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This is all part of Bush's "ownership" society. </ sarcasm >
It's not just them. I read in the India Times last year that Indians were contributing about $500 million a year to OUR Social Security.
This nonsense will probably go down as one of the biggest screw jobs ever done on the American people (and there has been a lot of competition). These cowards/sellouts in Washington from the White House on down are a disgrace.
This is indefensible. I just got a statement from SS today that said that my estimated benefit is based on current law and is likely to change because by 2042, payroll deductions will only cover about 73% of SS payouts.
I wouldn't expect to find integrity in that system, even if it was thoroughly inspected. That's troubling, because if people can bribe their an official to create a record in the Mexican system, and then have that record count to qualify for US Social Security, we would have people who worked little or not at all in Mexico and who worked a year or two in the US qualifying for social security.
This is the biggest scam on the American public that I have ever seen. This article says 3,000 Americans are the reason for this treaty. Our population is approximately 295,000,000 and for 3,000 U.S. workers in Mexico (0.0001 percent of our population)we are going to enter a treaty with Mexico whose own social security is almost belly-up now.
My question is, why can't congress and Bush tell these 3,000 Americans to retrain. How many people have lost their jobs in the last 3 years from textile workers to IT workers and were told to retrain. Afterall, these 3,000 Mexico workers did not lose their jobs like the millions of U.S. workers who were told to retrain. They just don't like paying taxes in Mexico.
Now, congress and Bush are attempting a treaty for 0.00001 percent of the population with the corrupt country of Mexico. I really don't believe they are doing this for America. IMHO, this is totally unAmerican.
This treaty is to be passed in October as the 60 day period will end.
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This POS is still alive? Bad calculation, going for the hispanic vote - with no security on the borders, and adding this DAMN ATROCITY on America FOR MEXICO - and having to defend it...
Oh for God's sake. Don't any of these politicians get this???????
I am frustrated to the point of instant anger at these headlines.
Shouldn't the AARP be all over this one ?
They represent a large voting bloc don't they ?
I'm not retirement age so I may have missed it if they are active in opposing this.
Every Mexican with half a brain will enroll this will be huge an entire industry will spring up because of this nonsense.