On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:58:58 -0600, Canuck57
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On 25/07/2011 5:04 PM, I_am_Tosk wrote:
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On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:52:34 -0400, wrote:



"John H" wrote in message
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...at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Sent this message:

Dear Mr. President, I heard you say you will not guarantee SS checks if the
debt ceiling isn't
raised.

Why is it the scare always has to do with SS, Medicare,& our Soldiers pay?

Why not stop your pay, your staff, or Congress and the Senate to save more
money for our country?

Why use Seniors, Soldiers,& our Needy as examples?

Take the money from those who take no risks and reap the benefits!!

Instead of threatening to withhold Social Security, VA and disability
payments of people who really
need the money....

Lets hold the paychecks of all house& senate members, then see how fast
they resolve the debt
ceiling crisis !!!!!


Might be a good idea if everyone did it.

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The thing I have problems with regarding Obama's statements is that Social
Security payments are not at risk from a funding point of view.
The SS fund is solvent until 2037.

Now, if he and his Treasury Department decide to withhold payments in order
to use the funds for other bills, that's
another thing and could result in some serious legal problems. He and his
staff know that. Therefore, his statements regarding SS checks being
withheld are nothing more than scare tactics to gain support for his side.
I don't like that kind of dishonest politics.

Eisboch

It's very similar to what our county, and probably most others, does when taxpayers raise hell about
higher taxes for schools...

"Then we'll have to get rid of teachers and put more students in each classroom. The poor kids will
suffer."

Pure bull****.

WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN, WHO WILL TEACH THE CHILDREN, AND THE OLD
PEOPLE, AND THE DRUNKEN SPENDERS IN WASHINGTON, AND THE LITTLE PUPPY
DOGS???? ... OH MY!!!!

Were there not schools before income tax? You bet. Perhaps instead of
carting all the money to the DC sink hole, spend it locally.

Yes, I am talking tax revolt.

Yes, you're talking stupid. We get it.