Posted on 01/02/2011 10:24:47 AM PST by rabscuttle385
I agree with the idea but to do that you need to have a two teer SS system, a private account SS and an optional public SS system.
How about trimming government spending? How about we make SS only for retired people again?
Lawmakers who engage in highly risky sexual practices should have their tax-payer funded health care revoked.
Both SS and Medicare will have to be "means tested", increased eligibility age AND benefits frozen at inflation minus x percent to have any chance of bringing the deficit under control without raising taxes.
And yes, it's an approach I support.
Bottom line is that this is just another proposal to tax the rich. The rich pay into the system, and it is their money that they should receive back. They already pay a lot in taxes.
If they want to give it away to charitable causes or back to the government after receiving it, that is their choice. Perhaps there can be a way to encourage the wealthy to give more to charity or toward a common good purpose, but it must be their choice.
Most of the very wealthy already give back through charity, employment opportunities for many people, and a variety of ways not commonly known or advertised. Their amount and way of giving should be their choice, however.
This is my view on this, and I think Graham is wrong.
Upping the retirement age is certainly a start. That is necessary and would go a long way towards making the federal Ponzi scheme solvent.
Means-testing benefits would also increase solvency. After all, paying out less in benefits is better for the bottom line. However, it then becomes even more Marxist than it already is - it will explicitly be taking from those who are productive and handing it to those who aren’t. It’s already essentially welfare, though, so I’m not sure it’s much of a change.
I think it ironic that these asshats of the Leftist perspectives such as Graham project ideology that could work only if we had a decent economy, which means we have in place everything they have fought for years to take away from us.
They only have themselves to blame for the situation today.
Then don’t call it ‘Social Security’ anymore, call it what it really is, ‘welfare.’
Wrong answer; very wrong, as usual for Graham. They should delay the retirement age equally across the board, eventually, but they should not change it for anyone over 50 since those people are too close to benefiting from the promise we made. As for benefits for the wealthy, for those who paid the most and were promised a proportionate amount in return, Graham is an idiot. Class warfare is morally wrong and won’t even have the questionable virtue of getting him re-elected. Given a choice between a RINO and a true socialist, the Dems in his state will vote for a socialist while any decent American will choose a third-party candidate rather than vote for this thief.
How about we reduce employment opportunities for Lindsay Graham. Benefits should be based SOLELY on the amount a person has paid in over their lifetime. Anything else is pure theft, plain and simple.
I am all for it, if it starts with the rich Senators themselves. Let’s tax 90% of their income while they are still working, 100% especially after they retire.
And what exactly constitutes “wealthy” you pompous RINO!! It’s simply unbelievable to me how a state can continuously vote idiots like this into office!
I think the age for getting Social Security should go up. When it was first established, people who were 65 were in pretty poor shape, compared to now. Should we really be making payments for people who are going to live another 30 years? Shouldn’t we look at winding down slowly on retirement, with part-time or seasonal work, as long as people are able? With fewer young people around to pay into social security, this is a reasonable adjustment.
Or, we could grant amnesty to a bunch of illegal aliens and have them support the system. /s
They most likely have in mind what the Brits have proposed.
All ur paycheck are belong to us, the gubmint first.
They will make your employers send all pay to the government and they will deduct what they see fit, including your healthcare costs. Then they will send the remainder to you. Another reason for wanting to get into your bank account is explained.
I will put my tinfoil hat back on the shelf now. Or should I keep it out?
I’m dying to hear who Graham thinks is wealthy.
$30k a year is going to be top drawer with these people.
What’s wealthy where Graham is from, is not here on Long Island.
Wow - another progressive.
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Reduce benefits for Senators. And fire at least half their staffs.
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