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 money when the original law was written. Dana On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:27:11 -0500, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is not wrong that they are taking out. The system was set up so that if > you put in, you take out. > > It is not meant to take from one person and give freely to another. > > If you want to remove eligibility, you need to remove the need to pay in. > > What does Social Security have to do with Medicaid anyway? > > Jerry Johnson > Web Developer > Dolan Media Company > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/19/05 05:29PM >>> > I agree with the means testing. It really frosts me off that I am > paying social security taxes to benefit people who are far more > affluent than I. I mean, ok, set the bar high if you want, but people > with an income of a million a year and assts in the billions are > entitled to social security and that's just wrong at a time when you > are cutting Medicaid. > > Good point about the effect of a saving program. Of course you could > counteract this with a government spending program. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Flash MX Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=57 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143414 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
