I think the guy that "spent" the last eight years in the white house looking under the bed for terrorists and pushing for projects that sent millions of jobs overseas deserves some of the credit for our economic mess. It has never been a secret that Social Security can not continue to be solvent while being used as Washington's cookie jar. Every fat cat since Ike has stolen from it to fund the pork and hometown re-election projects. There is no one out saying it can be saved or trying to save it. Corporate welfare under the Bush administration tripled. There were no tax increases while spending went out of control under a "Republican" congress. Where were the pundants when the Hurricane Katrina relief Act paid to build a bridge in Alaska to an Island inhabited by oil company summer homes? 1.3 billion dollars for a bridge to service 40 homes 4 months each year. Another piece of pork built a highway to the new world headquarters of Walmart in Arkansas. How do they rate a 600 million dollar driveway?
I realize a lot of folks want to blame Obama for getting elected to clean up the mess. The fact is, our benefits via CMS have been cut every year since Bush was elected. Taxes have not been raised since Clinton almost balanced the budget. Taxes do not equal socialism. If you want to keep police and firemen and hospitals that treat those filthy poor people, you have to tax rich people. If billionaires continue to pay 4% tax rates and Walmart continues to use Medicaid as a healthcare plan while social security is used to buy sand from Egypt for beaches in Florida that are not even open to the public, then it is very likely your SS benefits and healthcare will become historical footnotes. Get a job. Poor people still pay taxes. Rich people still listen to Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter which seems to drown out the sound of our society flushing down the drain. The IRS told the Senate they have the names and proof to take legal action against 4500 millionaires and billionaires who have hidden money in Liechtenstien banks "only". The Chairman of the committee had the files sealed and I can't find any of the names on the list or any talk of going after them. They are going after UBS that helped rich folks hide money in Switzerland. No names. Special settlements . Of course, it is America and the rich can even reach into the IRS and walk away "Rich". It is all that many of them seem to be able to do. Be rich. I plan on eating a millionaire when I'm starving. I'll call it a McBush meal. BW, john ________________________________ From: Todd Daugherty <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:12:40 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Our Social Security Disability checks will not increase with inflation next year, etc. This seems fair. Last year they gave COLA 5.8% but the CPI was only up 3.8% for the year. There's 2% there. Also, there was a 250 dollar stimulus bonus that was paid to SS recipients. Third, there is very low inflation. I hope that anyone depending on SSI for money is actively doing something to find other means to generate income because this fund is a JOKE and will be dried up very soon. Todd C6 20-yrs post On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Lori Michaelson <[email protected]> wrote: >Did everyone received the news that, unlike any other year in history, our >Social Security disability checks will not increase next year and the next >year after that for "the cost of living increases?" The increase is very >little but at least it helps a little. Not anymore! > >One of many articles and not all-inclusive: >http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090823/ap_on_go_ot/us_social_security_smaller_checks_10 > >Thanks a lot O-BAM-a! NOT! > >-- >Lori >Age - 45 >C4/5 complete quad, nearly 30 years post >Tucson, AZ >
