On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've been working and paying into SS for 41 years. For eight of the last > ten years, I paid the maximum social security amount. The amount I have paid > into the fund would cover my monthly payments for 31 years. With both > cancer and heart problems, my life expectancy is roughly 2-5 years. So > they'll have plenty of surplus left in my account. > > Not much gold-plate there.
If we do what I am proposing, I'll bet we could afford to fund catastrophic insurance for everyone, not just seniors. That makes far more sense than the plan we have today. One way or another, both Medicare and Social Security must change to survi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:325204 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
