This thread has been really interesting.
I’ve learned something about some of my fellow freepers and I’m not totally happy about knowing it.
I know part of the attitude was because the people were dead set on Santorum and were attacking social security recipients to defend him.
but, sheesh
It continues to amaze me how most everyone, politicians and just folks, constantly jump on SS, but never say a word about even the even more expensive, basically welfare programs that most recipients never contributed a single tax dollar toward.
They just love to insult people who’ve spent decades paying into SS as well paying income taxes. And I think most of them are ignorant of the fact that Medicaid and Medicare (in that order) are greater future liabilities than SS.
You’d be surprised the net worth some of these “poor” Freepers who “need” their SSI checks or they will starve to death. Holding it at current levels would kill them.
I’ve learned something about some of my fellow freepers and I’m not totally happy about knowing it.
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You’re right. Some of the he remarks made about our elders are heartless.
The remarks about SS being an ‘entitlement’ and socialism is stupid.
Our elders were forced to pay into it.
They worked hard all their lives.
They depend on it.
It’s all they have.