Don't call me Greedy

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by tysdad115

And to think I only have 29 years to pay into it, by that time SS will be totally dissolved but our weekly contributions will keep increasing. How can we pay for something that won't be available when we need it? I guess my retirement plan of living under the canal rocks with nothing but my gear will come true after all.

Social Security... The largest Ponzi Scheme ever created.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Social Security... The largest Ponzi Scheme ever created.

Spence- "it's not a Ponzi scheme..there's a lot of money in the trust fund, it's just invested in America right now and if you don't believe it, you hate America"..."the problem is revenue not spending, in other words, you aren't working hard enough to support this scheme...errrr...valuable social program...just pay your taxes, and maybe pick up a side job or two"...http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...es-krauthammer

Political Turbulence: Dem Senator Owes $280,000 in Unpaid Taxes for Private Plane
Posted on March 21, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office said Wednesday she plans to sell her private plane and will pay $287,273 in four years of back taxes owed.

According to Politico, McCaskill also spent $76,000 from her Senate budget on trips on the aircraft over the past four years, prompting the senator to repay more than $88,000 — the cost of the trips plus pilots — to the U.S. Treasury.

must be hangin' with John Kerry

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by scottw

Political Turbulence: Dem Senator Owes $280,000 in Unpaid Taxes for Private Plane
Posted on March 21, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office said Wednesday she plans to sell her private plane and will pay $287,273 in four years of back taxes owed.

According to Politico, McCaskill also spent $76,000 from her Senate budget on trips on the aircraft over the past four years, prompting the senator to repay more than $88,000 — the cost of the trips plus pilots — to the U.S. Treasury.

must be hangin' with John Kerry

What does this have to do with anything regarding SS being a Ponzi scheme?

A quote from spence, then a non-applicable news blurb about a politician owing taxes, then a reference to John Kerry. Did you not take your Ritalin today? Because you seem to be having trouble actually creating a point that makes sense.

[spence]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

What does this have to do with anything regarding SS being a Ponzi scheme?

A quote from spence, then a non-applicable news blurb about a politician owing taxes, then a reference to John Kerry. Did you not take your Ritalin today? Because you seem to be having trouble actually creating a point that makes sense.

It doesn't...just SW's lifelong running non sequitur.

Interestingly enough I sense there's a growing backlash of older Republicans who are getting sick of SS and Medicare being demonized as a "government handout" when they've paid into them their entire lives.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by spence

Interestingly enough I sense there's a growing backlash of older Republicans who are getting sick of SS and Medicare being demonized as a "government handout" when they've paid into them their entire lives.

Why just older Repubs and not older Dems and Independents?

[spence]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Why just older Repubs and not older Dems and Independents?

Because they didn't feel guilty in the first place

-spence

[scottw]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

What does this have to do with anything regarding SS being a Ponzi scheme?

A quote from spence, then a non-applicable news blurb about a politician owing taxes, then a reference to John Kerry. Did you not take your Ritalin today? Because you seem to be having trouble actually creating a point that makes sense.

not a spending problem but a revenue problem
valuable social program...just pay your taxes
some of the most vehement supporters and defenders of the Ponzi scheme who would happily raise your taxes in order to perpetuate the scheme... don't pay their taxes...get it?