ccAssuming there were actuaries involvedFri Feb 11, 2011 8:17pm204.111.106.121...they counted on other potential recipients dying off
before they had collected what they paid in.
Now you know why governments don't outlaw tobacco use!
The other factor that you have ignored is the planned
inflation that has been continuous for at least 50 years.
Meanwhile, Social Security has been frozen for the past two
years, with the claim that the cost of living has not
increased. Meanwhile, Congress gets their COLA.
CONS ARE DESTROYING the MIDDLE CLASS with their sT, Fri Feb 11 1:49pmHALFtruthLIES about jobs. http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/the-u.s.-middle-class-is-being-wiped-out-here's-the-stats-to-prove-it-520657.html?tickers=^DJI,^GSPC,SPY,MCD,WMT,XRT,DIA FIXEDnews&CONS... more
You do understand... donk, Sat Feb 12 5:56amthe middle class is very much an American thing and it will be gone just as soon as the wealthy can get rich on the backs of the poor -- again. Why? I have no idea, but if an economy depends on... more
I BELIEVE that We The People can OVERCOME FIXEDnews if we sT, Sat Feb 12 9:51pmcan just awaken enough of US to their hate for the middle class which was built with unions. We need to spread unions into China. I also believe in the spirit of small business & a strong social... more
You and I agree... donk, Sun Feb 13 4:17ambut notice how, Ohio, for example, has elected a small business, anti-union more than willing to undo everything we've done for the last seventy years. How does that work? Is it as simple as the... more Please don't use so many capital letters in the subject Ken (Admin), Fri Feb 11 2:47pmPlease don't use all capital letters for more than two words in the subject line. http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussion.cgi?id=175790;article=1410580;search_term=capitalize
o.k. (nm) sT, Fri Feb 11 3:01pm
Thanks. (nm) Ken C, Fri Feb 11 7:21pm I better die early. lol SES, Fri Feb 11 2:03pmI have my Social Security report from last year. Since I started working in 1980, they say I've paid about $70,000 into Social Security. They say that at my current earnings rate, my full benefit... more
If U weren't such a MORON, U would know that U can continue sT, Thu Aug 30 11:22pmworking & paying into the system while getting the S.S. benefit at even higher rates when U DO END UP NEEDING IT, UNless U CONS take it away from YOUR GENERATION! works for me... (nm) donk, Sun Feb 13 4:18am- Assuming there were actuaries involved cc, Fri Feb 11 8:17pm
I sure don't intend to wait... Truthteller, Fri Feb 11 2:27pmtill I am 67. Since a few family members didn't even make it to 67, I'm not going to bet on it! I'll start collecting at 62 (provided there's anything left to collect, that is).
My oldest brother died at 65 cc, Fri Feb 11 8:20pm...from smoking. My father died at 72 from tobacco use.
My Dad died at 90 ... OldCM, Sat Feb 12 6:39am... and only quit smoking after my Mom nagged him into quitting around age 80. An uncle of mine died of lung cancer at 70 -- never smoked or used tobacco of any kind. But he was a exterminator at... more It's INSURANCE. We need to STRENGTHEN it by removing the sT, Fri Feb 11 2:18pmcap on the SUPER&ULTRArich; NOT destroy it.Religion and Ethics BBS