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To: drewh
This is a good idea. In fact, I've been mulling the option myself. (I think I twisted my back. Yeah. I twisted my back pretty good, like a Boston fireman.) When I read two years ago that "One in 19 Americans today get SSDI or SSI. That's one in 19 Americans (who) are disabled," I was floored. And from what I understand, it's now probably now 1 in 18 and getting worse.

The America I grew up in is dead and gone. The way I see it, it's time to get back at least some of the tax dollars I flushed down the government toilet my whole working life. May as well get some back before the Democrat party base of moochers gobbles it all up. I mean, are we supposed to sit around watching the moochers game the system while we get up and go to work every day?

Screw it. Every man for himself.

5 posted on 12/03/2012 3:07:42 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard

Obama Gave Us a Phone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqHPZteJ7rI&feature=player_embedded


7 posted on 12/03/2012 3:11:23 PM PST by drewh
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To: Lancey Howard

I’ve thought about it too.

I could probably get away with it, but I can’t bring myself to try. My little Jiminy Crickett always keeps me in line.

But, looking at the unfunded liabilities (about $100trillion, give or take, or the sum total of every asset of every American and corporation combined, or 5x the current total GDP of the entire economy - there are plenty of metrics and they’re all depressing), I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s no way we can ever meet those obligations. We are doomed. Inflating our way out will be an unmitigated disaster. We can’t possibly tax our way out. Short of perhaps replicating the expansion of the 1920s for the next century, which just isn’t going to happen, there’s just no way to avoid a collapse. Heck, we can’t even address the deficit, much less the debt, and the unfunded liabilities aren’t even a part of the conversation.

In light of all that, and the probability the crash will occur in my lifetime, and that, the more and harder I work, the more just gets taxed away, it’s pretty darned attractive to get paid to be a part of the problem - to help hasten the collapse so we can get on with the rebuilding. I could do a heckuva lot to prepare my family if I didn’t have to spend 40+ hours a week at a job.

It’s getting more and more difficult to convince myself that I’m not a sucker for playing by the rules, when I could be far better off exploiting the system, especially in the long run, and be in a better position to help restore our republic after it all goes to heck in a handbasket.


30 posted on 12/03/2012 4:47:19 PM PST by chrisser (Starve the Monkeys!)
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To: Lancey Howard

“The way I see it, it’s time to get back at least some of the tax dollars I flushed down the government toilet my whole working life.”

Wait until you’re 63 and work and pay until then and shut up!


43 posted on 12/18/2012 7:04:12 PM PST by dalereed
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