Posts Tagged ‘Social Security’

USA Socialized Medicine or Another Bureaucratic Disaster?

Monday, November 30th, 2009

“Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now” ~  Thomas Jefferson

Photo by talkradionews

Photo by talkradionews

This should be read and understood by all Americans whether you’re a Democrat, Republican or Independent.  I received this email and it sums up my feelings and 88% of my fellow Americans..It is now official you are ALL corrupt morons and our ex President and great patriot Jefferson was right about a strong large centralized government:

•     The U.S. Post Service was established in 1775.  They’ve had 234 years to get it right and it is broke.
•     Social Security was established in 1935.  They’ve had 74 years to get it right and it is broke.
•     Fannie Mae was established in 1938.  They’ve had 71 years to get it right and it is broke.
•     War on Poverty started in 1964.  They’ve had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to “the poor” and they only want more and they need it because the federal bureaucracy hasn’t helped them out of poverty but kept the poor down by enabling them.
•     Medicare and Medicaid was established in 1965.  They’ve have had 44 years to get it right and they are broke.
•     Freddie Mac was established in 1970.  They’ve had 39 years to get it right and it is broke.
•     The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to lessen our dependence on foreign oil.  It has ballooned to 16,000 employees with a budget of $24 billion a year and we import more oil than ever before.  They’ve had 32 years to get it right and it is an abysmal failure. (more…)

What Americans Really Want Out Of Retirement

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

“Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I’m sixty four”

~ Paul McCartney (composed when he was 24 years old)

Seniors always carry two things in their pockets: photos of their grandchildren and random dog-eared clippings of the news they think is important. The older we get the easier it is to forget. So if you want to get retirees to engage in a conversation about reforming social security or the health care system there is only one way to do it, have them look at the pictures of their grandchildren while discussing the relevant issues.

Picture by Kevin Trotman


For most older people when they’re looking at their grand kids they can’t bring themselves to ask the youngsters to sacrifice for them. It just goes against everything that comes with being a parent or grandparent-we do what we have to so our offspring can have better lives not the other way around. When Social Security was created in 1935, the average adult didn’t live long enough to collect benefits. Today, they’ve twenty years left to live and they plan on living them to their fullest.-That’s a lot of purchasing power for services, health and even starting 2nd careers.

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