Cost of living increase January 2008, $24.00 per month, puts the typical recipient at $1,079.00 per month, roughly $13,000.00 ($12,948.00) Per Year.
54 Million Current Recipients.
702 Billion Dollars Annually for Social Security, not including Medicaid/Medicare.
That is 1/3 our National Budget.
The First technical Baby Boomer just recently announced retirement, so these numbers will just go Up, more will Retire than Expire. Not cruel, just math.
Oddly enough, some of the income from Social Security is Taxed...wait..wasn't it taxed when it was earned to begin with? But I digress..
There isn't enough money to pay out all the upcoming retirees, unless you take it from someone Else, now they have to pay not only for themselves, but someone else. After a while this perpetually grows until there Is no more.
It's ok to take all the money from the "Rich" but when THEY stop producing, where's it going to come from? Trust me, after a while, they Will stop producing, at least Here. It runs contrary for an industrious person to continually feed someone else with no return.
People better start thinking about trying to Keep what they earn, or by golly, you are Going to have to rely on someone Else to take care of you, guess who it's going to be?
Guys, I know some of you wish for a Utopian socialist society, but This Nation is built on Freedom and Capitalism, the Professional Socialists couldn't make it work, what makes you think us novices can pull it off when we are Instinctively driven by Profits and Rewards for our efforts?
This SS system is going to collapse, as it should. Put your money in a savings account, don't rely on the Government to take care of you when you retire or ME to take care of you if you blow it.
Your "leaders" have you convinced that you are too stupid to take care of yourself, and you Reward them for the insult. At least us selfish Republicans have the decency not not only Expect you to take care of yourself, but the Confidence in you that you Can. I understand the whole concept of a Safety Net, but think about it, No Net, kinda makes you want to hang on with a bit more urgency, doesn't it?
Now, I have recently irritated some very close political friends of mine, who happen to be leftward of reality, and I proposed the following.
How about we try this out for size.
Knowing the vast wealth of the Liberal Left, such as Dean, Clinton, Gore, Kennedy and the like, and comparing their wealth against the Needy, we do this.
All Democrats simply form a collective. Pool your resources. Anyone registering Democrat can join the pool.
Now, all of you just feed and house each other, live in your utopia, and leave the rest of us alone. Your combined wealth alone will More than solve the problems that we continually are forced to argue over. Now, hear me out, you could DO more in that action than you could Ever accomplish by constantly arguing over who Should pay, I don't Want to pay, it's not my Kid,House,Problem.
You want the Utopian Society, then Create it by Action, quit trying to make ME do it, I don't Want to, You Do, so just Do it and you show me just how miserable I am for not helping, while you save humanity, whales, purple penguin or whatever fad of the week you guys come up with.
Of course, I got the usual arguments that I was callous, selfish, and unconcerned about the fate of mankind. I responded, Yes, I agree, and if I Won't do these things, You should feel even More superior because You Did. So get off me and mine, and go solve the concerns. It's not about Who solves it, after all, it's about Solving it, Right?? Why Talk about who Should pay when clearly you Want to pay, so Pay!
See, the reality is, that just might Solve the problem, but that's not exactly what they are hoping for. Those Issues are not worth the commitment to actually do something about it, the issues are there to assume control. The instant argument was That's not Fair, "I" have to shoulder the Burden myself. To which I argued, So? It's Your burden, You created the Crisis, I don't think there is one, why Should I contribute if I don't Care or See what your talking about? Heck, I need tires on my Van, cough it up already! Oh, Wait, Never mind, My Bad. My Van and I Already Bought The Tires!
So let's start whacking away at these Social Control programs, and get this nation back on track with some Reality behind it, or take me up on my idea and actually Do something about it. I've looked, you can start a local commune in your neighborhood easily.
So let's see who's made of what out there.
Scrap this garbage or Step up and put Your money where you want Me to.
hehe entertaining myself with a nearly tongue in cheek rant
