No S.S. increase again!!!!

[Red Crow]

Crazy idea: instead of debating semantics, discuss the content of what he actually said.

Who put you in charge of how people should debate???

I am also whining about your dad and mom who will not get a raise in his SS.

 

[winston53660]

I am also whining about your dad and mom who will not get a raise in his SS.

A Cost Of Living Allowance is not a raise.

 

[Redress]

Moderator's Warning:

Topic please folks. Let's keep to the topic.

 

[Slartibartfast]

I am also whining about your dad and mom who will not get a raise in his SS.

My parents have assets in the millions, they will be fine.

 

[Red Crow]

My parents have assets in the millions, they will be fine.

Good for them.
I care about other people and always will.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Good for them.
I care about other people and always will.

As do I. However, if we are going to balance the budget, someone is going to be hurt by it. I do not think I am being uncaring by pointing out this unfortunate reality.

 

[obvious Child]

That's kind of a BS statement....Whether or not it was intended as a "primary source of retirement income" or not.

Look up the legislation around Social Security. It was NEVER meant to be the primary source. No one intended it to be. It was modeled upon the German retirement system to supplement personal savings. Not replace savings.

That's how it is and has been perceived since inception.

Then you must think Social Security came about in the past 30 years.

From my view point it was intended to aid/provide those who at the ripe old age of 65 had no retirement income with a minimal means to survive.

go look up the history of Social Security along with the original German model. It was never ever ever intended to be the primary source of retirement funds.

 

[majora$$hole]

How exactly would you like Obama to obtain the funds to pay for your parents social security increase? You can either cut your parents medicare funding, cut the defense budget, and/or raise taxes. Which option do you choose?

i say cut the defense budget with 16 million illegals just walking across i'm guessing it is being spent poorly anyways.

 

[cpwill]

I'm digressing, here - but it's a total bummer when you calculated out how much pay you earn while deployed. . . for my husband it was $1.15 an hour or something like that - painfully crappy - because it's not really *shift duty* anymore while you're gone.

:lol: yeah, i one time figured the difference in hourly wage from my civilian job to joining the military; i figured i took a 90% pay cut :lol:

 

[cpwill]

Look up the legislation around Social Security. It was NEVER meant to be the primary source. No one intended it to be. It was modeled upon the German retirement system to supplement personal savings. Not replace savings.

Then you must think Social Security came about in the past 30 years.

go look up the history of Social Security along with the original German model. It was never ever ever intended to be the primary source of retirement funds.

truth. can anyone say "moral hazard"?