Jerry I understand it just fine thank you. I understand that it is a tax I pay so old folks who have more money than I do can get a check they don't need. I understand that my chances of ever getting my money out of it are piss-poor to none. Yes, in theory you get out what you put in but if you believe that all I can say is hahahahah and would you like to buy a bridge?
I'd welcome the opportunity to invest my own Social Security but I am sure that for my own good I'll be obliged to choose from amongst three or four of W's largest campaign contributors. Dana On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:45:13 -0500, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You obviously do not understand Social Security. If they ever tried to change > it into another welfare program, I would rather it be completely and utterly > scrapped. It is not Socialist Security after all. > > The only requirement is you PAID INTO it. What you get out is directly > related to what you put in. You should not have to put in if you cannot get > it out. It is not a tax. > > (It is not well run, the returns are horrible (but more than went in), but it > is not a tax) > > And the Social Security system has no connection (nor should it) to any other > government program. > > Jerry Johnson > Web Developer > Dolan Media Company > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/19/05 05:41PM >>> > I don't know about you, but I mind paying for vaccines for poor > children a lot less than I mind subsidizing San Tropez for someone who > has four times my annual income and ten times my net worth. > > Yes yes it is currently an entitlement program, where the only > requirement is that you be over a certain age. Why no add another > requirement, income below a certain level? Make it an insurance > program. And the level could be be high... I just find it obscene that > multimillionaires are drawing a paycheck from the government while the > rest of us tighten our belts. > > And while we are reforming why not remove that income cap.... > currently, all income over $82,000 is exempt from social security > taxes. I know of no good reason for this except that it was a lot of > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143416 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
