illegals south of the border. Is there any difference between the Republicans and Democrats any more, besides the name?!
Wonderful. I've been paying in since 1978, and I'll never see a dime. Instead, illegals will reap the benefits of my labor.
Defenders of the agreement argue that it is a matter of fairness."It's only for people who have paid into the system," said Josh Bernstein of the National Immigration Law Center, a pro-immigrant advocacy group.
Fairness, Fairness, FAIRNESS you asshat!!!
Say it's 'fair' to that American with a Hispanic name who was in the news two weeks ago because the IRS wants $75,000 from him. All because his SS Number was used in three separate states by at least three different freaking illegals.
Go ahead, tell him it's 'fair when he goes and tries to collect HIS SS benefits and they say, sorry you've already used it up - three times.
(All illegal enablers and 'supporters' should be rounded up and shot at dawn - ALL OF THEM! Yeah YOU know who I mean, and I'll pull the GD trigger!!! Just keep giving me ammo.)
How does the Social Security Administration know who these lucky recipients are or even if they qualify for the payments?
Does the SSA simply take the Word of these thieves and lawbreakers? Isn't there some provision in the law preventing fraudulent payments where fraud is involved?
Oh, wait a minute. We already hand them free welfare, education and medical services. We may as well give them free retirement as well. Never mind.
It should be called just what it really is, "Socialism".
"Compassionate Socialism", but Socialism none the less.
One more reason I regret our party put Bush as our choice, he is just like his dad, or maybe worse.
Now we are going to take our retirement "assistance" and pay illegals to break our laws. Makes sense to me
/sarc
How on earth did we get to this point? Do our political leaders really believe that the American citizenry can continue to monetarily give, give, give to Mexicans, to Africans with Aids, to 3rd world countries, to tsunami victims, to earthquake victims, to drought victims???
The Congress (and I'm afraid, Bush now) don't give a rat's a$$ about taxpayers anymore. They are settled in their own little untouchable towers now. They vote themselves raises every year or more. Vote themselves more and more perks and benefits. I am sick of it all - just sick of it.
How can we the people start to fix this mess? Or is it fixable before the whole country slips down a sewer? Maybe our dear USA should collapse and be rebuilt. And we should forceably exile every dang Congressmen currently in office to Mexico, Africa, whatever their favorite 3rd world country of choice they would like.
I'm speechless.
As the stolen Social Security number is mine, and I DID work for the 40 quarters, does the Bush Administration, WITH CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL intend to grant this illegal alien who bought my stolen IDs, approval to receive payments based upon MY, and MY EMPLOYER'S TAXES?
That's just BS.
As for the agreement, it should not pass Congressional muster unless we can get something very solid in trade from Mexico. It makes no sense to return SS taxes to illegal workers. If and when they become legal, that would be a different ballgame.
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Well, I'm old enough that a couple of years ago I went to the Social Security office to apply for my benefit. Not disability - the regular "you are old" benefit. For the record I am an American citizen - born and bred in Philadelphia and paid into the SS system all my working life.
So there I am sitting in the local waiting room of the SS office. And a large and completely filled waiting room it was - standing room only.
And guess what? I'm the only old lady there. Everyone else is young. Most of them are not dressed like me either. They are wearing turbans, head scarves, hipster type jeans, tattoos and speaking every language BUT English.
I felt really like the odd man (woman) out. It was obvious that the social security system as originally envisioned by its founders as a small retirement nest egg - to keep starvation from the door - has turned into something else entirely.
I personally know of a very elderly Russian couple who emigrated to the USA and IMMEDIATELY went onto SS. Never paid dime into it.
Well, my friends, this last little (big) booboo by the Bush administration was the last straw for me. I took down my Bush/Cheney sign from the back window of my car.
I have given up on this administration or even the prospect of a future Republican conress doing anything at all truly conservative or to benefit the country or to listen to their constituency. They've thrown their base away.
I have a feeling that with a democrat congress we really won't see any difference in policy. None at all.
P.S. - I suggest you take a trip to your local SS office and see who is sitting there.