I have previously suggested a cutoff of $100,000. Nobody below would get it. There was a large outcry and I was told that I did not understand Social Security and besides, $100,000 isn't as much money as I think it is.
I actually understand it just fine. I understand that Bill Gates pays the same as that person who felt broke at $100,000 a year, and will receive a check just like they do. My point is that he does not really need it, now does he. In a climate where the current budget limits spending on Pell grants and student loans -- if I understood what I saw on C-SPan yesterday; have not seen this anywhere in the news --- then hello, where are our priorities. Where is marginal spending better put, sending a kid to college or sending Bill Gates a check he doesn't need? I'll shut up now Dana On 5/27/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:158962 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
