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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Contribute 3 from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=53 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143415 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
