| RE:PR&C Controversial Subject Matter |
Subject: RE:PR&C Controversial Subject Matter by jsup on 2008/2/18 3:39:47 Quote: By the ME generation I meant That's exactly what I meant. People who think only about themselves. The fact that my kids will be footing the bill for the other 2/3s of society doesn't seem to bother anyone, as long as they are on the receiving end. SS represents 21% of the federal budget. Medicare is about 31%. That's 53% right there. 21% for military, which at least is the job of the government. That means there's only about 28% of the budget left. The money issue has to be addressed and it makes little to no sense to worry about pennies while you're dropping dollars. I say get the government out of the healthcare and retirement business and make 52% of the budget go away and guess what happens...... Does it mean your selfish. Let me think.....if you were means tested, would you NEED SS to live, or is it simply to maintain a standard of living above and beyond what you would otherwise be able? Is it buying vacations and new cars or putting food on the table? I think disability should be handled with private insurance and that the government is not in the business of being AFLAK.. Do you send money to the AARP to support raises in SS? If you were asked to never take another SS raise to fix the system would you do it? I am sure that your two sons are perfectly able to take care of themselves and don't need the government to step in to ensure their future. |
