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Mr. Luddite

On 3/3/2014 1:41 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:00:44 -0600, HanK wrote:

On 3/2/2014 11:09 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 02 Mar 2014 16:35:48 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 3/2/14, 4:30 PM, Tim wrote:
On Sunday, March 2, 2014 3:08:10 PM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Ronald Reagan considered Nelson Mandela a terrorist but supported

Osama bin Laden.

That was way before bin Laden WAS a terrorist.

Heheheheh. Ronnie Raygun. Friend of terrorists, enemy of freedom fighters.

One man's terrorist is always someone else's freedom fighter. Take
Menachem Begin for example.

Another one might be Ho Chi Minh, FDR's freedom fighter, LBJ's
terrorist.
We even liked Castro for a while.

When FDR signed Medicare into law, it was supposed to be a loan which
was supposed to be paid back. Whatever became of that law? Betcha the
liberal democrats worked it over real good in exchange for votes.

FDR? Medicare? That was LBJ and it was always simply a wealth
transfer from the young to the old, just like FDR's Social Security.

It is interesting that when you really look at wealth you see the
people over 60 have several times as much money than those under 60
and we still get all the breaks

Not only are we ****ing away your inheritance, we are also taking your
salary.
Garmpa needs a new boat

Thanks kids!

Social Security was originally intended to be insurance. It provided
for a baseline income for the retired elderly who otherwise would not
have any source of income. Obviously things have changed over the
years ... people live longer and, in many cases, have investments,
savings and/or pension plans that provide a source of income in their
retirement years.

The rules for SS are going to have to be changed. A means test will
probably be the most logical way to determine benefits. It has only
been recently that SS has been redefined (unofficially) as an
entitlement or as a tax. SSI still stands for "Social Security
Insurance" and as insurance doesn't necessarily mean you automatically
get the benefits. We pay for health insurance, property insurance,
automobile insurance and we all hope we never have to collect on them.