“Looking at the numbers behind our federal budgets reveals that the majority of our government’s spending goes not to running the day to day operations of government, but rather, to social safety net programs like Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, welfare, food assistance, rental stipends and a host of other entitlement programs. “
I’m sorry, but when I see “social safety net” and Social Security in the same sentence, it makes me puke. As long as Bill Gates can qualify for Social Security, it is not a “safety net” program, rather it is a transfer of wealth from my kids and their future kids, to a couple of deadbeat generations that decided (collectively) to borrow money for their indulgences, rather than tax themselves for it at the time.
“I’m sorry, but when I see “social safety net” and Social Security in the same sentence, it makes me puke. As long as Bill Gates can qualify for Social Security, it is not a “safety net” program ....”
It’s probably only a matter of time before they means test Social Security. And you can bet that Bill Gates won’t even notice.
I understand your position, but as a guy who put well over $400,000 (including employer contrib) into SS and Medicare, what am I supposed to do now that I’m eligible to get some back?