CAnnoneer
Member
Rebar,
I admit that my resentment sometimes goes too far. You can see it in my language. But, I do honestly believe this guy and his clique will destroy us, or in best case scenario, cripple us for many years to come. And taking into account I am not a liberal or a dem, but a dead-center pro-gun pro-military pro-free-economy moderate, this speaks volumes!
As far as social security goes, all Bush proposed was to restructure it, i.e. a new paint on the same old lemon. If you have 80 bucks in your pocket, but need 800 dollars to pay your rent, it does not matter if you have four 20s or eight 10s. You are screwed either way. Except, you would get even more screwed when you have to pay a 5 dollar fee to break down the 20s, leaving you with 75.
Besides, how will private accounts help anything? Most people know nothing about the stock market and will lose everything in a jiffy. The only people that will benefit will be investment bankers and brokerage firms, together with a few lucky fools. We the majority would protest, the supporters would produce the few uncharacteristic success stories, just like the lottery coaxes you with the pictures of the one winner. Except, you have the choice of buying a ticket or not, while you do not have a choice to pay or not pay social security tax.
If social security is meaningless and would not be around 40 years from now, how is it morally right, and even legal, that I am paying hundreds of dollars every month to it??
Moreover, if my social security money is to replace money that was given back to multimillionaires, this means my money went directly into their pockets! This is absolutely corrupt, messed-up, and unethical
And to answer your question, Marshall, there is nothing wrong with being rich. I do not like spoiled rich scions, but agree they have the right to luxuriate in what their ancestors worked hard to build at some time. What is wrong is when the ultra-rich take that money and buy politicians who betray the interests of the American people in order to further enrich their masters. What is wrong is when they hire evil corrupt geniuses like Karl to perpetuate a cycle of lies, manipulation, scare tactics, and slash-and-burn politics. That is just corruption, pure and simple, and should not be tolerated.
I know that this is the way the world has worked for millenia, but this does not mean that we should treat this as something acceptable and vote for politicians that do that. Otherwise, we are endorsing their behavior and in essence are already slaves in our own minds.
I admit that my resentment sometimes goes too far. You can see it in my language. But, I do honestly believe this guy and his clique will destroy us, or in best case scenario, cripple us for many years to come. And taking into account I am not a liberal or a dem, but a dead-center pro-gun pro-military pro-free-economy moderate, this speaks volumes!
As far as social security goes, all Bush proposed was to restructure it, i.e. a new paint on the same old lemon. If you have 80 bucks in your pocket, but need 800 dollars to pay your rent, it does not matter if you have four 20s or eight 10s. You are screwed either way. Except, you would get even more screwed when you have to pay a 5 dollar fee to break down the 20s, leaving you with 75.
Besides, how will private accounts help anything? Most people know nothing about the stock market and will lose everything in a jiffy. The only people that will benefit will be investment bankers and brokerage firms, together with a few lucky fools. We the majority would protest, the supporters would produce the few uncharacteristic success stories, just like the lottery coaxes you with the pictures of the one winner. Except, you have the choice of buying a ticket or not, while you do not have a choice to pay or not pay social security tax.
If social security is meaningless and would not be around 40 years from now, how is it morally right, and even legal, that I am paying hundreds of dollars every month to it??
Moreover, if my social security money is to replace money that was given back to multimillionaires, this means my money went directly into their pockets! This is absolutely corrupt, messed-up, and unethical
And to answer your question, Marshall, there is nothing wrong with being rich. I do not like spoiled rich scions, but agree they have the right to luxuriate in what their ancestors worked hard to build at some time. What is wrong is when the ultra-rich take that money and buy politicians who betray the interests of the American people in order to further enrich their masters. What is wrong is when they hire evil corrupt geniuses like Karl to perpetuate a cycle of lies, manipulation, scare tactics, and slash-and-burn politics. That is just corruption, pure and simple, and should not be tolerated.
I know that this is the way the world has worked for millenia, but this does not mean that we should treat this as something acceptable and vote for politicians that do that. Otherwise, we are endorsing their behavior and in essence are already slaves in our own minds.