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OldCM

My Dad died at 90 ...

Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:39am

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... 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 Fort Hood for years and years.

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• CONS ARE DESTROYING the MIDDLE CLASS with their — sT, Fri Feb 11 1:49pm
  HALFtruthLIES 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 5:56am
    the 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 9:51pm
      can 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 4:17am
        but 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 2:47pm
    Please 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 2:03pm
    I 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 11:22pm
      working & 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
      ...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... more
    • I sure don't intend to wait... — Truthteller, Fri Feb 11 2:27pm
      till 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
    • It's INSURANCE. We need to STRENGTHEN it by removing the — sT, Fri Feb 11 2:18pm
      cap on the SUPER&ULTRArich; NOT destroy it.

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