> Dana wrote: > I agree, it's essentially welfare for little old white ladies, many of > whom are far more affluen thant the people supporting them >
The thing that ticks me off is it's the baby boomers who've put our country into massive debt and are now counting on social security because they've also put themselves into massive debt. Since they've been raiding social security they should bear the burden of the solution. Why should we have to pay for their policy mistakes? If we did switch to welfare, however, it would be some of the "greatest generation" that would pay since they would totally lose their benefits. Although, as you point out, many of them can afford too. Basically if, as of today, we said Social Security no longer exists, anyone who'd like welfare has to prove that neither they nor their kids can afford to pay for their retirement. When they prove that, they become eligible for welfare. I bet that'd drop the SS deficit by 50% or more. That doesn't touch the Medicare and Medicaid problem though, but it helps move more money in that direction. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158856 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
