[khelus]

... I still cant understand why the house helped pass payroll cuts to social security.

Here's a more basic question. Why are the first things politicians of either 'party' want to cut is SS and military pensions?

When was the last time you heard a politician mention that illegals cost US tax payers NET $1/4 - 1/3 trillion per year, low wage immigrant households are subsidized by NET ~$20,000 per year, US taxpayers subsidize fixing up Mexican trucks to compete with american truckers, we pay tuition for Chinese science majors and Indian post docs, we fix up mosques overseas, . . . ?

[opentalk]

Agree,
Foreign aid/bailout cuts are never even considered, instead we are told we have to sacrifice in our daily lives, as more wealth is redistributed globally, or sent to Crony Solyndra like scams.

[USAF80]

I asked my buddy that(retired AF) and he sent me a lenghty email about there are only some abusers of the system. He said I was hostile to OB and welfare recipients. I told him I was charitable and all but don’t like to be forced to support anyone.

No reply so far.