Bhairitu wrote > Democrats put forth programs that help the public... > You forgot the largest Dem 'pay-out' in the history of the planet: Social Security and Medicare.
So, I wonder how much the total pay-out from Social Security and Medicare will be from 1936 to 2036 - maybe not as much as the recent bank bail-out, but at least the government will get some of the bank bail-out money back from shares it now owns. Bush wanted to at least privatize a portion of the Social Security scheme. Maybe the drug prescription bill was a big mistake - I don't know. People who paid in to Social Security first received money from those who paid in second. Like all pyramid schemes, the whole thing is in big trouble now that the pyramid has stoped growing. Remember Ponzi? Now Maddof is probably going to serve time for his pyrmaid scheme, but how many politicians will serve any time when Social Security goes bust? Those who espouse the Marxist Socialist agenda are just blathering. People should have to WORK to get their money, not get government hand-outs.