On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:35:12 +0000, Henry Blackmoore wrote:


Kind of like the NON-citizens who come here and collect food stamps,
welfare checks, social-security checks, etc.. etc.. do?

And then the bitching comes about proposed cuts in a system that
is being strained to the gills trying to address the problem of every recent
immigrant seeking to import their aged grandparents, great aunts, etc. - all
of whom become eligible for social security and medicare. All these monies
are, of course, drawn out of a system where they have never contributed a
single dime.

You actually believe this? You might want to read:

http://www.network-democracy.org/soc...mmigrants.html

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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:35:12 +0000, Henry Blackmoore wrote:


Kind of like the NON-citizens who come here and collect food stamps,
welfare checks, social-security checks, etc.. etc.. do?

And then the bitching comes about proposed cuts in a system that
is being strained to the gills trying to address the problem of every
recent
immigrant seeking to import their aged grandparents, great aunts, etc. -
all
of whom become eligible for social security and medicare. All these
monies
are, of course, drawn out of a system where they have never contributed
a
single dime.

You actually believe this? You might want to read:

http://www.network-democracy.org/soc...mmigrants.html

They get SS money but under the guise of SSI. For those who never paid into
the system. Was originally for Farmers, etc. Now immigrants get SSI. And
can be greater payment than someone who has paid into the SS sytem.
Bill