What problems did we cause?

Posted By: AnudderMT on 2009-05-05
In Reply to: Eligible for Medicare.............sm - m

The pending collapse of the social security system? The system pays out what workers pay into it is sure to run out of money when the number of paying workers don't have work. And I do not begrudge the average senior a dime of the SS they now receive. They worked hard and they deserve it. However, and I will restate this...I find it in keeping with the economic situation of this country that raises in SS be delayed. Employees are seeing a decrease in their real wages. Job losses grow- and that means less people paying into an already drained system.

Again, I don't want to take the SS from my aged father or your parents or anyone else elderly. But with jobs disappearing and wages tanking across the country, the seniors are probably the most financially secure non-multimillionaire population in this country, even without the increase.

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Oh, I am so angry and so tired! sm - tired
- Its not just the elderly drawing SS - lots of recipients have never paid a cent
  - I use to work for SS and if you are sm - MT30+
    - Thanks much for that clarification! - assume this work horse will die in harness
      - You are very welcome. Its hard sm - MT30+
- Do you draw social security or do you know - Sallysue
- My son is being told in high school - Sunflower
- Borrowing from the fund is not the only problem -- - Amanda
- I think the quickest way to fix Social Security... - Zville MT
  - I totally agree with that! nm - passing thru
  - I want the platform that Ron Paul .. - Evelyn
    - I agree completely with Ron Paul - nm
  - I've always said................ sm - m
  - Amen, Zville MT, Amen - MTPockets
  - That is the truth!!!!!!!!!!! nm - MT30+
- At the risk of sounding cold - AnudderMT
  - there has been an increase the last sm - MT30+
  - It doesn't just sound cold - cj
    - Oh my...seriously... - Trigger Happy
    - you are right it is cold, selfish and sm - MT30+
    - Maybe you need to read it again - AnudderMT
      - Interesting that there is money for........... sm - m
      - I bet the Washington "bigwigs" didn't sm - MT30+
        Of course not. Duh! LOL! - Trigger Happy
      - what you are not getting - cj
        This is just another example why - Trigger Happy
        That is not the case - AnudderMT
        oversimplified - cj
        Most beneficiaries draw out FAR more than they ever paid in. - CrankyBeach
        Social Security is a retirement "insurance" sm - MT30+
        But still not simple enough - AnudderMT
        I give up - cj
  - The reason "they" have their houses paid off - sm - sammypot
    - My parents were smart like that too. - Trigger Happy
      - in the same boat! If hubby loses sm - MT30+
    - Eligible for Medicare.............sm - m
      - What problems did we cause? - AnudderMT
      - Elderly parents - MT2
        Wow. We've become a 3rd world country. :( NM - AnnuderMT
  - Right on! If we workers made more money, we'd - be putting more into SS. - Topaz

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