Debt ceiling! Obama wants a fair deal and Republicans playing games! (779)

yep,you're another true Dude!

WE have seen how well Obama has improved the economy. WE want change and WE want change now! WE should give him a early retirement package so he can write books and travel the world
for $10000 a night diner talks.

Singing "Bye Bye American Pie" here by Don McLean. President Obama has had his share of the American Pie for 4 years and he did not put anything back into the Pie. It is time to find a new baker of pies!

Herman Cain for President.

You heard it. It is a endorsement for Herman Cain for President of the United States of America.

!/page2

Let us talk some of the history of the Social Security Card and Social System system. Hang on to your liberal hats . Because wind of this post might blow them away.

First the card.

The Social Security card was never intended to be a method of identification. In fact the first social security cards issues carried the words "Not to be used for identification".

It seems that SS passing DEMs of FDR time wanted the states to handle the issue of proper identification of persons by use of the state issued driver license. Please think AZ immigration law at this point.

Secondly, the Social Security System

FDR first had a "voluntary Social Security System"

Yes, you had the choice to opt out of it with your or with no retirement program at all. FDR was a strong believer in individual rights and freedoms. He was not going to force the SS onto the entire country.....which was to come later.

Third, the amount.

Under FDR, those opting for SS payment would pay 1% of their first $1400 annual incomes into the program. Today that is
a required payment of 7.65% of the first $90,000 of your annual income.

Fourth, it was tax deductible.

Under FDR that contribution to SS was tax deductible. Today it is not.

Fifth, it was placed into a Social Security Trust fund, solely to be used for SS payments.

Under FDR a special Social Security trust fund was made. SS payment entered into the found, they were reinvested and the only outgoing payment to SS claims.

LBJ and the DEM changed this so that SS payments went into the General Fund of the government. From here it could be spent for government bills and operations.

Sixth, Under FDR the annunities of the retirees could never be taxed.

FDR set the SS program up that it was non taxable income to American retirees.

Clinton/Gore changed that so that it is now taxable income no matter what your status. Today retirees are finding that money they paid into FICA is taxable income.

Seventh, Under FDR, only full American citizens had a right to claim SS benefits.

He knew the difference from immigrant and illegal alien, and said only Americans should benefit from Social SEcurity.

It was Jimmy Carter and DEM congress that passed legislation that allowed immigrants over the age of 65 to collect Social Security benefits even though many had not paid a dime into the fund.

Any questions why REP and Tea Party think that the present Social Security system should be restructured? Please note, I did not say ended or privatized. But privatization is one option that should be considered to improve the mess that DEM have made of the original FDR concept of Social Security.

You will get clubbed again!
Don't go to sleep!
It's detrimental to your health!

Don't know the complexities of Social Security system in America but I have read that Friedman believed that it actually distributed wealth from the poorer to the richer people through the way it was set up. That would be worrying!

The OP has been doing these threads since he was 3 years old.

It's not all that "unbelievable".

Have you run out of phrases? Just repeating the same ones all over again!!