Posted on 10/03/2009 5:22:22 AM PDT by nc28205
Your narrow-minded viewpoint.
FWIW, I don't and never will receive SS and I pay for my own Medicare Ins. Do you think I like not being able to buy health insurance that is NOT Medicare?
You are shortsighted, IMO, that you blame seniors solely when all "entitlement" programs grow the government and national debt every year if nothing is increased. At least seniors paid into a program unlike some other programs....and had no choice. It's the same for people who have no kids but have to pay school taxes.
Blame the Democrats!
Personal accounts for those approaching retirement age were essentially giving up benefits for reduced payroll taxes. The Democrats demagouged the idea so I do not anticipate that anyone will try personal accounts again. Time has expired to fix entitlements. We will unfortunately experience economic shocks because of rat demagougery and senior citizen support for welfare.
You just wern’t born soon enough!
Conservatives never had control of government. You would have needed perhaps 65 conservative senators to reform entitlements.
Seniors were a large part of the problem especially the AARP mouthpiece. I know there are many conservative seniors but their voices were drowned by others who demanded welfare.
Unfortunately, you are correct that the problem will not be resolved. The rats have their own agenda to tax and spend us into oblivion. Only an economic collapse will change their agenda.
So far I have worked 35 years, but lost my job in the oil and gas industry because of Obama’s preference for imported oil. I hope to work at least 10 more years, when I can find a new job.
Sure don’t hear anything about drilling in this country any longer, do we? Just the same old expensive “reliance on foreign oil” complaint when they could find the solution right here.
Did you happen to see Boxer and Kyl on CNN this morning? Boxer was her normal dumb self. A friend sent an email and said her TV was out and asked if I would watch it for her.
On energy she said that in HER STATE, she is told by venture capitalists that they are eager to invest in energy alternatives - expect to be much more successful in that than in any tech fields do date. Kyl had his say and then John Roberts said that even Jay Rockefeller (a liberal dem) is against Cap & Trade and she said, “Well, Jay’s state is a coal state.” No kidding! It’s ok for WVA to lose jobs but she’s anxious to please the venture capitalists! I was struck by her eagerness to help the “evil” venture capitalists but nothing about the importance of the energy policy to the country.
Last week Kerry said that it needs to stop being called Cap & Trade - “No one knows what that means but it’s not a Cap & Trade bill.” Someone on FR asked if he doesn’t know what a Cap & Trade bill is, how does he know it isn’t? Good point.
Hope you find work soon. It’s brutal out there and it’s not going to be pleasant for a great many people or the country. Think Washington is concerned - Nope! Too bad their priorities are all fouled up.
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